wpsnoop: fix Broken Link Checker plugin conflicts, errors & issues

When the plugin Broken Link Checker conflicts or throws a PHP error we hope wpsnoop can help you to fix the issue quickly.


Discover which shortcodes wp-options PHP functions database tables and files are created by Broken Link Checker, plus learn which plugins and/or themes could be in conflict with Broken Link Checker.


Troubleshooting theme and plugin conflicts is easier when you know what Broken Link Checker leaves behind after uninstalling it from a WordPress installation, there is a list down below for your convenience.

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What does Broken Link Checker version 1.11.16 add to WordPress? Answers Here.

This is an automatically generated report - it is possible for Broken Link Checker to perform differently in your installation, previous versions before 1.11.16 may have created a different set of shortcodes, used different function names or could have created entirely different database tables to store settings and operate. This is not an exhaustive list but shows how version 1.11.16 of Broken Link Checker behaves when installed and removed on a clean installation of WordPress.

We have not tested individual shortcodes, features or settings of this plugin but instead have concentrated on the potential for obvious errors and conflicts which can occur, if you need help with the plugin in your local installation you can get WordPress help and support for Broken Link Checker by clicking here.

Our testing covered the free version of this plugin there may or may not be a paid version or premium version available for purchase that unlocks additional features and could behave in a slightly or very different manner.

Which new files does Broken Link Checker add to WordPress?

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Type & Path Size Conflicts
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/ 3.22MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/broken-link-checker.php 1.53kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/core/ 145.98kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/core/core.php 131.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/core/init.php 14.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/css/ 11.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/css/links-page.css 8.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/css/options-page.css 3.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/idn/ 153.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/idn/idna_convert.class.php 108.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/idn/LICENCE 25.89kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/idn/ReadMe.txt 5.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/idn/transcode_wrapper.php 4.51kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/idn/uctc.php 9.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/ 15.84kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/blue_dot.png 1.10kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/dailymotion-embed.png 437.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/ 9.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-code.png 1.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-comment-alt.png 1.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-exclamation-sign.png 1.16kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-link.png 1.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-picture.png 1.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-user.png 1.35kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/font-awesome-warning-sign.png 1.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/font-awesome/readme.txt 428.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/googlevideo-embed.png 3.47kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/red_highlight.png 126.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/vimeo-embed.png 524.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/youtube-embed.png 410.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/youtube-iframe.png 410.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/images/youtube-playlist-embed.png 410.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/ 324.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/activation.php 5.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/ 90.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/db-schema.php 3.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/db-upgrade.php 19.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/links-page-js.php 29.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/options-page-js.php 3.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/search-form.php 5.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/admin/table-printer.php 29.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/any-post.php 28.13kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/checkers.php 3.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/config-manager.php 2.95kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/containers.php 28.44kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/extra-strings.php 1.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/instances.php 17.71kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/link-query.php 28.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/links.php 34.93kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/logger.php 4.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/module-base.php 1.85kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/module-manager.php 26.48kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/modules.php 1.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/parsers.php 11.80kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/screen-meta-links.php 8.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/screen-options/ 9.74kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/screen-options/screen-options.js 411.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/screen-options/screen-options.php 9.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/token-bucket.php 3.75kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/transactions-manager.php 980.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/utility-class.php 12.94kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/includes/wp-mutex.php 1.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/js/ 6.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/js/jquery.cookie.js 4.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/js/sprintf.js 2.39kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/ 2.38MB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/alternative.broken-link-checker-it_IT.mo 13.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/alternative.broken-link-checker-it_IT.po 17.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ar_AR.mo 36.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ar_AR.po 50.21kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-be_BY.mo 18.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-be_BY.po 32.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-cs_CZ.mo 17.18kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-cs_CZ.po 21.68kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-da_DK.mo 30.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-da_DK.po 68.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-de_DE.mo 37.08kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-de_DE.po 60.40kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-es_ES.mo 24.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-es_ES.po 34.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-fa_IR.mo 28.03kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-fa_IR.po 50.77kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-fi.mo 31.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-fi.po 45.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-fr_FR.mo 38.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-fr_FR.po 61.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ga_IR.mo 32.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ga_IR.po 47.87kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-he_IL.mo 45.88kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-he_IL.po 109.82kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-hi_IN.mo 22.62kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-hi_IN.po 26.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-hu_HU.mo 35.31kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-hu_HU.po 49.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-it_IT.mo 31.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-it_IT.po 50.86kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ja.mo 38.65kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ja.po 59.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ko_KR.mo 33.07kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ko_KR.po 46.25kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-nl_NL.mo 36.33kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-nl_NL.po 59.36kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-pl_PL.mo 29.24kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-pl_PL.po 42.56kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-pt_BR.mo 31.17kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-pt_BR.po 54.37kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-pt_PT.mo 34.91kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-pt_PT.po 60.28kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ro_RO.mo 30.72kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ro_RO.po 44.09kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ru_RU.mo 20.01kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-ru_RU.po 35.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-sk_SK.mo 17.59kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-sk_SK.po 22.15kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-sr_RS.mo 34.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-sr_RS.po 56.79kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-sv_SE.mo 35.99kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-sv_SE.po 52.34kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-tr_TR.mo 30.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-tr_TR.po 50.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-uk_UK.mo 20.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-vi.mo 37.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-vi.po 52.29kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-zh_CN.mo 32.96kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-zh_CN.po 52.81kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-zh_TW.mo 29.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker-zh_TW.po 45.97kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/languages/broken-link-checker.pot 38.32kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/ 156.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/checkers/ 15.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/checkers/http.php 15.19kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/containers/ 70.14kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/containers/acf_field.php 23.73kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/containers/blogroll.php 9.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/containers/comment.php 14.22kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/containers/custom_field.php 21.46kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/containers/dummy.php 1.54kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/ 42.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/dailymotion-embed.php 1.00kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/embed-parser-base.php 6.30kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/googlevideo-embed.php 882.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/mediafire.php 5.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/plaintext-url-parser-base.php 4.41kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/plaintext-url.php 395.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/rapidshare.php 6.23kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/smart-youtube-embed.php 2.42kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/vimeo-embed.php 1.06kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/youtube-embed.php 973.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/youtube-iframe.php 2.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/youtube-playlist-embed.php 1.12kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/extras/youtube.php 9.64kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/parsers/ 28.20kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/parsers/acf_field.php 3.70kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/parsers/html_link.php 11.50kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/parsers/image.php 6.05kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/parsers/metadata.php 4.45kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/modules/parsers/url_field.php 2.49kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/readme.txt 42.02kB No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wp-content/plugins/broken-link-checker/uninstall.php 677.00B No known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

Which new shortcodes does Broken Link Checker add to WordPress?

Which new database tables are created by the WordPress plugin Broken Link Checker?

Which new options are added to the wp-options table by Broken Link Checker?

Option Name   Known Conflicts
blc_activation_enabled The blc_activation_enabled option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
blc_installation_log The blc_installation_log option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.
wsblc_options The wsblc_options option doesn't have any known conflicts with other themes or plugins.

During use Broken Link Checker may or may not create more options depending on how the plugin is configured and depending on which other themes and plugins are active in your specific hosting environment.

What new PHP functions does Broken Link Checker declare when it is active?

Using Broken Link Checker from the command line with WP-CLI

The following commands are provided for convenience and should only be used if you understand how WP-CLI works. These commands refer to a single WordPress instance and may need to be modified if you are working with a Multisite installation.


How to install Broken Link Checker from the command line with WP-CLI

Navigate to the root of your WordPress installation and type the following command:

wp plugin install broken-link-checker


How to activate Broken Link Checker from the command line with WP-CLI

To immediately activate Broken Link Checker after WP-CLI downloads the latest version you can use the following command:

wp plugin install broken-link-checker --activate


How to reinstall Broken Link Checker from the command line with WP-CLI

To force a reinstallation of Broken Link Checker which overwrites the current plugin without asking for confirmation you can use the following command:

wp plugin install broken-link-checker --force


How to update Broken Link Checker to the latest version from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin update broken-link-checker


How to delete Broken Link Checker from the command line with WP-CLI

wp plugin delete broken-link-checker

Where can you download earlier versions of Broken Link Checker?

Whenever possible you should use the latest version of plugins and themes, however if you have recently updated and discovered that you need to install an earlier version you may be able to download other versions of Broken Link Checker from the WordPress repository by visiting this link.

Please note that installing earlier versions of a theme or plugin is not generally a recommended course of action for most users and could re-introduce security, stability or other issues in Broken Link Checker

About our testing enviroment

Tests were conducted using Apache 2.4.29, PHP 7.2 on Ubuntu 18.04, MySQL 5.7.33 and WordPress 5.9

It is very possible that different versions of PHP such as PHP 8.0, PHP 7.4, or PHP 7.3 could behave differently with Broken Link Checker. Different versions of WordPress could implement the features of this plugin in slightly different ways as well.