Broken link checking
Every link checked, on every page.
Frank follows every link on every page in your sitemap, internal and external, and tells you which are broken, how serious it is, and exactly where each one sits.
- Set up in 30 seconds
- Unlimited scans
- No code required
Updated
Why it matters
A broken link is the first thing clients click.
01
First impressions
A nav link that 404s on launch day undoes weeks of careful design in one click.
02
Leftover dev links
Links to localhost or a staging domain work on your machine, and nowhere else.
03
Links go stale
External pages move. A link that worked when you built the page can be dead by launch.
How it works
What counts as broken.
Frank sorts what it finds by how serious it is, so the fixes that matter come first.
- 01Severity
Major and minor, sorted for you
Server errors and unreachable links are major issues. Client errors like a 404 are minor. Timeouts after 8 seconds, DNS and SSL failures, redirect loops and links to localhost or private addresses all count as unreachable.
- Server errors (5xx): major
- Unreachable links: major
- Client errors like 404: minor
- 02No false alarms
Built to ignore the noise
Sites like LinkedIn block automated checkers, so Frank deliberately ignores 403, 429, 451 and 999 responses. Redirects aren't errors either: Frank follows up to five hops and judges where the link finally lands.
- Each link checked once per page
- Shown with its URL, text and status code
- Highlighted on a screenshot of the page
Frequently asked questions about broken link checking
Every link on the page (every
<a href>), internal and external. Anchor links, email, phone and SMS links, and links back to the same page are skipped.A button doesn't point anywhere, so there's nothing to follow. Instead, Frank's accessibility check flags buttons and links that have no readable name.
Some sites, LinkedIn included, return 403, 429, 451 or 999 to block automated checkers even when the link works. Frank deliberately ignores those codes so you don't chase false alarms.
No. Frank follows up to five redirects and judges the final destination. A redirect loop counts as unreachable.
The link URL, its text, the status code and its position highlighted on a screenshot of the page. If the same link appears more than once on a page, it's checked and reported once.
Explore Frank
See what else Frank does for you.
- 01Feature
Accessibility checks
Frank flags missing alt text and common accessibility issues on every page, from skipped heading levels to unlabelled form fields.
- 02Feature
Figma design QA
Map your Figma pages to your live site once, then review every page side by side with its approved design.
- 03Solution
For Framer
Automated QA for Framer sites: check every page and CMS page on your staging or preview URL before you publish to your domain.
- 04Solution
For Webflow
Automated QA for Webflow sites: check every page and CMS template on your webflow.io staging site before you connect the domain.
- 05Solution
For WordPress
Automated QA for WordPress sites: check every page on your staging site for lorem ipsum, broken links and accessibility before launch.
- 06Solution
For agencies
Consistent, automated QA across every project and every team member, with a scored record of every scan.
- 07Solution
For freelancers
A second pair of eyes for solo designers and developers: automated checks on every page, so you can hand over with confidence.
- 08Comparison
Frank vs BugHerd
BugHerd collects visual feedback from clients and teams. Frank runs automated QA checks on every page. Here's how they compare.
- 09Comparison
Frank vs Pixelay
Pixelay overlays a Figma design on a live page inside Figma. Frank reviews every page against its design and runs automated QA checks too.
- 10Comparison
Frank vs Sitepager
Sitepager tracks what changes on a site between updates. Frank checks a build before launch and lines it up with the Figma design. Here's how they compare.
- 11Comparison
Frank vs manual QA
Manual QA is slow, inconsistent and easy to skip. Frank automates the repetitive half, so your team keeps the judgement calls.
- 12Feature
Lorem ipsum checker
Frank checks every block of visible text on every page for Latin filler, in any word order, and flags it before your client sees it.
- 13Feature
QA reports & scores
Every page gets a score out of 100 and a red, amber or green status, with issues highlighted on a screenshot, every scan kept, and reports you can share with clients by link.
- 14Feature
Team markers
Pin issues straight onto a scanned page, comment, @mention a teammate and filter by priority, so nothing gets lost between review and fix.
Launch without the 404s.
Run your first scan in minutes. Every plan includes unlimited projects and unlimited scans.
- Set up in 30 seconds
- Unlimited scans
- No code required