rossgurung

Hi Laura,

I hope you’re doing well! I’ve created a new test ACF link field with the key
"field_670d230b41be3" for you. I even tried adding the key with the HTML, but no luck.

You can find the test ACF field’s JSON file below. I tested it again with the Broken Link Checker, but it’s still not being picked up. I tried it across multiple themes, including the default WordPress Twenty Twenty-Four theme.

[
{
"key": "group_670d230aedac7",
"title": "BLC Test Link",
"fields": [
{
"key": "field_670d230b41be3",
"label": "Link example",
"name": "link_example",
"aria-label": "",
"type": "link",
"instructions": "",
"required": 0,
"conditional_logic": 0,
"wrapper": {
"width": "",
"class": "",
"id": ""
},
"return_format": "array",
"allow_in_bindings": 0
}
],
"location": [
[
{
"param": "post_type",
"operator": "==",
"value": "page"
}
]
],
"menu_order": 0,
"position": "normal",
"style": "default",
"label_placement": "top",
"instruction_placement": "label",
"hide_on_screen": "",
"active": true,
"description": "",
"show_in_rest": 0
}
]

Thanks again for your help, and I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Kind regards
RG

Hi Amin,

Thanks so much for getting back to me and for the screenshot – really appreciated! I made sure the plain text option is enabled in the plugin’s local engine settings, as suggested.

For testing, I set everything up using a default WordPress theme, with only ACF and the Broken Link Checker plugins activated. I created an ACF Link field, applied it to the default template, and output the link on the front end, but unfortunately, it still didn’t detect the link.

Given I’ve tested this with a minimal setup and confirmed the plain text setting is enabled, I feel this should demonstrate the issue clearly, without needing to share the code. Could you advise on what else I might try or if there’s something else I’m missing?

Thanks again for your help, and I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Kind regards,

Hi Nebu,

Thank you for your reply.

We are planning to use only the non-cloud version of the plugin. Could you please advise if there’s a way to make the Broken Link Checker work with ACF link fields in this version?

We conducted further testing and noticed that broken links within ACF link fields are not being detected—even when they are not used within Gutenberg blocks but are directly added to the front end.

Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Best regards

Hi Zafer,

All working now.

We had to completely delete the “Broken Link Checker” from the wordpress admin and carry out a fresh install of the latest version.

Removing the plugin helped clear/update the database of the site.

Many thanks