Link Checker

Link Checker

Audit and fix broken or insecure links across your Webflow site to improve SEO and user experience.

Important Note

ALWAYS use Webflow MCP tools for all operations:

• Use Webflow MCP's webflow_guide_tool to get best practices before starting
• Use Webflow MCP's data_sites_tool with action list_sites to identify available sites
• Use Webflow MCP's data_sites_tool with action get_site to retrieve site details
• Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action list_pages to get all pages
• Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action get_page_content to extract links from static pages
• Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action update_static_content to fix links on static pages (requires Designer)
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action get_collection_list to get all CMS collections
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action get_collection_details to get collection schemas
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action list_collection_items to get CMS items with links
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action update_collection_items to fix links in CMS (draft)
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action publish_collection_items to publish fixed CMS items
• DO NOT use any other tools or methods for Webflow operations
• All tool calls must include the required context parameter (15-25 words, third-person perspective)
• Designer connection required for static page link fixes

Instructions

Phase 1: Site Selection & Discovery

1. Get site information: Use Webflow MCP's data_sites_tool with action list_sites to identify target site
2. Confirm scope: Ask user if they want to check:
   • Static pages only
   • CMS content only
   • Both static pages and CMS content
3. List pages: Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action list_pages to get all pages
4. List collections: Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action get_collection_list to get all CMS collections

Phase 2: Link Extraction & Validation

5. Extract links from static pages: Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action get_page_content for each page
   • Identify all link elements (Link, Button, TextLink, LinkBlock)
   • Capture: pageId, nodeName, URL, link text
6. Extract links from CMS: Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action list_collection_items for each collection
   • Identify Link fields and Rich Text fields with links
   • Capture: collectionId, itemId, fieldName, URL
7. Validate each link: Test URL accessibility
   • Check for 4xx/5xx errors (broken links)
   • Check for HTTP vs HTTPS (insecure links)
   • Test if HTTP has HTTPS equivalent available
   • Flag redirects (3xx status codes)
8. Categorize results:
   • ✅ Working links (2xx status)
   • ❌ Broken links (4xx/5xx errors)
   • ⚠️ Insecure links (HTTP when HTTPS available)
   • 🔄 Redirects (3xx status)
   • ⚪ Manual review needed (timeouts, DNS errors, etc.)

Phase 3: Analysis & Reporting

9. Calculate statistics:
   • Total links scanned
   • Links by type (internal vs external)
   • Links by status (working, broken, insecure, redirects)
   • Links by location (static pages vs CMS)
10. Generate health score: Calculate link health (0-100)
    • Working links: +1 point each
    • Broken links: -5 points each
    • Insecure links: -2 points each
    • Redirects: -1 point each
    • Normalize to 0-100 scale
11. Identify critical issues: Prioritize fixes
    • 🔴 Critical: Broken links on high-traffic pages
    • ⚠️ Warning: Insecure HTTP links
    • 💡 Suggestion: Optimize redirects

Phase 4: Suggestion Generation & Approval

12. Generate fix suggestions: For each problematic link, suggest fix
    • Broken links: Remove link or update to correct URL
    • Insecure links: Upgrade HTTP to HTTPS
    • Redirects: Update to final destination URL
13. Show preview with validation:

    [1] ✓ Fix insecure link
        Page: About Us
        Element: Button "Learn More"
        Current: http://example.com
        Suggested: https://example.com
        ✅ HTTPS version verified working
    
    [2] ⚠️ Fix broken link
        Page: Blog Post "Getting Started"
        Element: Text link
        Current: https://oldsite.com/page
        Suggested: [REMOVE LINK or provide correct URL]
        ❌ URL returns 404 - manual review needed
    

14. Implement granular approval: Ask user which fixes to apply
    • Type numbers to skip (e.g., "2,4")
    • Type "all" to proceed with all automatic fixes
    • Type "none" to cancel
    • Flag manual review items separately

Phase 5: Execution & Confirmation

15. Apply fixes to static pages: Use Webflow MCP's pages_update_static_content
    • Requires Designer connection
    • Update link URLs in nodes
    • Process in batches of 20 links
16. Apply fixes to CMS content: Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action update_collection_items
    • Update Link fields directly
    • Update links in Rich Text fields
    • Process in batches of 50 items
17. Publish changes (if requested): Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action publish_collection_items
18. Show progress: Display progress indicators for large operations
19. Generate final report:
    • Links scanned: X
    • Links fixed: Y
    • Links requiring manual review: Z
    • Health score improvement: Before → After

Phase 6: Verification & Recommendations

20. Verify fixes: Re-check fixed links to confirm success
21. Report failures: Clearly identify any fixes that failed
22. Provide recommendations:
    • Schedule regular link checks (monthly/quarterly)
    • Set up monitoring for critical external links
    • Consider using 301 redirects for changed URLs
23. Export report (optional): Offer to export findings

Examples

Example 1: Complete Site Audit

User prompt:

Run a complete link check on my site and fix any issues

Step 1: Site Selection

🔍 Link Checker: Site Selection

Available sites:
1. Company Website
2. Blog Site
3. Portfolio

Which site would you like to audit? (1/2/3)

Step 2: Scope Confirmation

📋 Link Checker Scope

What would you like to check?
1. Static pages only (faster)
2. CMS content only
3. Both static pages and CMS content (comprehensive)

Recommendation: Option 3 for complete audit

Your choice? (1/2/3)

Step 3: Extraction & Validation

🔄 Scanning Links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

Found 247 links:
├── Static pages: 89 links (15 pages)
├── CMS content: 158 links (3 collections)
│   ├── Blog Posts: 142 links
│   ├── Team Members: 12 links
│   └── Products: 4 links

Validating links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100% (247/247 checked)

✅ Working: 215 links (87%)
❌ Broken: 8 links (3%)
⚠️ Insecure: 18 links (7%)
🔄 Redirects: 6 links (2%)

Step 4: Analysis Report

📊 Link Health Report: Company Website

Overall Health Score: 76/100 ⚠️

## Issues Found:

### 🔴 Critical: Broken Links (8)
├── [1] Page: "About Us"
│   └── Link to: https://partner-site.com/old-page
│       Status: 404 Not Found
│       Impact: High (homepage)
│
├── [2] CMS: Blog Post "Product Launch"
│   └── Link to: https://press-release.com/announcement
│       Status: 404 Not Found
│       Impact: Medium
│
├── [3-8] 6 more broken links...

### ⚠️ Warning: Insecure Links (18)
├── [9] Page: "Contact"
│   └── Link: http://social-media.com/company
│       Fix: https://social-media.com/company
│       ✅ HTTPS verified working
│
├── [10] CMS: Blog Post "Getting Started"
│   └── Link: http://tutorial-site.com
│       Fix: https://tutorial-site.com
│       ✅ HTTPS verified working
│
├── [11-26] 16 more insecure links...

### 💡 Suggestion: Redirects (6)
├── [27] Page: "Services"
│   └── Link: https://example.com/old-url
│       Redirects to: https://example.com/new-url
│       Suggestion: Update to final destination
│
├── [28-32] 5 more redirects...

---

💡 Recommendations:
1. Fix 8 broken links immediately (SEO impact)
2. Upgrade 18 HTTP links to HTTPS (security)
3. Update 6 redirects to final URLs (performance)

Estimated time to fix: ~5 minutes

Step 5: Fix Preview

🔧 Proposed Fixes (26 total)

### Automatic Fixes Available (24):

[1] ✓ Upgrade to HTTPS
    Page: Contact
    Element: Button "Follow Us"
    Current: http://social-media.com/company
    New: https://social-media.com/company
    ✅ HTTPS verified working

[2] ✓ Upgrade to HTTPS
    CMS: Blog Posts > "Getting Started" > content field
    Current: http://tutorial-site.com
    New: https://tutorial-site.com
    ✅ HTTPS verified working

[3] ✓ Update redirect
    Page: Services
    Element: Text link "Learn more"
    Current: https://example.com/old-url
    New: https://example.com/new-url
    ✅ Final destination verified

[4-24] ... 21 more automatic fixes

### Manual Review Required (2):

[25] ⚠️ Broken link - needs correction
    Page: About Us
    Element: Button "View Partner Site"
    Current: https://partner-site.com/old-page
    Issue: 404 Not Found
    Action needed: Provide correct URL or remove link

[26] ⚠️ Broken link - needs correction
    CMS: Blog Posts > "Product Launch" > content field
    Current: https://press-release.com/announcement
    Issue: 404 Not Found
    Action needed: Update with correct URL or remove

---

Which fixes would you like to apply?
- Type "all" to apply all 24 automatic fixes
- Type numbers to skip (e.g., "3,5,7")
- Type "none" to cancel

Step 6: After User Approves "all"

✅ Applying Fixes...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

Static Pages:
- Updated 8 links on 5 pages
- ✅ Contact page: 3 links fixed
- ✅ Services page: 2 links fixed
- ✅ About page: 1 link fixed
- ✅ Blog page: 2 links fixed

CMS Content:
- Updated 16 links in 12 items
- ✅ Blog Posts: 14 links fixed
- ✅ Team Members: 2 links fixed

---

🎉 Link Fixes Complete!

Summary:
- Links scanned: 247
- Links fixed: 24 ✅
- Manual review needed: 2 ⚠️
- Failed: 0 ❌

Health Score: 76 → 95 (+19) ✨

---

⚠️ Manual Review Items:

[1] About Us page - broken partner link
    Current: https://partner-site.com/old-page
    Action: Update or remove manually

[2] Blog post "Product Launch" - broken press release
    Current: https://press-release.com/announcement
    Action: Update or remove manually

---

💡 Next Steps:
1. Fix the 2 manual review items
2. Re-run link checker in 1 month
3. Set up monitoring for critical external links
4. Consider 301 redirects for any URL changes

Would you like to export this report? (yes/no)

Example 2: CMS-Only Link Check

User prompt:

Check all links in my blog posts

Step 1: Collection Selection

🔍 Link Checker: CMS Collections

Found 3 collections:
1. Blog Posts (47 items)
2. Team Members (8 items)
3. Categories (6 items)

You requested blog posts. Checking "Blog Posts" collection...

Step 2: Link Extraction

🔄 Extracting Links from Blog Posts...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100% (47/47 items)

Found 142 links in Blog Posts:
├── Link fields: 23 links
├── Rich Text content: 119 links
└── Total unique URLs: 87 (55 appear multiple times)

Validating links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100% (87/87 unique URLs checked)

Results:
✅ Working: 79 links (91%)
❌ Broken: 3 links (3%)
⚠️ Insecure: 5 links (6%)
🔄 Redirects: 0 links

Step 3: Issue Report

📊 Blog Posts Link Health: 91/100 ✅

## Issues Found:

### 🔴 Broken Links (3):
[1] Post: "Getting Started with Webflow"
    Field: content (Rich Text)
    Link: https://old-docs.example.com/guide
    Status: 404 Not Found
    Appears in: 3 posts

[2] Post: "Best Practices 2024"
    Field: external-link (Link)
    Link: https://expired-resource.com
    Status: 410 Gone

[3] Post: "Tutorial Series Part 3"
    Field: content (Rich Text)
    Link: https://video-host.com/deleted-video
    Status: 404 Not Found

### ⚠️ Insecure Links (5):
[4] Post: "Case Study: Company A"
    Field: content (Rich Text)
    Link: http://company-a-site.com
    Fix: https://company-a-site.com
    ✅ HTTPS available and working

[5-8] 4 more insecure links...

---

🔧 Proposed Fixes:

[1] ⚠️ Remove broken link (manual review)
    Posts affected: 3 (Getting Started, Tutorial 1, Tutorial 2)
    Link: https://old-docs.example.com/guide
    Suggestion: Update to new docs URL if available

[2] ⚠️ Remove broken link (manual review)
    Post: "Best Practices 2024"
    Link: https://expired-resource.com
    Suggestion: Remove or replace with alternative

[3] ⚠️ Remove broken link (manual review)
    Post: "Tutorial Series Part 3"
    Link: https://video-host.com/deleted-video
    Suggestion: Update with new video URL

[4] ✓ Upgrade to HTTPS
    Post: "Case Study: Company A"
    Current: http://company-a-site.com
    New: https://company-a-site.com
    ✅ HTTPS verified working

[5-8] ... 4 more HTTPS upgrades

---

Which fixes would you like to apply?
- Type "4-8" to apply only HTTPS upgrades
- Type "all" for all automatic fixes
- Type "none" to cancel

Example 3: Static Pages Only (Quick Check)

User prompt:

Quick check on my static pages for broken links

Response:

🔍 Quick Link Check: Static Pages

Scanning 15 static pages...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

Found 89 links across 15 pages

Validation Results:
✅ All links working! (89/89)

Health Score: 100/100 ✨

Your static pages have no broken or insecure links.

💡 Tip: Run a full audit including CMS content for comprehensive coverage.

Example 4: Fixing Specific Issues

User prompt:

I have some broken links on my About page. Can you fix them?

Response:

🔍 Checking Links on "About" Page...

Found 12 links on About page

Validation Results:
✅ Working: 9 links
❌ Broken: 2 links
⚠️ Insecure: 1 link

---

Issues Found:

[1] ❌ Broken: Partner site link
    Element: Button "Visit Partner"
    Link: https://partner-old-site.com
    Status: 404 Not Found
    Fix: Manual review needed

[2] ❌ Broken: Team member profile
    Element: Text link "Meet Sarah"
    Link: /team/sarah-old-profile
    Status: 404 Not Found
    Fix: Update to /team/sarah-johnson?

[3] ⚠️ Insecure: Social media link
    Element: Link "Follow us"
    Link: http://social.com/company
    Fix: https://social.com/company
    ✅ HTTPS verified

---

Which fixes would you like to apply?
- Type "3" to only fix the insecure link
- Type "2,3" to fix items 2 and 3
- Type "all" for automatic fixes
- Type "none" to cancel

Note: Item [1] requires manual correction with correct URL

Guidelines

Phase 1: Discovery Best Practices

Site Selection:

• Use sites_list to get available sites
• Never assume site ID
• Confirm site name with user

Scope Definition:

• Ask if checking static pages, CMS, or both
• Estimate time based on scope:
  • Static pages only: 1-3 minutes
  • CMS only: 2-5 minutes (depends on item count)
  • Full site: 5-10 minutes

Collection Selection:

• List all collections with item counts
• If user specifies collection, focus on that
• If "all CMS", check all collections

Phase 2: Link Extraction Best Practices

Static Page Link Extraction:

• Use pages_get_content to get page nodes
• Look for these node types:
  • Link (a tag)
  • Button (with link)
  • TextLink
  • LinkBlock
• Extract href/url property
• Capture link text for reporting
• Track nodeId for fixing later

CMS Link Extraction:

• Use collections_get to identify Link and Rich Text fields
• Use collections_items_list_items to get all items
• For Link fields: Extract URL directly
• For Rich Text fields: Parse HTML to extract tags
• Track: collectionId, itemId, fieldName for fixing

Link Validation:

• Test each unique URL (avoid duplicate tests)
• Use HEAD request first (faster than GET)
• Fallback to GET if HEAD fails
• Handle timeouts (10 second max)
• For HTTP links: Test HTTPS equivalent
• Record status code and final URL (after redirects)

Categorization Rules:

✅ Working (2xx):
- 200 OK
- 201 Created
- 204 No Content

❌ Broken (4xx/5xx):
- 400 Bad Request
- 401 Unauthorized
- 403 Forbidden
- 404 Not Found
- 410 Gone
- 500 Internal Server Error
- 502 Bad Gateway
- 503 Service Unavailable

⚠️ Insecure (HTTP):
- URL starts with http://
- HTTPS equivalent exists and returns 2xx
- Mark as "upgrade to HTTPS"

🔄 Redirects (3xx):
- 301 Moved Permanently
- 302 Found
- 307 Temporary Redirect
- 308 Permanent Redirect

⚪ Manual Review:
- Timeout errors
- DNS resolution failures
- Connection refused
- SSL certificate errors

Phase 3: Analysis Best Practices

Health Score Calculation:

Formula:
1. Base score = 100
2. Working links: No change
3. Broken links: -5 points each
4. Insecure links: -2 points each
5. Redirects: -1 point each
6. Minimum score: 0
7. Maximum score: 100

Example:
- Total links: 200
- Working: 180 (no penalty)
- Broken: 5 (−25 points)
- Insecure: 10 (−20 points)
- Redirects: 5 (−5 points)
- Score: 100 − 25 − 20 − 5 = 50/100

Issue Prioritization:

🔴 Critical (fix immediately):
- Broken links on homepage
- Broken links on high-traffic pages
- Broken links in navigation
- 404 errors on important external references

⚠️ Warning (fix soon):
- Insecure HTTP links (security risk)
- Broken links on blog posts
- Broken links in footer
- 410 Gone errors

💡 Suggestion (optimize):
- 301 redirects (update to final destination)
- 302 redirects (may change, monitor)
- External links with slow response times

Statistics to Report:

Essential:
- Total links scanned
- Working links count & percentage
- Broken links count & percentage
- Insecure links count & percentage
- Redirect links count & percentage

Detailed:
- Links by location (static vs CMS)
- Links by type (internal vs external)
- Most common issues
- Pages/items with most issues
- External domains with most broken links

Phase 4: Suggestion Generation Best Practices

Automatic Fix Criteria:

Can auto-fix:
✅ HTTP → HTTPS (if HTTPS verified working)
✅ Redirects → Final destination (if final URL verified)
✅ Relative URLs → Absolute URLs (for external sites)

Needs manual review:
⚠️ Broken links (404, 410, 5xx) - requires correct URL
⚠️ HTTP with no HTTPS equivalent
⚠️ Timeouts or connection errors
⚠️ SSL certificate errors
⚠️ Authentication required (401, 403)

Preview Format:

[X] ✓ Auto-fix available
    Location: [Page name or CMS item]
    Element: [Element type + text]
    Current: [Current URL]
    New: [Proposed URL]
    ✅ Verification: [Status]

[Y] ⚠️ Manual review needed
    Location: [Page name or CMS item]
    Element: [Element type + text]
    Current: [Current URL]
    Issue: [Error description]
    Suggestion: [What to do]

Granular Approval:

• Number each fix starting from 1
• Show all automatic fixes first
• Show manual review items separately
• Allow user to select specific fixes
• Options: "all", "none", or specific numbers
• Example: "1,3,5-10" applies fixes 1, 3, and 5 through 10

Phase 5: Execution Best Practices

Static Page Updates:

Requirements:
- Designer connection required
- Use pages_update_static_content
- Update nodes array with new URLs
- Process in batches of 20 links per page
- Verify updates after each batch

Error Handling:
- If Designer not connected: Report and skip static pages
- If update fails: Mark link and continue with others
- Report partial successes separately

CMS Updates:

For Link Fields:
- Direct update: fieldData[fieldName] = "new-url"
- Use collections_items_update_items
- Option: update live or draft

For Rich Text Fields:
- Parse HTML content
- Find and replace <a> tags
- Preserve other HTML formatting
- Update fieldData[fieldName] with new HTML

Batch Processing:
- Process 50 items per batch
- Show progress for large collections
- Handle API rate limits gracefully

Publishing:

Ask user:
"Would you like to publish the changes immediately?"
- Yes: Use collections_items_publish_items
- No: Leave as drafts

For static pages:
- Changes are immediate (Designer updates live)
- Warn user that static page changes are live

Phase 6: Verification Best Practices

Re-validation:

• Re-check all fixed links
• Confirm status changed (404 → 200, HTTP → HTTPS)
• Report any fixes that didn't work
• Calculate new health score

Failure Reporting:

If any fixes failed:
❌ Fixes that failed (X):

[1] Failed to update
    Location: Contact page
    Reason: Designer connection lost
    Action: Reconnect Designer and retry

[2] URL still broken
    Location: Blog post "Guide"
    Reason: HTTPS version returned 404
    Action: Manual correction needed

Success Reporting:

✅ Summary:

Before:
- Health Score: 76/100
- Broken links: 8
- Insecure links: 18
- Redirects: 6

After:
- Health Score: 95/100 (+19)
- Broken links: 2 (6 fixed, 2 need manual review)
- Insecure links: 0 (18 fixed)
- Redirects: 0 (6 fixed)

Changes:
- Static pages: 8 links updated on 5 pages
- CMS content: 16 links updated in 12 items
- Total fixes: 24 ✅
- Manual review: 2 ⚠️

Recommendations:

Always provide:
1. Schedule for next check (monthly/quarterly)
2. Monitoring suggestions for critical links
3. Best practices for avoiding broken links
4. URL redirect strategies if applicable

Example:
💡 Recommendations:

1. **Schedule regular checks**
   - Run link checker monthly for active sites
   - Run quarterly for static sites
   - Set calendar reminder

2. **Monitor critical external links**
   - Key partners: company-a.com, partner-site.com
   - Documentation: docs.example.com
   - Social media profiles

3. **Set up URL redirects**
   - If changing URLs, create 301 redirects
   - Test redirects before going live
   - Keep redirect map updated

4. **Best practices**
   - Test external links before adding
   - Use relative URLs for internal links
   - Avoid deep linking to external pages
   - Verify links after major redesigns

Phase 7: Export Options

Report Formats:

Offer to export findings:

1. **Markdown** - Human-readable report
   - Include all statistics
   - List all issues found
   - Show fixes applied
   - Add recommendations
   - Great for documentation

2. **CSV** - Spreadsheet format
   - Columns: Location, Element, URL, Status, Issue, Fix Applied
   - Easy to filter and analyze
   - Good for sharing with team

3. **JSON** - Machine-readable data
   - Complete raw data
   - Useful for integrations
   - Archive for historical tracking

Export Example (Markdown):

# Link Audit Report: Company Website
Date: January 10, 2026

## Summary
- Total links scanned: 247
- Health score: 95/100
- Links fixed: 24
- Manual review needed: 2

## Issues Found
### Broken Links (8)
1. About Us > Button "Visit Partner"
   - URL: https://partner-old-site.com
   - Status: 404 Not Found
   - Fix: Manual review needed

...

## Recommendations
1. Schedule monthly link checks
2. Monitor key external links
3. Set up 301 redirects for URL changes

Phase 8: Performance Optimization

Batch Processing:

For large sites:
- Process pages in batches of 10
- Process CMS items in batches of 50
- Show progress: "Processing batch 1 of 5..."
- Timeout protection: Skip after 30s per batch

Caching Validation Results:

- Cache validation results by unique URL
- If same URL appears 10 times, validate once
- Report: "Checking 87 unique URLs (out of 247 total links)"
- Reduces validation time significantly

Parallel vs Sequential:

Parallel (faster):
- Link validation (test multiple URLs simultaneously)
- Page content extraction (fetch multiple pages)

Sequential (required):
- Link updates (one at a time to avoid conflicts)
- Publishing (one batch at a time)

Phase 9: Error Handling

Common Errors:

1. Designer Not Connected:

❌ Error: Cannot update static pages

Reason: Designer MCP app not connected

Solution:
1. Open Webflow Designer
2. Open the target site
3. Connect Designer MCP app
4. Retry static page fixes

Note: CMS fixes can proceed without Designer

2. Rate Limits:

⚠️ Warning: Rate limit reached

Pausing for 60 seconds...

Progress will resume automatically.
Current: 50/200 links validated

3. Timeout Errors:

⚠️ Link validation timeout

Link: https://very-slow-site.com
Timeout: 10 seconds exceeded

Marked for manual review.
Continuing with remaining links...

4. SSL Certificate Errors:

⚠️ SSL Certificate Error

Link: https://expired-cert-site.com
Issue: Certificate expired

Cannot verify HTTPS. Marked for manual review.

Phase 10: Edge Cases

Case 1: No Issues Found

🎉 Excellent! No Issues Found

All 247 links are working correctly!

Health Score: 100/100 ✨

Your site has:
✅ No broken links
✅ No insecure HTTP links
✅ No unnecessary redirects

💡 Recommendation:
Run this check monthly to maintain link health.

Case 2: All Links Broken

❌ Critical: Multiple Broken Links

Found 89 broken links across all pages.

This suggests a possible site-wide issue:
- Domain migration not configured?
- External service outage?
- Relative URL path issues?

🔍 Recommended Action:
1. Check if external services are down
2. Verify domain and SSL configuration
3. Test a few links manually
4. Contact Webflow support if needed

Shall I still proceed with individual link fixes? (yes/no)

Case 3: Mixed HTTP/HTTPS Site

⚠️ Mixed Content Warning

Your site uses HTTPS but has 18 HTTP links.

This creates:
- Security warnings in browsers
- SEO penalties
- Trust issues for visitors

🔧 Recommendation:
Upgrade all HTTP links to HTTPS (all 18 can be auto-fixed)

Proceed with upgrade? (yes/no)

Case 4: Redirect Chains

⚠️ Redirect Chain Detected

Link: https://example.com/old
  → 301 to: https://example.com/temp
  → 301 to: https://example.com/final

Recommendation: Update directly to final URL
- Improves page load speed
- Reduces redirect overhead
- Better for SEO

Fix: Update to https://example.com/final

Apply fix? (yes/no)

Production Checklist

Before considering link checker implementation complete:

✅ Discovery

• Sites listed with all details
• Scope confirmed (static/CMS/both)
• All pages retrieved
• All collections identified
• User understands time estimate

✅ Link Extraction

• Static page links extracted correctly
• CMS link fields identified
• Rich Text links parsed correctly
• All link elements captured (nodeId, URL, text)
• Duplicate URLs consolidated for validation

✅ Validation

• Each unique URL validated
• Status codes captured correctly
• HTTP/HTTPS checking works
• Redirects detected and final URLs captured
• Timeout handling implemented
• Error categorization accurate

✅ Analysis

• Health score calculated correctly
• Issues prioritized (Critical/Warning/Suggestion)
• Statistics complete and accurate
• Internal vs external links separated
• Location tracking (page/CMS) accurate

✅ Suggestion Generation

• Automatic fixes identified correctly
• Manual review items flagged
• HTTPS upgrades verified before suggesting
• Redirect final destinations verified
• Preview format clear and detailed
• Validation status shown for each fix

✅ Approval System

• Granular approval implemented
• User can select specific fixes
• "all"/"none"/numbers format works
• Manual review items separated
• Clear instructions provided

✅ Execution

• Static page updates work (Designer connected)
• CMS Link field updates work
• CMS Rich Text link updates work
• Batch processing implemented
• Progress indicators shown
• Error handling graceful

✅ Verification

• Fixed links re-validated
• New health score calculated
• Failures reported clearly
• Partial successes vs full failures separated
• Before/after comparison shown

✅ Reporting

• Final summary complete
• Statistics accurate
• Recommendations provided
• Export options offered
• Next steps clear

✅ Error Handling

• Designer disconnected handled
• Timeout errors handled
• Rate limits handled
• SSL errors handled
• [ [ ] Partial failures reported separately

✅ Performance

• Batch processing for scale
• URL deduplication for validation
• Progress indicators for long operations
• Timeout protection implemented
• Efficient API usage

✅ User Experience

• Clear feedback at each step
• Progress indicators shown
• Warnings shown before changes
• Success confirmation clear
• Recommendations actionable

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