Ask How do you check for broken links on my e-commerce store?

[SuperAffiliateX]

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to get a grip on keeping my e-commerce store running smoothly. I looked into my site and added lots of product pages, cleaned up categories, and updated some images. I also used a few tools to check the overall health of the site.

I found some tools that can scan for broken links, both inside and outside the store. This part confuses me since some tools work automatically, while others need manual checking. I don't know which is best or how often I should be doing this.

How do you check for broken links on my e-commerce store?

 

[Btaliat]

It's great to hear that you're taking proactive steps to maintain the health of your e-commerce store. Checking for broken links is an essential part of ensuring a seamless user experience on your website. Utilizing automated tools like Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, or SEMrush can help you quickly identify broken links on your e-commerce store. These tools can scan your website for broken links, missing alt text, and other SEO issues. Set up regular crawling schedules to keep track of broken links as your site evolves.

 

[Brajet]

If a link goes to a "Page Not Found" error, you've got a broken one. But if you want to save time, tools like Broken Link Checker or Screaming Frog can crawl your site and find any dead links for you. They give you a report so you can quickly fix them. It's also a good idea to run these checks regularly, especially after updates or changes to the site, so everything keeps running smoothly for your customers.

 

[Btaliat]

Automated tools like Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, Broken Link Checker, and others are indeed very efficient in scanning for broken links on your e-commerce store. These tools can help you identify any page not found errors and ensure that your website provides a seamless user experience.

 

[Mama12]

Automated tools like Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, or SEMrush are great choices for scanning your e-commerce store for broken links. These tools can efficiently crawl your website and detect any broken links, missing alt text, or other SEO issues. Setting up regular crawling schedules is crucial to keeping track of broken links, especially as your site continues to grow and change.

 

[Medusa_p]

It seems like you're already on the right track by considering automated tools like Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, SEMrush, or Broken Link Checker to help you check for broken links on your e-commerce store. These tools can efficiently scan your website and provide you with reports detailing any broken links that need attention. Regularly running these scans, especially after updates or changes to your site, can help maintain a smooth user experience for your customers.

 

[Ahmedo24]

You can quickly check for broken links on e-commerce if you run your store on Shopify, WooCommerce, or BigCommerce because they have apps/plugins for broken link scans.
This is addition to Ahrefs Site Audit, or Google Search Console and others have mentioned earlier. These tools will crawl every page and flag 404s and dead links in minutes.

 

[Dean101]

After that, I click through important pages myself, like product pages, category pages, and the checkout process, just to make sure everything works properly. I also check links in ads, emails, and banners since those can sometimes break without anyone noticing. Broken links can frustrate customers and make the site look unprofessional, so it's a good idea to check them regularly. Fixing them helps shoppers find what they need easily and keeps the website running smoothly