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    • nicole.healthline
      nicole.healthline last edited by

      I've tried using Xenu, but this is a bit time consuming because it only tells you if the link sin't found & doesn't tell you which pages link to the 404'd page.

      Webmaster tools seems a bit dated & unreliable. Several of the links it lists as broken aren't.

      Does anyone have any other suggestions for compiling a list of broken links on a large site>

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      • stefanok
        stefanok last edited by

        Have a look at this post on SEOMOZ. Great tips for resolving this: http://www.seomoz.org/blog/check-my-links-chrome-extension-a-link-builders-dream

        Let me know if this helped you.

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        • nicole.healthline
          nicole.healthline @stefanok last edited by

          Great extension for one page, but what about checking a site with 50000+ pages? Any suggestions?

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