4xx errors
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Hi
I checked in my campaign to look for errors on my page and i have got a report showing me a lot of 404 broken or dead links error. So how can i view the source of the broken link in order to fix it.
Thank you!
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I don't see any "drop down" on the SEOmoz listed broken links... I also would like to know where to find the source of the broken link! Why don't show the source right inside the error report?
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Google Webmaster Tools -- create an account there if you don't already have one -- is also a useful way to find 404 errors and track down their sources. Once your account is setup, go to Diagnostics > Crawl Errors > HTTP (this is the deault tab for the "Crawl Errors" screen).
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You want to see where the links to the broken page are coming from?
3 options:
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Xenu - http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html - run that on your site and it will tell you. It's not the prettiest solution though.
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Webmaster tools - Diagnostics > Crawl Errors - click on the page that is a 404 and it will tell you where the links are coming from.
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SEOmoz - Set up a campaign in the pro section and in the crawl it will give you 4xx errors. Click on that then on each broken link drop down there an 'Explore links' option. That will open up OpenSiteExplorer for that link and show you where you're getting links from
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