Broken Links Report And Analysis

Website maintenance is a critical aspect of ensuring a positive user experience and maintaining search engine optimization (SEO). Broken links, also known as dead links or link rot, can severely impact both. This report analyzes the results of a link checker, identifying and categorizing various issues found within the provided codebase. This analysis is useful for understanding the scale of the link problems, pinpointing the specific files affected, and helping in the process of fixing them, ultimately leading to a more robust and user-friendly website. The key is to understand what the link checker is reporting and what it means for your website's performance and how users interact with the site.

Summary of Link Checker Results

The initial summary provides a high-level overview of the link checker's findings. This is your first look at the health of your website's links. It's like a quick health checkup for your online presence, giving you a snapshot of what's working and what's not. Here's a breakdown of what the summary typically includes:

• Total Links Checked: This number tells you the scope of the check. It's the total number of links the checker examined.
• Successful Links: These are links that are working perfectly. A thumbs up for your website! These links responded with a '200 OK' status code, indicating that the page is available and working as expected.
• Timeouts: These occur when the checker couldn't reach a link within a certain time. This could be due to the server being slow or temporarily unavailable. Timeouts can sometimes be intermittent, so it's worth rechecking these later.
• Redirected Links: These links are working, but they're pointing to a different address than the one initially provided. This is usually fine, but it's good to keep an eye on them to ensure they're redirecting to the correct places. Redirects are often used for SEO purposes or to move content without breaking old links.
• Excluded Links: These links have been intentionally skipped by the checker, perhaps because they were internal links or links that you didn't want to check. This exclusion can be done to reduce the number of links being checked and improve efficiency.
• Unknown Status: The status of these links couldn't be determined. The link checker may have encountered some issue that it wasn't able to interpret, the issue might be temporary, or the link may require additional investigation.
• Errors: These are the links that have issues. This is the main focus of your link checking process. Common errors include 404 (Not Found) errors, which mean the page doesn't exist, and server errors (500 errors). Dealing with these errors is a key part of maintaining a healthy website.
• Unsupported Links: The checker could not process these links. This can happen if the link format is unusual, or if the checker doesn't support the protocol being used.

Analyzing this summary helps you quickly gauge the extent of the problem and prioritize which issues to address first.

Deep Dive: Errors Per Input File

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