Link Checker

Link Checker

Audit and fix broken or insecure links across your Webflow site to improve SEO and user experience.

Important Note

ALWAYS use Webflow MCP tools for all operations:

• Use Webflow MCP's webflow_guide_tool to get best practices before starting
• Use Webflow MCP's data_sites_tool with action list_sites to identify available sites
• Use Webflow MCP's data_sites_tool with action get_site to retrieve site details
• Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action list_pages to get all pages
• Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action get_page_content to extract links from static pages
• Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action update_static_content to fix links on static pages
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action get_collection_list to get all CMS collections
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action get_collection_details to get collection schemas
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action list_collection_items to get CMS items with links
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action update_collection_items to fix links in CMS (draft)
• Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action publish_collection_items to publish fixed CMS items
• DO NOT use any other tools or methods for Webflow operations
• All tool calls must include the required context parameter (15-25 words, third-person perspective)
• No Designer connection is required — both static page and CMS link fixes go through data_ tools

Instructions

Phase 1: Site Selection & Discovery

1. Get site information: Use Webflow MCP's data_sites_tool with action list_sites to identify target site
2. Confirm scope: Ask user if they want to check:

• Static pages only
• CMS content only
• Both static pages and CMS content

1. List pages: Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action list_pages to get all pages
2. List collections: Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action get_collection_list to get all CMS collections

Phase 2: Link Extraction & Validation

1. Extract links from static pages: Use Webflow MCP's data_pages_tool with action get_page_content for each page

• Identify all link elements (Link, Button, TextLink, LinkBlock)
• Capture: pageId, nodeName, URL, link text

1. Extract links from CMS: Use Webflow MCP's data_cms_tool with action list_collection_items for each collection

• Identify Link fields and Rich Text fields with links
• Capture: collectionId, itemId, fieldName, URL

1. Validate each link: Test URL accessibility

• Check for 4xx/5xx errors (broken links)
• Check for HTTP vs HTTPS (insecure links)
• Test if HTTP has HTTPS equivalent available
• Flag redirects (3xx status codes)

1. Categorize results:

• ✅ Working links (2xx status)
• ❌ Broken links (4xx/5xx errors)
• ⚠️ Insecure links (HTTP when HTTPS available)
• 🔄 Redirects (3xx status)
• ⚪ Manual review needed (timeouts, DNS errors, etc.)

Phase 3: Analysis & Reporting

1. Calculate statistics:

• Total links scanned
• Links by type (internal vs external)
• Links by status (working, broken, insecure, redirects)
• Links by location (static pages vs CMS)

1. Generate health score: Calculate link health (0-100)

• Working links: +1 point each
• Broken links: -5 points each
• Insecure links: -2 points each
• Redirects: -1 point each
• Normalize to 0-100 scale

1. Identify critical issues: Prioritize fixes

• 🔴 Critical: Broken links on high-traffic pages
• ⚠️ Warning: Insecure HTTP links
• 💡 Suggestion: Optimize redirects

Phase 4: Suggestion Generation & Approval

1. Generate fix suggestions: For each problematic link, suggest fix

• Broken links: Remove link or update to correct URL
• Insecure links: Upgrade HTTP to HTTPS
• Redirects: Update to final destination URL

1. Show preview with validation: ``` [1] ✓ Fix insecure link Page: About Us Element: Button "Learn More" Current: http://example.com Suggested: https://example.com ✅ HTTPS version verified working

[2] ⚠️ Fix broken link Page: Blog Post "Getting Started" Element: Text link Current: https://oldsite.com/page Suggested: [REMOVE LINK or provide correct URL] ❌ URL returns 404 - manual review needed

14. **Implement granular approval**: Ask user which fixes to apply
    - Type numbers to skip (e.g., "2,4")
    - Type "all" to proceed with all automatic fixes
    - Type "none" to cancel
    - Flag manual review items separately

### Phase 5: Execution & Confirmation
15. **Apply fixes to static pages**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_pages_tool` with action `update_static_content`
    - Update link URLs in nodes
    - Process in batches of 20 links
16. **Apply fixes to CMS content**: Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `update_collection_items`
    - Update Link fields directly
    - Update links in Rich Text fields
    - Process in batches of 50 items
17. **Publish changes** (if requested): Use Webflow MCP's `data_cms_tool` with action `publish_collection_items`
18. **Show progress**: Display progress indicators for large operations
19. **Generate final report**:
    - Links scanned: X
    - Links fixed: Y
    - Links requiring manual review: Z
    - Health score improvement: Before → After

### Phase 6: Verification & Recommendations
20. **Verify fixes**: Re-check fixed links to confirm success
21. **Report failures**: Clearly identify any fixes that failed
22. **Provide recommendations**:
    - Schedule regular link checks (monthly/quarterly)
    - Set up monitoring for critical external links
    - Consider using 301 redirects for changed URLs
23. **Export report** (optional): Offer to export findings

## Examples

### Example 1: Complete Site Audit

**User prompt:**

Run a complete link check on my site and fix any issues

**Step 1: Site Selection**

🔍 Link Checker: Site Selection

Available sites:

1. Company Website
2. Blog Site
3. Portfolio

Which site would you like to audit? (1/2/3)

**Step 2: Scope Confirmation**

📋 Link Checker Scope

What would you like to check?

1. Static pages only (faster)
2. CMS content only
3. Both static pages and CMS content (comprehensive)

Recommendation: Option 3 for complete audit

Your choice? (1/2/3)

**Step 3: Extraction & Validation**

🔄 Scanning Links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

Found 247 links: ├── Static pages: 89 links (15 pages) ├── CMS content: 158 links (3 collections) │ ├── Blog Posts: 142 links │ ├── Team Members: 12 links │ └── Products: 4 links

Validating links...

Progress: ████████████████████ 100% (247/247 checked)

✅ Working: 215 links (87%) ❌ Broken: 8 links (3%) ⚠️ Insecure: 18 links (7%) 🔄 Redirects: 6 links (2%)

**Step 4: Analysis Report**

📊 Link Health Report: Company Website

Overall Health Score: 76/100 ⚠️

Issues Found:

🔴 Critical: Broken Links (8)

├── [1] Page: "About Us" │ └── Link to: https://partner-site.com/old-page │ Status: 404 Not Found │ Impact: High (homepage) │ ├── [2] CMS: Blog Post "Product Launch" │ └── Link to: https://press-release.com/announcement │ Status: 404 Not Found │ Impact: Medium │ ├── [3-8] 6 more broken links...

⚠️ Warning: Insecure Links (18)

├── [9] Page: "Contact" │ └── Link: http://social-media.com/company │ Fix: https://social-media.com/company │ ✅ HTTPS verified working │ ├── [10] CMS: Blog Post "Getting Started" │ └── Link: http://tutorial-site.com │ Fix: https://tutorial-site.com │ ✅ HTTPS verified working │ ├── [11-26] 16 more insecure links...

💡 Suggestion: Redirects (6)

├── [27] Page: "Services" │ └── Link: https://example.com/old-url │ Redirects to: https://example.com/new-url │ Suggestion: Update to final destination │ ├── [28-32] 5 more redirects...