=== Link Scanner ===
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Plugin Name: Link Scanner
Contributors: Patrick ODonoghue, digitbox
Description: Find all links in your site and see if they are successful, redirects or broken.
Please Donate if you found this plugin useful, and get free support PayPal link: https://bit.ly/4dvtZtS
Tags: link scanner, link tool
Version: 1.02
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable tag: 1.02
Requires PHP: 7.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Link Scanner checks your entire Wordpress site for broken links and lists them in a nicely designed layout. The fastest broken link checker on the market.

== Description ==

Simple Link Scanner – Lightweight, Unlimited Link Scanning for WordPress





Looking for a fast and reliable way to scan all the links on your WordPress site — without the bloat? Simple Link Scanner does exactly that. No SEO noise, no complicated dashboards — just a clean, categorized list of every link on your site.








✅ What It Does





Scan unlimited posts, pages, and links — whether it’s 50 or 100,000
View clear results categorized as:
Successful
Redirected
Link Failed (with specific error codes)

Works across all post types, including pages and custom content
Built for performance and simplicity









🧭 How It Works





Download and install from the plugin directory
Click “Link Scanner” in your dashboard
Wait for the scan to complete and view your results — it’s that easy









💡 Use Cases





Quickly check for broken or redirected links
Audit internal and external links across your site
Keep track of content performance and user experience
Perfect for content creators, site managers, and developers









💬 A Note from the Creator





Hi! I’m Patrick O’Donoghue from odonodesign.com. I built this plugin to be fast, simple, and helpful — without the unnecessary extras. It’s free to use for anyone scanning links on their WordPress site.



If you find it useful and want to support future development, please consider donating via PayPal and get added support included:

👉 https://bit.ly/4dvtZtS



Your support is genuinely appreciated.





🚀 Ready to Go?





Install Simple Link Scanner, scan your site, and get a clean overview of your links — all with just a few clicks.

No learning curve. No bloat. Just fast, effective results.



Happy scanning!


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

== Screenshots ==

== Changelog ==


= 1.02 =
* Fixed all readme and header errors on php file.
* Fixed all escaping issues


= 1.01 =
* Now fully functioning and scans up to 10 posts on this free version.

= 1.0 =
* Successful upload to repository, minimum functionality.

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.01 =
Fully working now. Download the Pro version to scan ALL posts on your Wordpress website.

= 1.0 =
This version was to try and upload to the repository. First attempt so will try and get a fully working version asap.

== A brief Markdown Example ==

Markdown is what the parser uses to process much of the readme file.

[markdown syntax]: https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

List of features:

1. Scan unlimited posts and pages to find ALL urls.
2. It will categorise each url as either "successful", "redirected" or "link failed" to show what the status of your url is on that page.
3. Will allow you to see easily how all the links on your posts are doing and whether any are broken.