SECURITYBOT BLOG

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Best Automated Link Checker Tools in 2026 (Compared)

Compare the best automated link checker tools for finding broken links on your website. Detailed comparison of SecurityBot, Ahrefs, Screaming Frog, Dead Link Checker, and Dr. Link Check with pricing, features, and recommendations.

By Jason Gilmore
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Broken Backlinks: How to Find and Recover Lost Link Equity

Broken backlinks waste valuable link equity from external sites. Learn how to find broken backlinks pointing to your site, recover lost SEO value with 301 redirects, and prevent future link equity losses.

By Jason Gilmore
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Do Broken Links Affect SEO? The Complete Guide for 2026

Broken links negatively impact SEO by wasting crawl budget, disrupting internal link equity, increasing bounce rates, and signaling poor site maintenance. Learn exactly how broken links hurt your rankings and what to do about it.

By Jason Gilmore
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How to Crawl Your Website for Broken Links (Step-by-Step Guide)

Learn how to crawl your website for broken links using free tools, command line utilities, and dedicated broken link checkers. Step-by-step instructions for each method with pros and cons.

By Jason Gilmore
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How to Find and Fix Broken Links on Your Website (2026 Guide)

A practical guide to finding broken links using crawlers, Google Search Console, and browser extensions, then fixing them with redirects, link updates, or removal. Includes prioritization framework and prevention strategies.

By Jason Gilmore
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My Domain Expired: What Happens and How to Recover

If your domain name expired, you may still be able to recover it. Learn what happens during each phase of domain expiration, how to get your domain back, and how to prevent this from happening again.

By Jason Gilmore
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How to Find and Fix Broken Links on Your Website

Broken links hurt your SEO and frustrate visitors. Learn how to systematically find 404 errors, redirect chains, and orphaned pages on your website, plus strategies to prevent them from appearing in the future.

By Jason Gilmore
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PageSpeed Insights Score Dropped? Here's What to Check

If your PageSpeed Insights score suddenly dropped, something changed on your site. Learn how to diagnose what caused the drop, identify the specific metrics that declined, and fix the most common performance problems.

By Jason Gilmore
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Why Google Can't Index My Site: Robots.txt Troubleshooting

If Google isn't indexing your website, your robots.txt file might be blocking it. Learn how to diagnose robots.txt issues, common mistakes that prevent crawling, and how to fix them without hurting your SEO.

By Jason Gilmore
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Why Your SSL Certificate Keeps Expiring (And How to Fix It)

If your SSL certificate keeps expiring unexpectedly, the problem is usually with your renewal automation, not your certificate provider. Learn the common causes and how to fix them for good.

By Jason Gilmore
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How to Check if Your Website is Secure (Complete Checklist)

A comprehensive security checklist for website owners. Learn how to verify SSL certificates, check security headers, review DNS configuration, and monitor for vulnerabilities that could put your site and users at risk.

By Jason Gilmore
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How to Prevent SSL Certificate Expiration Disasters

Learn why SSL certificates expire, what happens when they do, and how to set up bulletproof monitoring and automation to never experience an SSL outage again.

By Jason Gilmore
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How to Create and Maintain a robots.txt File

Learn how to create, configure, and maintain a robots.txt file that guides search engines while protecting sensitive areas of your website. Includes examples, common mistakes, and monitoring tips.

By Jason Gilmore
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SSL Certificate Types Explained: DV, OV, EV, and Wildcard

Understand the differences between Domain Validated (DV), Organization Validated (OV), Extended Validation (EV), and Wildcard SSL certificates. Learn which type is right for your website and budget.

By Jason Gilmore
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Website Port Security: Which Ports Should Be Open?

Learn which network ports your web server needs open and which should stay closed. Understand port security, common vulnerabilities, and how to audit your server's exposure.

By Jason Gilmore
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Complete Guide to Website Security Headers in 2026

Master HTTP security headers with our comprehensive 2026 guide. Learn to implement CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and more to protect your website from XSS, clickjacking, and injection attacks.

By Jason Gilmore
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What is security.txt and Why Your Site Needs One

Learn about security.txt, the standard way to help security researchers report vulnerabilities. Understand how to create, implement, and maintain a security.txt file that protects your website and builds trust.

By Jason Gilmore
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WHOIS Privacy: What It Is and Why It Matters

Understand WHOIS privacy, why your personal information appears in domain records, how to protect yourself, and what changes GDPR brought to domain registration privacy.

By Jason Gilmore
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How does Content Security Policy (CSP) work?

Master Content Security Policy implementation with our comprehensive guide covering CSP directives, best practices, common pitfalls, and real-world examples to protect your website from XSS and injection attacks.

By SecurityBot Team
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