What is Dr. Link Check?
Dr. Link Check is an automated website auditing tool that systematically scans websites to identify problematic links. The tool begins with a start URL and crawls through the HTML and CSS code of the entire website, examining all internal page links, outbound links to other websites, and links to images, style sheets, and other resource files.
Each discovered link undergoes multiple checks including broken link verification, blacklist screening for malicious content, and soft error detection. The tool provides comprehensive reporting with filtering and export capabilities, supports scheduled automated checks, and offers advanced customization options for URL inclusion/exclusion rules and crawl speed management.
Features
- Automated Website Crawling: Systematically scans entire websites including HTML, CSS, images, and resource files
- Multiple Link Checks: Performs broken link verification, blacklist screening, soft error detection, and SSL certificate validation
- Comprehensive Reporting: Provides detailed reports with filtering, sorting, and CSV/PDF export capabilities
- Scheduled Checks: Supports automated checks on daily, weekly, or monthly schedules with email notifications
- Advanced Customization: Allows URL inclusion/exclusion rules, crawl speed limits, and result distribution settings
Use Cases
- Website maintenance and link health monitoring
- SEO optimization by identifying broken links affecting search rankings
- Security enhancement through detection of malicious or phishing links
- E-commerce site quality assurance
- Content management system link auditing
- Digital marketing campaign link validation
FAQs
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What types of links does Dr. Link Check examine?
The tool examines all internal page links, outbound links to other websites, and links to images, style sheets, scripts, and other resource files found in HTML and CSS code. -
How does the scheduling feature work?
Users can configure checks to run automatically on a monthly, weekly, or daily basis and receive status reports via email to detect link issues early. -
What export formats are available for reports?
Results can be exported to CSV for further processing in Microsoft Excel and also to PDF format for documentation purposes. -
Can I control which URLs are checked?
Yes, the tool allows specification of rules for which URLs to include or exclude from being checked during the crawling process. -
How are link counts calculated?
Each unique HTML document, image, style sheet, script, or other resource referenced from your website counts as one link, regardless of how many pages reference it.
