Broken Links: Common Causes and How to Fix Them

Broken Links: Common Causes and How to Fix Them​

What Are Broken Links?

A broken link—also referred to as a “dead link”—is a hyperlink that doesn’t work. When you click on a broken link, it fails to take you to the intended page. Hyperlinks usually appear as text or images that are underlined or highlighted. For example, a link on the NexaSEO website will look like this:

a white arrow pointing towards an example of a hyperlinked text