Check My Links is a link checker that crawls through your webpage and looks for broken links.
Check My Links Extension
When you're editing a web page that has lots of links, wouldn't it be handy to be able to quickly check that all the links on the page are working ok? That's where 'Check My Links' comes in.
'Check My Links' quickly finds all the links on a web page, and checks each one for you. It highlights which ones are valid and which ones are broken, simple as that.
You can copy all bad links to your clipboard with one click!
HTTP response codes and full URLs of broken links are published in the Console log (Found in: 'Chrome > Tools > Javascript Console' or Ctrl+Shift+J).
Comments and feedback are welcome both here and directly to me on Twitter (@chasers).
UPDATES
Version 3.8.2: Use only activeTab permissions. Link to Logflare in link check stats box. Thanks for the support!
Version 3.8.1: Link to Page Modified in link check stats box. Thanks for the support!
Version 3.8: Copy to console will now mainly copy to your clipboard (it also still copies to your console just in case).
Version 3.7: Now works with local files, bug fixes, copy tweaks, general spring-cleaning (thanks to kyleladd, njablonski, tbrandles, pbx, iamdevelish for this release).
Version 3.6: Added optional 'warnings' for empty href attributes, trailing #s and anchor tags. Also, invalid links can now be dumped into the console in CSV format for export (many thanks to Kyle Ladd for this stuff).
Version 3.5.1: Sets 'noFollow' default to false on first run & checks for existence of either ID or Name attributes on pages linked to using URL fragments.
Version 3.5: Optionally check rel=\"nofollow\" links, anchor links are now also validated, GET is now the default request method and you can now close the report box and re-run the checking process multiple times without any weirdness.
Version 3.4: You can now optionally cache valid links (green coloured, HTTP 200). This means the extension will always consider them valid each time you run the checking process, and therefore check only the red (broken) links each time... making page checking A LOT faster (many thanks to Kyle Ladd for this feature).
Also, you can click on the cache and method links on the page to quickly get to the options page (allowing you to change the HTTP method and caching settings quickly).
The extension also doesn't render multiple times on the page when re-clicking on the extension button.
Version 3.3.4: Now allows you to check links in a local file (note this requires the 'Allow access to file URLs' checkbox to be ticked in the Chrome extensions screen).
Version 3.3: Bugfixin'
Version 3.2: Added the option to choose the HTTP Request Type (HEAD or GET).
Version 3.1.2: Fixed blacklist (on the options page) not saving.
Version 3.0: You can now add the exclusion list, allowing you manually set URLs you don't want to be indexed (see the options page for the extension).
Version 2.3: Skips links when link relation (rel) attribute set to \"nofollow\"
Version 2.2: Skips Google Adsense links
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Check My Links extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Check My Links extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install Check My Links extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Check My Links extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Check My Links extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Check My Links extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the Check My Links Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Check My Links extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Check My Links extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Check My Links extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Check My Links extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download Check My Links extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Check My Links extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the Check My Links extension file
Select and download the Check My Links extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Check My Links extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Check My Links extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Check My Links extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Check My Links extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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