View broken link details
Total broken links is displayed in the byline on every page and blog post.
The byline icon will be hidden if there are zero broken links.
Click the icon to open further statistics.
Click through the tabs to dive into more details.
Stats tab
Displays the total broken links and total links being monitored (that are not broken).
Broken tab
List of all the broken links. Note: attachments and blog posts will have generic names.
Monitoring tab
List of non-broken links that are being monitored. This will include spaces and external web links.
Viewing all broken links
Click the Apps dropdown in the top navigation bar and select Broken Links+.
The table lists all content with broken links, sorted by total in descending order.
Filter by space or broken type: attachment, blog, external (web), page and/or space.
Click the content title and open the byline dialog for further details.
How often are links checked?
In order to minimize your page load times, the app is very careful and selective.
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When you edit a piece of content, the app will check for broken links.
When you view a piece of content, one of two functions will fire:
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If the last content check was >7 days ago it will check again for broken links.
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Identify & monitor all outbound or broken links including pages, blogs, attachments & spaces |
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title | 🔴 LIVE DEMOS |
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Click {x} broken
at the top of this page. Click Apps
then Broken Links+
in the top navbar (login required).Image AddedInstallation
Image AddedOpen https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1223326/broken-links-for-confluence?tab=overview
Click the Try it free
button for a free 30 day trial.
Install to your Confluence instance.
Pricing: free up to 10 users or use the pricing calculator.
Note: an active payment method is required to install apps.
Getting Started
When there are broken links click {x} broken
at the top of any page.Image Added Click Apps
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Click Next
below to step through all of the features and configuration options...
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Security
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Transparent technical details of the secure data flows in/out of Apps+
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What | Static build of the app. | Where | broken-links.appsplus.co running on Cloudflare.
| Why | Loads all the HTML, CSS and JS required to run the app. |
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What | Non-Atlassian external links within your Confluence content. | Where | api.appsplus.co/broken running on Cloudflare.
| Why | To check the broken/ok HTTP status without affecting client-side Confluence performance. | Note | Links and logs are not stored. |
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FAQs
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title | How do I hide the byline? |
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In the top navbar click Apps then Manage apps . Scroll down to Broken Links+ for Confluence and click the Configure button. From there you can show/hide the byline or set specific visibility settings. |
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title | How often are links checked? |
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On first install a full site-wide index will run. Broken links are then automatically checked when you create or edit content and if it has been 7+ days since last check of external or internal links. |
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title | “After the free trial you can view all X RESULTS” |
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The app provides ongoing automated monitoring of broken links across your entire Confluence instance. The full report will become available after the free trial (30-59 days). Note: Atlassian does not provide an option to end the free trial early. |
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title | Broken link not identified |
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Firstly try edit the content to immediately trigger the checking process, then refresh the page. If that doesn’t work please email us the link so we can debug: support@appsplus.co |
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title | Broken link identified that is not broken |
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If the link is inaccessible on the public internet (eg an intranet) then it will be incorrectly flagged as broken. Add such domains to the ignore list in the app configuration page: top navbar, Apps , Manage apps , Broken Links+ for Confluence, Configure . |
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title | Does it work across Confluence instances? |
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No, if you’re on instanceA.atlassian.net it won’t be able to identify broken links to instanceB.atlassian.net even if both are accessible to you. This is a technical limitation imposed by Atlassian. |