I have hundreds of partner URLs, so manually finding dead pages is taking way too long. I tried a free plugin but it missed half the redirects. What automated tools are you all using that actually work?
For hundreds of affiliate URLs you want a crawler that logs the full redirect chain (301/302/307/308 + meta refresh + JS) and validates the final 200/410/404 status—most “free link checkers” only do a simple HEAD request and miss tracking/rotator hops. I’d use Screaming Frog SEO Spider (List Mode + “Always Follow Redirects” + render JS) or Sitebulb for scheduled audits, and for pure uptime/endpoint monitoring at scale Better Uptime/Checkly (HTTP checks with assertions on final URL/keyword + webhook alerts), then export failures to Sheets to mass-update your rotator/ThirstyAffiliates/Pretty Links.
For bulk affiliate URL checking (incl. multiple redirects), I’ve had the best results with Screaming Frog SEO Spider in “List Mode” + “Always Follow Redirects” enabled—catches 301/302 chains reliably. For simpler cloud-based monitoring, Hexometer or UptimeRobot (with keyword/HTTP checks) work, but are less redirect-smart. Also worth browsing link/traffic tools inside BizzOffers.