Why many sites move link checking off the server.
In-dashboard link checkers run on your host and can add database and CPU load on shared hosting.
An external crawler checks your public pages from outside, so your server does no extra work.
WPMU DEV Broken Link Checker (with a cloud engine), AIOSEO's checker ($4.99/mo and up), or a hosted monitor like DeadLinkPatrol with our free WordPress plugin.
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