Is Webmaster Tools Useless as a broken Link Detector?
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Buongiorno from yes we still have free parking Wetherby UK!
Ok when it comes to detecting broken links I'm getting really frustrated with webmaster tools. Now I'm probably going to end up with egg on my face with this one but here is an example of webmaster tools reporting a broken link which i cant find.http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc53/zymurgy_bucket/phantom-broken-links_zpsb74e1246.jpg
Having trawled through the code i just cant see the knackered link? Is it a phantom report or is something usefull being detected here?
Grazie tanto,
David -
Hi David,
Check the date when the broken link was detected in Google Webmaster Tools. The reports get updated late in GWT. To ensure that all the internal links ae working fine, use Xenu Link Sleuth. It is a freely available tool and is pretty good at detecting broken links.
Regards
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I use a chrome extension and it is very reliable, called check my links. I checked the page with it and it didn't report any broken link.
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