About this plugin
MD Embed Checker is a powerful tool that helps you maintain the quality of your WordPress content by scanning all your published content (Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types) for broken YouTube links. It uses robust background processing to handle large sites efficiently without timing out.
Key Features:
- Comprehensive Scanning: Scans all public posts, pages, and custom post types (Portfolios, WooCommerce Products, etc.) for YouTube links.
- Smart Detection: Supports YouTube links in iframes, shortcodes, and direct URLs.
- Robust Performance: Uses atomic batch processing to scan thousands of items without server timeouts.
- Real-time Progress: Monitor scan status live with detailed feedback.
- Secure & Compliant: Built strictly following WordPress Coding Standards and security best practices (fully prepared SQL, escaped output).
- Detailed Reports: View comprehensive reports of broken links with post details.
- Export Functionality: Export scan results as HTML reports for team workflows.
- Statistics Tracking: Track scan history and statistics over time.
Supported YouTube Link Formats:
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* Embedded iframes
* Builder shortcodes
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* Base64 encoded content
How It Works:
1. Navigate to Tools → MD Embed Checker in your WordPress admin.
2. Click “Start Scan” to initiate the background process.
3. Monitor the real-time progress bar.
4. Once complete, view broken links in the “Reports” tab or export them.
Perfect For:
* Content managers who need to maintain link quality
* Blog owners with many YouTube embeds
* SEO-conscious website owners
* Large publishing sites requiring scalable maintenance tools