The Broken Link Viewer tool stores a list of broken links found on your site. A broken link error occurs when a browser attempts to access a page or item that does not exist. Link verification is done on text links, images, plug-ins, backgrounds, style sheets, scripts, Java applets, and more. The Broken Link Viewer contains a continuously updated list of URLs.
Brightspace identifies broken links when users click on them, but it does not proactively test or search for broken links within courses.
On the Manage Broken Links page you can see:
- The number of broken links in your organization.
- Date of last occurrence of a broken link.
- URL where the item is supposed to be located (but could not be found).
Identify broken links for a course
- From the Admin Tools menu, click Broken Links.
- Click a course to see its broken links.
Filter broken links
- From the Select a date range drop-down list, select one of the following options:
- Past Day
- Past 7 Days
- Custom Date Range
- Click Apply.
Resolve broken links
This process only removes the links from the list. You still need to fix the links manually. If a deleted link is clicked on again before the link is fixed, it reappears in the Broken Link Viewer.
- Select the check boxes beside the links you want to delete.
- Click Delete Selected.