Broken Links

 

A broken link, also known as a dead link or link rot, is a hyperlink on a website that directs users to a page that is either moved to another URL or entirely deleted. There are quite a few reasons why broken links on a website may happen. Here are a few common broken links examples, the reasons they occur and the error messages that will display.  

 

404 Page not found - the webpage no longer exists or cannot be accessed. 

 

 Timeout - when trying to access the HTTP request, the link checking continuously timed out. 

401 Removed - the webpage has been removed and cannot be accessed.

404 Bad requests - the webpage and URL are unable to be read by the host server. 

Bad URL - also known as a malformed URL, meaning it is missing a symbol such as a slash, bracket, etc. 

Bad host - the main host server’s name is unable to be read or does not exist. 

Reset - this error occurs when the server loses connection which can happen if the server is too busy or has been misconfigured. 

Bad code - the HTTP response code used is invalid.

 

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