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FAQ

Most checkers read links out of your database. PlugUpp Link & Image Health Audit renders each page the way a visitor's browser would and checks the links and images that actually ship - including ones added by your theme, menus, widgets, footers and page builder, which database-only checkers never see. It runs entirely on your own server, with no external crawler and no per-link quota.

Will it change my content?​

No. It is read-only. It renders your pages and checks the links and images they output; it never edits posts, settings or metadata. The only things it stores are its own scan results and your plugin settings.

Does it crawl my site?​

No. It scans only your known WordPress content (pages, posts, and any custom post types or WooCommerce products you include in Settings) and the links and images those pages output. It never follows links to discover new URLs like a crawler.

Does it send my site anywhere?​

No. Scanning is local. To check whether an external link or image works, the plugin requests that URL directly from your server - but only URLs that already appear on your pages, and only to read their response. Internal links are checked against your own site. Google Safe Browsing checks are a Premium, opt-in feature that needs your own Google API key; without one, nothing is sent to Google.

What does "blocked, not broken" mean?​

Some hosts (for example sites behind Cloudflare) challenge automated requests. The plugin tells these apart from genuine failures and marks them "blocked, not broken" so you are not chasing false positives. On Premium you can set the browser user-agent to reduce how often strict hosts do this.

Can I exclude pages from scanning in bulk?​

Yes. As well as the Exclusions screen inside the plugin, the standard Posts and Pages screens (and any scanned custom post type) gain two bulk actions: "Link Health audit: Exclude" and "Link Health audit: Include". Select the rows you want, choose the action, and apply. Because bulk actions work on whatever is currently filtered or selected, you can combine them with any list filter - including filters added by other plugins. Paid plans can also auto-exclude pages by rule (post type, category or tag, author, URL pattern) - see Excluding content.

What are the "suggested parameters" on paid plans?​

Cache-busters and tracking tags in URLs (like ver or a session token) make the same file look like many different URLs, inflating your counts. The free plugin ignores a built-in list of the common ones. On Premium, the URL Parameter Learning Engine watches the parameters in your own scans and suggests new ones worth ignoring, each with evidence and a live example you can open with and without the parameter to see they load the same thing. Nothing is ever changed without you - you decide what to add. See Reviewing your results.

What is the difference between the free and paid plans?​

Free scans your pages and posts - and, when you switch them on in Settings, your custom post types, WooCommerce products and unpublished content (drafts, scheduled, pending and private) - and checks every link, image and resource with no limits. Paid plans add the URL Parameter Learning Engine, scheduled scans and email reports, change detection, soft-error and Google Safe Browsing checks, one-click filters and CSV export, and multi-site licensing. The full comparison is on Plans and premium features; current pricing is at https://plugupp.com/plugins/link-image-health-audit/.

Are private or password-protected pages checked?​

Password-protected pages are never scanned - there is no way to render them without the password. Private, draft, scheduled and pending content is skipped by default, but you can include it by switching on Unpublished content in Settings; it is rendered privately for the scan only and never shown to visitors. If you later publish a page (or remove its password), it is picked up on the next scan like any other published page.