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Phase 8. Links & Images. Broken links silently kill rankings. Unoptimized images kill speed.

Every link on the page checked for 200/301/404 status. Every image checked for alt text, dimensions, and file health. This is where the ZolukoWeb ticking time bomb 400+ 403 images was caught.

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Phase 8 Links & Images, status and health checks

Broken links and image errors caught
Links + images

404s, alt text, oversized files, navigation depth

Phase 8: Links & Images

Broken links, missing alt text, oversized images. We find them all in 2 to 5 minutes. Free, no credit card.

  • Every link status-checked (200/301/404)
  • Image file health and dimensions validated
  • Alt text presence and quality
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Link and image health, checked end to end.

Link health and 404 detection
Link health

404s, redirect chains, orphans

Link health

Every link on your site gets validated. Internal 404s, external dead links, redirect chains slowing navigation, and orphaned pages with no inbound links, all flagged with a fix list.

  • HTTP status code on every link, redirect chain length, broken link count.
  • AI-generated recommendations unique to your site, not a generic checklist everyone else gets
  • E-E-A-T scoring, readability analysis, and conversion copy evaluation in one pass
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Image optimization analysis
Image optimization

Alt text, file size, format opportunities

Image health

Every image gets checked for alt text quality, file size vs. display size, and modern format opportunities. We calculate exactly how many KB you would save by converting to WebP or AVIF.

  • Load status, file format, dimensions, alt text, file size.
  • Schema markup validation, meta tag completeness, heading hierarchy, and internal link structure
  • Mobile responsiveness, image optimization, and resource loading analysis
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Site architecture and click depth
Site architecture

Click depth, breadcrumbs, anchor text

Image performance impact

Important pages should be no more than 3 clicks from your homepage. We map your navigation depth, flag pages buried too deep, check breadcrumb implementation, and surface anchor text optimization opportunities.

  • Image-driven LCP impact, render-blocking resources, lazy-load opportunities.
  • ADA/WCAG accessibility compliance checking with specific violation identification
  • AI readiness scoring, how well AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity can find and recommend your business
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What Phase 8 actually finds.

Links within your site that return 404.

  • Links within your site that return 404.

Outbound links to sites that have moved or shut down.

  • Outbound links to sites that have moved or shut down.

Images with no alt attribute at all, or empty alt.

  • Images with no alt attribute at all, or empty alt.

The ZolukoWeb 403 images case. Site looked fast because images were not loading.

  • The ZolukoWeb 403 images case.
  • Site looked fast because images were not loading.
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What the Phase 8 report delivers.

  • Every link status-checked 200, 301, 404 status on every link found.
  • Every image validated Load status, file size, dimensions.
  • Alt text audit Presence and decorative-vs-meaningful distinction.
  • Included on every audit Free or paid.
Compounding impact

UX, SEO, performance, accessibility, all hit

Images & Links
100%
Alt Coverage
17%
Modern Formats
Link Breakdown
Internal 32 External 12 Phone 13 Email 0
Image Stats
Total Images 18 With Alt Text 18
Missing Alt 0 Modern Format 3
Lazy Loaded 11 Has Dimensions 11
Image Formats
jpg
9
png
6
webp
3
svg
0
gif
0

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Broken links, missing alt text, oversized images, we find them all in 2 to 5 minutes.

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Common questions about link & image auditing

Does this check my whole site?

It checks links and images on the audited page. Full-site crawl is on the roadmap.

  • It checks links and images on the audited page.
  • Full-site crawl is on the roadmap.
What about redirect chains?

Yes, flagged as warnings if they add latency.

  • Yes, flagged as warnings if they add latency.
  • Our AI reads your content semantically, it understands what your pages are about, who they are written for, and what is missing. That analysis produces recommendations unique to your business that you will not see in a templated report.
Does it check image file size vs dimensions?

Yes, serving a 3000px image at 300px is flagged.

  • Yes, serving a 3000px image at 300px is flagged.
  • Agency plan also includes an embeddable audit widget you can add to your own website, plus client seat management so clients can log in and view their reports directly without contacting you.
What about image format?

WebP/AVIF vs PNG/JPG is scored.

  • WebP/AVIF vs PNG/JPG is scored.
  • Agency plan users can also access reports programmatically via the full API, pull audit data into your reporting stack without manual downloads.
Alt text quality, is decorative OK?

Yes, decorative images should use empty alt. The audit understands this distinction.

  • Yes, decorative images should use empty alt.
  • The audit understands this distinction.

  • A public API is on the roadmap. Today every audit exports as PDF, Markdown, and JSON on every plan for manual integration.
  • API documentation is available after account creation. Use it to run audits programmatically, retrieve structured results, and integrate SchemaReports data into your client reporting stack.

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Run a real link & image audit on your site.

Free, 2 to 5 minutes. Every broken link, missing alt text, and oversized image, found and fixable.

  • The only audit that checks Psychology, Trust, and AI Readiness
  • 12 phases, 1,000+ data points, results in under 5 minutes
  • Free to run, free to download, yours to keep forever
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Find the silent link and image failures
Phase 8 of 12

Links & images: the silent quality drain