Changelog
New Features, updates and fixes
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.
Version 1.2.0
New
- Broken Links Highlighter – The new highlighter marks broken links on the frontend of your website, making it easier for you to find and fix them.
- AIOSEO Redirects Integration – BLC now integrates with AIOSEO Redirects so that you can easily redirect broken links to a working URL.
Updated
- Added additional inline error alerts for better user experience.
Fixed
- URLs for media files (with the exception of images) are no longer indexed.
- Unified URL rows now correctly respect the included post types, included post status, excluded posts and excluded domain settings.
- When deleting a post, the confirmation modal now correctly shows up again.
Version 1.1.2
Fixed
- PHP error causing settings screen not to load when using default excluded domains value.
Version 1.1.1
New
- You can now exclude specific domains from being checked through the settings.
Fixed
- Limit Modified Date setting sometimes not working because WordPress Core was overriding it.
- PHP notice when indexing links due to missing URL scheme.
Version 1.1.0
New
- Unified Links – Duplicate links are now grouped together in the UI for an improved user experience.
Updated
- Added support for PHP 8.2.
- Added sorting for the URL column in the Broken Links report table.
- Added a progress bar for the link status scan.
- Added a confirmation modal to prevent user from trashing posts by mistake.
- Improved performance of rechecking links in bulk.
- Improved general performance of database queries.
- “Broken Links” is now the default table filter after the link status scan has been completed.
Fixed
- Various issues where updating, removing or force-rechecking certain links sometimes failed.
- Connecting to licensing server sometimes hanged until the user refreshed the page.