Title: Save Post. Check Links. Author: pluginkollektiv Published: November 25, 2011 Last modified: March 14, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/spcl/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2448587) ![](https://ps.w.org/spcl/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2448587) # Save Post. Check Links. By [pluginkollektiv](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginkollektiv/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/spcl.1.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/#reviews) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/) ## Description When a post is saved or published, this plugin will * scan the post’s content for any URLs, * ping all the URLs found (except relative ones), * detect any broken or unreachable URLs and list them for review and correction. No more publishing of links or images broken by typos or incompletely copy-pasted URLs! ### Support * Community support via the [support forums on wordpress.org](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl) * We don’t handle support via e-mail, Twitter, GitHub issues etc. ### Contribute * Active development of this plugin is handled [on GitHub](https://github.com/pluginkollektiv/spcl). * Pull requests for documented bugs are highly appreciated. * If you think you’ve found a bug (e.g. you’re experiencing unexpected behavior), please post at the [support forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl) first. * If you want to help us translate this plugin you can do so [on WordPress Translate](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spcl). ### Credits * Author: [Sergej Müller](https://sergejmueller.github.io/) * Maintainers: [pluginkollektiv](https://pluginkollektiv.org) ## Screenshots * [[ * Output of faulty links in the Gutenberg Editor * [[ * Output of faulty links in the Classic Editor ## FAQ ### Will this plugin automatically correct link URLs on my website? No, but it will automatically _find_ any broken URLs in a post and list them for you, so you can review and correct them. ### Will it find broken image URLs, too? Yes, the plugin will ping every URL in your post’s content, no matter if it’s in a link, an image** or even in a shortcode. ### Will the plugin prevent a post with broken links in it from being published? No, it will just list any broken URLs for you, but it will do so already when you save a draft. Most people save a draft multiple times before they publish it, so there’s a fair chance you’ll notice any broken links before actually publishing. ### Does it matter whether a URL is http or https? By default the plugin will try to ping both, http and https URLs. If needed, you can change accepted protocols via hook. For example, in order to check only URLs with SSL: ``` add_filter( 'spcl_acceptable_protocols', 'set_spcl_acceptable_protocols' ); function set_spcl_acceptable_protocols( $schemes ) { return array( 'https' ); } ``` ### Where’s the settings page? There is none, no configuration necessary. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b94af65ef4e74785f9322ce28d431edef85aabdd4ed57b0defffba57215dfc93? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great in October of 2024](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-in-october-of-2024/)󠁿 [Josh Journey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ljosh/) October 25, 2024 Works exactly as one would hope. I added a valid link and a 404 link. Right away it was able to detect the 404 link and give a small notice at the top of post edit regarding the broken link. I use a page speed monitor for my site which I can happily say I saw zero foot print on page speed. Happy to see this work well with the latest version of WordPress. 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f2949e1420c186ba7fe9eafb8f5c406b6b29ddebb639e7c7da6f93d39b784643? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Interesting approach – works fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/interesting-approach-works-fine/)󠁿 [Martin Sauter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martinsauter/) April 14, 2021 This plugin provides a very different approach than most other link checkers: It does not scan your whole website for broken links, but checks all links when you create or update them. While you may miss some broken links (which worked when you created them, but stopped working in the meantime) with that approach, this plugin helps you to avoid typos in URLs and does not create too much load on your website. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cb9358ffd8587c3498800d9c404ab24e3f8cf81596d7038125e10a65c76226de? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Plain and simple link checker](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plain-and-simple-link-checker/)󠁿 [Bjarne Oldrup](https://profiles.wordpress.org/oldrup/) January 11, 2021 I’m baffled this plugin hasn’t got more installs. Checking for broken links, could be part of the “pre publish checklist” feature, but it isn’t. I like how the links are checked when you save/update a post, allowing you to catch any typos immediately and not hurting your websites performance afterwards (like other link checkers might do). Also – I’ve tested Save Post, Check Links on a WordPress 5.6 multisite with PHP 8.0.0 – no issues encountered. Recommended 🙂 Bjarne ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/47ac30f247a1e1dc199682b8729698963816c0fecdd38cfa9b24b990079f62ca? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent link controll](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-link-controll/)󠁿 [raulmuroc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/raulmuroc/) August 17, 2020 And 100% free! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/33874bf491bb77cce66d82be6dea6ea6e7906a491188aa01e217284304a478ca? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[light plugin – works just perfect on posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/light-plugin-works-just-perfect-on-posts/)󠁿 [deluigiluca](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deluigiluca/) December 16, 2019 Pluginkollektiv is one of my favourite developers: they provide very useful and lights plugins. This plugin works perfectly! Would be nice to have it also on pages, woo-commerce products etc. etc. I hope they will keep it updated. Many thanks [ Read all 5 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Save Post. Check Links.” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ pluginkollektiv ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginkollektiv/) “Save Post. Check Links.” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spcl/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Save Post. Check Links.” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spcl) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spcl/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/spcl/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/spcl/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/spcl/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog ### 1.0.2 * Updated build environment * Minor code style corrections * Include JavaScript in footer * Tested up to WordPress 6.8 ### 1.0.1 * Fix issue that check does work in Gutenberg ### 1.0.0 * Add support for the Gutenberg editor (compatible with the latest WordPress version now) ### 0.7.5 * Use a more secure hashing function ### 0.7.4 * Bugfix for translations via wordpress.org ### 0.7.3 * Improve code style * Improve error messages ### 0.7.2 * updated and translated README * updated [plugin authors](https://gist.github.com/glueckpress/f058c0ab973d45a72720) ### 0.7.1 * No verification of relative links (e.g. image paths) * Hook `spcl_acceptable_protocols` added ## Meta * Version **1.0.2** * Last updated **3 weeks ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 3.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/), [German (Austria)](https://de-at.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/), [German (Switzerland)](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/), and [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spcl) * Tags * [admin](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[broken](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/broken/) [check](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/check/)[link checker](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-checker/) [links](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/links/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/spcl/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spcl/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ pluginkollektiv ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginkollektiv/) ## Support Got something to say? 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