Back on my website after 6 years... should I delete broken links ?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Jeanph12, Aug 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM.

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    After a long disease... back one my website !

    Web is moving really fast and, of course, lots of pages linked by my website are no longer available... I heard that it could bad for SEO what do you think ? and I can I clean... my site is quite big... and made on Wordpress !
     
    Jeanph12, Aug 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM IP
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    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    Ultimately your site is made for humans and broken links give a "bad user experience" - and the search engines will penalise you for that "bad user experience". So, yes, get rid of those broken links. Any links out of your site should be to good-quality sites that reinforce the value of your website. If you ever got involved in link exchanges then you need to review every single one of those. Chances are the sites no longer exist and if they do, their reciprocal link doesn't.
     
    sarahk, Aug 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM IP
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    Jeanph12 Greenhorn

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    Thanks... I'll check all pages...
     
    Jeanph12, Aug 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM IP
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    Yeah broken links don’t help SEO - they pile up and make your site look abandoned. But fixing a big WordPress site takes time. Start with a plugin like Broken Link Checker or use a crawler like Screaming Frog to find the dead links. Don’t rush to delete, some you can fix with simple redirects. Others, just remove or update with current content. Focus on high-traffic pages first.
     
    DariaVPS, Aug 20, 2025 at 6:15 AM IP