What is a broken link?

[rscomponentseo]

What is a broken link?

[ritesh3592]

Broken links are those links which show a 404 error message. Generally, it occurs when the website owners make some modification or remove a page from the website. These links are also called dead links and are not good for SEO as well as the person who visits the website

[sophiawils59]

Broken links are the ones that bring you to a page that says “404 error”. The most common, self-inflicted, causes of broken links are: Renaming or moving a webpage and forgetting to change your internal links. Linking to content (PDFs, videos, etc.) that has been moved or deleted.

[WoodsPainting]

Hello Friends,

Broken Links are links that send visitors to a webpage that no longer exists.

[Naksh]

Since the basic definition have already been shared, I would like to add:
Broken links can have a negative impact on your site's SEO and usability.

[sinelogixweb]

Hi friends,
Broken Link: A broken link refers to any clickable text that should take you to a document, image or web-page, that actually in “Page Not Found”, a time out or any other type of error.

[nancy07]

Broken links often known as “dead links” is a web-page that can’t be found or accessed by a user, for certain reasons. Web servers will often show an error 404 message when a user tries to access a broken link. They aren't good for SEO purposes.

[swaroop]

A broken link is a hyperlinks a website which is linked to an empty or non-existent external webpages. When a broken link is clicked, an error message is displayed. ... A broken link is also known as a broken hyperlink or a dead link

[vinithaeka]

A broken link is a web-page that can't be found or accessed by a user, for various reasons. Web servers will often return an error message when a user tries to

[jayam]

A broken link is a link that doesn't work, often resulting in an error page. A broken link happens when the link points to a web page that has been deleted or moved.

[anirban09P]

A broken link or dead link is a hyperlink on a web page that no longer works because it's encountering one or more of the issues listed below.

[shimar456]

Open the workbook that contains the broken link.
On the Data tab, click Edit Links. The Edit Links command is unavailable if your workbook doesn't contain links.
In the Source file box, select the broken link that you want to delete. ...
Click Break Link.
Click Close.

[swaroop97]

Open the workbook that contains the broken link.
On the Data tab, click Edit Links. The Edit Links command is unavailable if your workbook doesn't contain links.
In the Source file box, select the broken link that you want to delete. ...
Click Break Link.
Click Close.

[juliaalan]

Broken links are links that don’t work. Some of the reasons why links don’t work include:

A website is no longer available
A webpage was moved without a redirect being added
The URL structure of a website was changed
If you click a broken link, you’ll see a 404 page error or similar message explaining the webpage is not available.


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[Dazzle]

And what is the best free tool for monitoring broken links.