Link Checker

Link checking using XHR.

What is Link Checker?

'Link Checker' is a Chrome extension designed to check the status of various links on a webpage. It uses XHR (XMLHttpRequest) to identify and categorize links that have failed, timed out, or returned some error when sending the HTTP request. Links that returned a status code in the range of 200-400 are marked green, while error codes are marked red. Timed out or other error links are marked blue, and blacklisted links are grayed out. It initially tries to send an HTTP HEAD and then falls back to GET.

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By: synmantics

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Users: 7,000+

Rating: 3.84 (43)

Version: 2.0.1 (Last updated: 2015-02-18)

Creation date: 2015-02-17

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
storage
unlimitedStorage
http://*/*
https://*/*

Size: 92.78K

URLs: Website

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 12006 ▲ 8

Other rankings

#5471 in Developer Tools ▲ 22 #125 in checker keyword 74 ▲ 1 #199 in links keyword 43 ▲ 16 #233 in error keyword 12 ▲ 8

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Fork me: http://github.com/myshen/chrome-extension-linkchecker Please leave requests/comments/suggestions/PRs/etc on github!

Known issues (2015-02-17): 2.0.0 - link checking won't start; open Options, delete blacklist, click Save. Upgrade to 2.0.1

Quick and dirty checking of links in page using XHR.

Failed links are dumped in the console. Green links returned status code in range [200, 400) Red links returned error code. Blue links timed out or there was some error sending the HTTP request. Gray links are blacklisted

HTTP HEAD is tried first, then GET.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Fast
Easy to use
Helpful for finding broken links

Cons

May cause issues with content management systems
Misleading indicator for dead links
Options button may be grayed out

Most mentioned

Fast
Works for me
Broken links
Options button
Content management system

Recent reviews

Would have loved it but I need a link checker that marks anchor tags as a different color than green. For example, A href with value "#notvalid" shows up as green even though the link does not work. If you made it a different color (perhaps yellow) to indicate that it may be valid.

A Google user, 2015-01-26

Clicking on the button has no effect. Tried various pages including a simple page with just some text and a link. Nothing.

A Google user, 2014-10-20

A Google user, 2015-01-26

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Safety

Risk impact

Link Checker is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Link Checker if you trust the publisher.