Changelog
New Features, updates and fixes
Version 1.3.0
New
- Video support – Broken Link Checker now auto-detects video links and checks whether the linked video still exists, instead of just making sure that the link works. YouTube, Vimeo and 10+ platforms supported!
- Broken links are now scanned a second time client-side to reduce false-negatives due to WAF blocks or timeouts.
Updated
- Added support for HTML API for WP 6.6 and above to make link updates/removals more reliable.
- Added a license recheck action link to settings to refresh subscription data (useful in case of connection issues/subscription upgrades) + an indicator for the amount of sites that are active under the subscription.
- Added a mechanism to prevent duplicate actions from being scheduled.
- Link Assistant and Broken Link Checker now clean up database rows for trashed, private, or deleted posts so tables don't accumulate invisible bloat over time.
- Hardened options against unintended frontend exposure.
Fixed
- Setup Wizard sometimes not triggering due to missing cache table.
- Relative URLs are now resolved against the post permalink before storing them to the DB.
- Malformed URLs sent to Broken Link Checker server in rare cases.
- Scan sometimes getting stuck due to duplicate rows in the DB.
Version 1.2.10
Fixed
- PHP error when connecting BLC when AIOSEO is not active.
Version 1.2.9
Updated
- Links that have never been checked before are now prioritized better.
- Improved scheduled action scheduling to prevent duplicate actions.
- Improved request handling with concurrency guards and caching to reduce outbound request volume.
- Added transient fallback mechanism for caching in case
aioseo_cachetable doesn't exist. - Various performance improvements.
Fixed
- Subsite database table cache no longer includes tables of all other subsites for multisites.
- Rare issue where some links wouldn't be indexed due to special characters like new lines.
Version 1.2.8
Updated
- Changed wording to reflect that free subscriptions never expire, but that their quota resets each month.
Version 1.2.7
New
- Users using AIOSEO, Broken Link Checker and Link Assistant now see their broken links count in the AIOSEO Details post column.
Updated
- Compatibility with WordPress 6.9.
- Cache class now uses JSON instead of PHP serialization to prevent cache misses when charsets don't match.
- Various database performance improvements.
- Hardened database queries against SQL attacks.
Fixed
- “Good” filter now no longer shows URLs that still need to be scanned for the first time.
Version 1.2.6
New
- Added Link Distribution dashboard widget to the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Added reminder emails to inform users when Broken Link Checker is not connected.
Updated
- All BLC plans, including free, now support external links.
- The free BLC plan now includes 50 more links for free, for a total of 250.
- Added warning messages when indexed link count is larger than plan link quota or link quota is (almost) depleted.
- Added hook to filter URLs when they are indexed to add compatibility with WP Offload Media.
- Hardened REST API routes and added permission checks to improve security.
Fixed
- Link scan sometimes getting stuck if AIOSEO is not installed due to missing function.
Version 1.2.4
Updated
- Hardening for ORDER BY/LIMIT clauses in database queries.
Version 1.2.3
Updated
- Updated: Added support for updating/removing relative URLs.
Version 1.2.2
New
- Added support for indexing and checking media URLs.
Updated
- Improved link removal process to increase rate of success.
Fixed
- Link Status row now closes after performing a table action to ensure no data leaks through to the next row.
Version 1.2.1
New
- Added a “Not Checked Yet” filter for new, unchecked links to the links table.
- Added an alert to the link info modal to indicate the date when the link will be rechecked.
- Added an admin notice to inform users when they have not connected Broken Link Checker yet.
Fixed
- Image URIs could cause catastrophical regex backtracking, freezing up the site.
- Links with leading/trailing spaces in their URL or anchor text could not be edited or unlinked.
- Broken links sometimes not highlighted for pages and CPTs.