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Guides, tutorials, and insights to help you monitor your links effectively and understand link health best practices.
Broken Link Checker Guide: Stop SEO Damage Before It Starts
Broken links signal neglect to search engines. Use a broken link checker to find dead links, fix SEO damage, and monitor automatically before rankings drop.
How to Prevent Broken Links During a Site Migration
Site migrations break links and hurt SEO. Learn how to monitor links during redesigns, prevent redirect errors, and maintain traffic. Migration checklist included.
Broken Link Building: Find Dead Links and Earn Backlinks
Learn how broken link building earns high-quality backlinks. Use dead link detection to find opportunities and pitch replacements that boost your SEO.
Redirect Chains Hurt SEO: Dead Link Checker Guide
Redirect chains add 100-400ms per hop and leak 27% SEO authority. Learn how broken link checkers detect chains before they hurt Core Web Vitals and conversions.
Why WordPress Site Owners Are Switching to Cloud-Based Link Monitoring
Traditional WordPress link checker plugins drain server resources and miss broken links. Learn why content creators are switching to cloud-based monitoring.
How to Monitor Affiliate Links and Protect Your Revenue
Broken affiliate links silently kill commissions. Learn how to monitor your affiliate URLs, catch soft-404s, and set up alerts before revenue slips away.
AI Link Intelligence: Smart Broken Link Detection
DeadLinkRadar now uses AI to detect soft-404s and dead links that return HTTP 200. Go beyond status codes with intelligent content analysis.
Why Your Documentation Needs Link Monitoring
Documentation links rot faster than you think. Learn how broken links in docs hurt developer experience, increase support costs, and damage your product reputation.
How to Find and Fix Broken Links on Your Blog (Step-by-Step)
A practical step-by-step guide to find broken links on your website and fix them in 30 minutes. Learn the best tools and techniques for dead link detection.
DeadLinkRadar vs Ahrefs: Which is Better for Link Monitoring?
Comparing DeadLinkRadar and Ahrefs for broken link checking. Learn when each tool makes sense and which offers better value for your use case.
DeadLinkRadar vs Screaming Frog: Which Link Checker Should You Use?
Comparing DeadLinkRadar and Screaming Frog for broken link detection. One offers continuous monitoring, the other deep audits. Here's when to use each.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Faster Broken Link Checking
Master keyboard shortcuts in DeadLinkRadar's broken link checker. Navigate faster, add links instantly, and monitor dead links efficiently.
Soft 404s: Why Your Broken Link Checker Misses Them
A broken link checker reports HTTP 200 OK, but Google sees a soft 404. Learn how to detect dead links that basic tools miss and protect your SEO.
Why Our Broken Link Checker Now Focuses on Content Creators
DeadLinkRadar pivots from file hosting monitor to broken link checker for bloggers, documentation teams, and agencies. Here's why.
5 Best Broken Link Checkers in 2026 (Honest Comparison)
Compare the top broken link checkers for 2026. Detailed analysis of features, pricing, and detection capabilities to help you choose the right tool.
The Hidden Cost of Broken Links: How Dead Links Hurt Your SEO
Discover the real cost of broken links on your website. Learn how dead URLs impact SEO rankings, user trust, and revenue—plus actionable strategies to fix them.
Rate Limit Alert Notifications: Your Early Warning System for API Usage
Never exceed your link check limits again. Set up proactive alerts at 80%, 95%, and exceeded thresholds with 7 notification channels - Email, Discord, Slack, Telegram, Teams, Webhooks, or ntfy.sh. Complete guide with setup examples and troubleshooting.
Check for Broken Links with Real-Time Progress Tracking
Stop wondering if your broken link checks are working. DeadLinkRadar's new progress stepper shows you exactly where each link is in the checking process—with live timers and auto-close when complete.
Broken Link Checker RSS Feed: Monitor Dead Links
Check for broken links automatically with RSS feeds. Get dead link alerts in Feedly, Inoreader, or any RSS reader—no manual dashboard checking required.
API Key Security for Your Broken Link Checker
Learn to create, rotate, and revoke API keys for your broken link checker. Security best practices for dead link detection integrations.
AI-Powered Dead Link Checker: Catch Soft-404s & Monitor File Hosts
AI-powered link monitoring catches soft-404s other tools miss. Monitor any URL with specialized adapters for 40+ platforms including file hosts, YouTube, and cloud storage. Real-time alerts.
Usage Forecasting: Predict When You'll Hit Your Plan Limit
Learn how DeadLinkRadar's usage forecasting helps you predict when you'll reach your tier limit, avoid surprise overages, and plan upgrades proactively.
How to Set Up Weekly Email Digests for Link Health Reports
Learn how to enable automated weekly email summaries of your link portfolio health with DeadLinkRadar's digest feature.
Automate URL Classification to Check for Broken Links with API
Learn how to programmatically classify and check for broken links before import using DeadLinkRadar's API for automated link management workflows
Check for Broken Links: Portfolio Analysis & Optimization
Analyze link health, identify concentration risks, and optimize your monitoring strategy with the Portfolio Analysis Dashboard to prevent broken links.
Check for Broken Links Before Import: Classification Guide
Learn how DeadLinkRadar's preview helps you check for broken links and classify URLs before bulk importing
Link Status History: Track When & Why Links Break
Learn to view complete check history, read uptime statistics, filter by status, and use the timeline to debug when and why links fail.
Organize Links with Groups in Your Broken Link Checker
Check for broken links by category. Create color-coded groups by client, project, or platform to manage hundreds of monitored URLs.
How to Automate Link Monitoring With the DeadLinkRadar API
Stop manual link checking. Integrate link monitoring into your CI/CD pipeline, build custom dashboards, and automate workflows with the DeadLinkRadar REST API. Business plan exclusive.
How to Bulk Check Links and Set Custom Monitoring Schedules
Learn to check links instantly with batch operations and set custom check frequencies. On-demand link verification for pre-launch audits, crisis response, and cost optimization.
How to Set Up Broken Link Alerts: Complete Guide to Multi-Channel Notifications
Stop discovering broken links too late. Learn how to set up instant broken link alerts across 6 notification channels (Email, Discord, Slack, Telegram, Teams, Webhooks) with DeadLinkRadar's flexible notification system.
How to Monitor Paid Content Download Links (and Stop Losing Subscribers)
Learn how to monitor file hosting links for courses, digital products, and Patreon content. Automated checking for K2S, Nitroflare, Mega, and 35+ services. Stop losing subscribers to broken downloads.
Broken Link Checker: Complete Guide 2026
Learn how to find broken links, monitor dead URLs, and fix 404 errors. Complete guide covering tools, strategies, and best practices for link health monitoring.
How to Bulk Import Links from a Text File
Learn how to quickly add hundreds of links to DeadLinkRadar using our bulk import feature
How to Check for Broken Links in GitHub Repositories
Use our dead link checker to find broken links in GitHub repositories, README files, and documentation. Automatic 404 detection for developer workflows.
Why Links Break: Understanding Link Rot
Learn why URLs stop working and how to protect your content from link rot