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piotrpress/wordpress-link-checker
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WordPress Link Checker is a command line tool that checks for broken links on a WordPress website.

v2.1.0(2mo ago)11MITPHPPHP >=8.3

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WordPress Link Checker
======================

[](#wordpress-link-checker)

WordPress Link Checker is a command line tool that checks for broken links on a WordPress website.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
wp-check https://example.com
```

or via Docker:

```
docker compose run --rm wp-check https://example.com
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
wp-check  \
    [--user-agent=] \
    [--request-timeout=] \
    [--response-status=] ... \
    [--output-format=] \
    [--scan-elements=] ... \
    [--exclude-type=] ... \
    [--exclude-post=] ...
```

Parameters
----------

[](#parameters)

The `` argument is the URL of the WordPress website to check for broken links.

**NOTE:** URL can include the authentication credentials in the form: `https://user:password@example.com`.

- `--user-agent` - parameter is used to set a custom user agent for the requests.
- `--request-timeout` - parameter is used to set a custom timeout for the requests in seconds (default: 5).
- `--response-status` - parameter is used to filter results by response status (options: success, error | default: error)
- `--output-format` - parameter is used to set the output format (options: text, csv, json | default: text).
- `--scan-elements` - parameter is used to specify which elements to scan (options: links, images | default: links).
- `--exclude-type` - parameter is used to exclude post types by slug from the check.
- `--exclude-post` - parameter is used to exclude posts by URL from the check.
- `--verbose|-v` - parameter is used to enable verbose output, which includes progress information about scanning pages and checking links.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- [PHP](https://php.net/) `>=8.3`

or:

- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](license.txt)

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance85

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~101 days

Total

5

Last Release

80d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.1 → v2.0.02026-04-13

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)[Piotr Niewiadomski](/maintainers/PiotrPress)[@PiotrPress](https://github.com/PiotrPress)

---

Top Contributors

[![PiotrPress](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10326736?v=4)](https://github.com/PiotrPress "PiotrPress (5 commits)")

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