Source evidence

Link Monitor Options

Broken Link Checker · support · 2026-02-06T08:03:00+00:00

Broken Link Checker plugin evidence original source source API

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Commercial opportunities need traceable source links before they are treated as build-worthy.

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Conversation

support

nealumphred resolved

With Broken Link Checket Version 2.4.7, I am using the Local option. In Advanced > Link monitor, should I choose both options (“Run continuously while the Dashboard is open” and “Run hourly in the background”) or just one? Hi @nealumphred , I hope this message finds you well. With the Link Monitor option, you can choose how the plugin should scan your site’s links on its own. Depending on the option you choose, the plugin can scan for broken links continuously while your WordPress Dashboard is open, or it can run at scheduled intervals in the background. It depends on how you would like the scan to work, you can choose either one of the options or both. Please feel free to get back to us if you need any further clarification. Best Regards, Nebu John NEBU JOHN Thanks for the prompt response. Have a groovy weekend! NEAL Hi, thank you @nealumphred , I will go ahead and mark this topic as resolved. If you have a moment, I would very much appreciate it if you could quickly rate our plugin. This will help us keep the plugin available for free. https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/broken-link-checker/reviews/#new-post Best Regards, Nebu John

Commercial Context

Opportunity

search visibility operations

Broken Links search visibility assurance for protecting search visibility and structured data quality

Buyer: site owners, SEO consultants, and agencies

Wedge: monitor broken links drift, schema/indexing failures, and client-readable search-impact fixes

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Analysis

codex:gpt-5.5

Summary: A user asked whether to run broken-link scans continuously, hourly, or both, and support explained the available scheduling choices.

Evidence quote: should I choose both options (“Run continuously while the Dashboard is open” and “Run hourly in the background”)

Affected feature: link monitor scheduling

support link monitor scheduling

Plugin

API

Broken Link Checker

500.0K active installs · 22.7M downloads · rating 76.0

broken images broken links external link internal link links

Comments

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Nebu John – WPMU DEV Support 2026-02-06T08:16:00+00:00

Hi @nealumphred , I hope this message finds you well. With the Link Monitor option, you can choose how the plugin should scan your site’s links on its own. Depending on the option you choose, the plugin can scan for broken links continuously while your WordPress Dashboard is open, or it can run at scheduled intervals in the background. It depends on how you would like the scan to work, you can choose either one of the options or both. Please feel free to get back to us if you need any further clarification. Best Regards, Nebu John

nealumphred 2026-02-06T08:20:00+00:00

NEBU JOHN Thanks for the prompt response. Have a groovy weekend! NEAL

Nebu John – WPMU DEV Support 2026-02-14T07:19:00+00:00

Hi, thank you @nealumphred , I will go ahead and mark this topic as resolved. If you have a moment, I would very much appreciate it if you could quickly rate our plugin. This will help us keep the plugin available for free. https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/broken-link-checker/reviews/#new-post Best Regards, Nebu John