Purpose
What this guide helps you check.
Broken links make a website feel unfinished and can waste search crawl paths. Start with navigation, buttons, footer links, and high-value pages.
Review checklist
Work through each signal.
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Check every main menu link.
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Repair buttons that point to missing pages.
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Redirect outdated URLs where needed.
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Remove links to services that are no longer offered.
Verification workflow
Close the loop with evidence.
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01
Confirm the issue
Keep the original page or report evidence so the repair has a clear before state.
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02
Make the focused repair
Change the smallest useful set of content, layout, link, or technical elements.
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03
Test the workflow
Check the repaired page on mobile and desktop, including its links and primary action.
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Retest the evidence
Run the relevant SEO checks again and compare the measured result.