Repair Broken Links

External links play a key role in search rankings. Fixing broken inbound links helps preserve their SEO value instead of letting that authority go to waste.

Broken links, commonly referred to as 404 Not Found errors, occur when a user requests a page that doesn't exist on your website. Customers who click on a broken link become frustrated and may leave your site without purchasing.

Search engines consider this a poor user experience, which can lead to a decrease in rankings and traffic. Additionally, search engines may crawl your website less frequently if they encounter too many 404 errors.

It's important to monitor your website for broken links and promptly fix them to avoid these negative effects and achieve and maintain strong SEO performance.

By adding a redirect, you can instead send the user to the next best page available. When applicable, it's always best to also fix the broken link where it's found.

The Repair Links dashboard shows all detected broken links on your Shopify store.

• Errors - Broken links that need fixing
• Compliant - Links that have been redirected
• Ignored - Links you've chosen to skip

Each broken link card displays:

• Broken URL - The URL that returns a 404 error
• Redirect target - Where the link redirects to (if configured)
• Hit count - How many times the broken link was accessed
• First/Last seen - When the error was first and last detected
• Linked from - Source URLs where the broken link appears

Use the search icon to find specific broken links by URL.

Click the sort icon to order broken links by:

• Newest - Most recently detected first
• Oldest - Oldest detections first
• A-Z - Alphabetically by URL
• Z-A - Reverse alphabetical order

Click the Fix button to open the redirect editor.

In the redirect editor:

1. The broken URL is shown at the top
2. Enter or select the destination URL where visitors should be sent
3. Click Save to create the redirect

When selecting where to redirect visitors:

• Choose a page with similar or related content
• Consider redirecting to a category page if the specific product is gone
• Redirect to the homepage only as a last resort

CDSEO supports bulk actions for managing multiple broken links efficiently.

1. Click the checkbox next to any link to start selecting
2. Use Check All to select all visible links
3. Use Uncheck to clear your selection

With multiple links selected, click Fix on any selected link to redirect all selected broken links to the same destination.

With multiple links selected, click Ignore to ignore all selected broken links at once.

Some broken links may not need fixing. Use the Ignore button to remove them from your error list.

• External referrers linking to URLs that never existed
• Bot traffic or spam requests
• Temporary URLs from testing

To restore an ignored link to your active list:

1. Switch to the Ignored tab
2. Find the link
3. Click Unignore

Click the refresh icon to manually re-check all broken links. This verifies whether previously broken links have been fixed or if redirects are working correctly.

Click the export icon to download a CSV file of all broken links. This is useful for:

• Sharing with developers or team members
• Tracking progress over time
• Integrating with other SEO tools