Broken Link Checker vs Redirection
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| Feature | Broken Link Checker v2.4.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.8/5 Visit Details | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 500,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Broken Link Checker | Redirection |
| Pros | Local and cloud scan engines; Bulk edit or unlink of broken links; Email alerts and dashboard summaries | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks |
| Cons | Cloud scanning needs a WPMU DEV Hub account; Local scans use your own server resources; Cloud features are tied to the vendor's connector | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | No | No |
| XML sitemaps | No | No |
| Redirects | No | Yes |
| Local SEO | No | No |
| WooCommerce | No | No |
| AI content | No | No |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Local link scanner on your own server, Cloud link scanner through the WPMU DEV Hub, Email notifications about broken links, Link checks inside Elementor content, Link checks inside SiteOrigin page builder content | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Elementor, SiteOrigin Page Builder | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects |
| Other | WPMU DEV Hub connector | WP CLI |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | wpmudev.com, api.rapidshare.com | — |
| Custom tables | 4 | 4 |