Finding and updating external links
Outdated sources and dead external links weaken user confidence.
Obsolete sources and dead external links weaken user confidence The error should never be assessed in isolation. What matters is which URL group is affected and whether it creates a crawling, indexing, snippet, performance or quality problem.
The quoted statement still needs a suitable source
An external link can disappear or be redirected to another page. In addition to the status, check whether the target still proves the original statement. A general homepage of the editor is not an equivalent substitute for a linked guide or study.
Example: Recognizing the Result
Illustrative example: A reference refers to a now removed specialist article. An achievable replacement must continue to support exactly the cited statement.
Limit cause and implement correction
Look for a current original source and adjust the surrounding text if the information has changed. In a consciously historical representation, the old reference can be explained. After the exchange, check link text and destination. A technically successful status 200 alone does not make a source technically suitable.
What makes you recognize a suitable correction
Check the reference and original statement, select a reliable source or revise the statement. Then track the new link to the content.
Classification and boundaries
When is this indication not a clear error?
A bot protection or temporary error is not the same as a permanently removed source. Accessibility and content suitability separately confirm.
Find and update external links for CMS and cause
Many audit messages can be resolved faster if they are grouped by system, page type and technical cause. CMS indentations are only linked where Broken finds external links and update has a clearly own cause or fixed route in the respective system.
For this error, there is currently no own CMS deepening, because the correction is usually not sufficiently system-specific. Take advantage of the general causes and checks on this page.
Frequent causes of this error
Related SEO Errors
Appropriate Seitenreport checks
This error should not be checked in isolation. The following tools and clusters help to narrow down the cause faster and to cleanly prioritize the affected URL groups.