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Free Broken Page Checker

Scan your website for broken pages, 404 errors, failed routes, and blank responses. Discovers up to 60 internal pages from your sitemap and checks each one — free, instant, no account needed.

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Check your website for broken pages

Paste a public URL into IsItCrashing and scan discovered pages for failed responses, blank pages, broken assets, and website health issues.

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Quick answer

IsItCrashing is a free broken page checker. It discovers internal pages from your sitemap and links, then checks each one for 404 errors, server failures, blank responses, and broken critical assets. You get a sorted report of which pages are broken and exactly why.

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What counts as a broken page

A broken page is any URL on your website that fails to deliver working content to a visitor or search engine. The most recognizable type is a 404 Not Found error — a page that has been deleted or moved without a redirect. But broken pages also include 500 server errors, pages that load blank (no visible content even with a 200 status), and pages where critical JavaScript or CSS fails to load, causing the page to appear broken even though the server technically responded.

Broken pages damage user experience and SEO. Search engines crawl and index your pages, and broken ones waste crawl budget, lose link equity, and signal poor site health to ranking algorithms.

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What this tool finds

  • 404 Not Found: pages that no longer exist or have been moved without a redirect.
  • 500 Server Error: routes that crash at the server or application level.
  • Blank pages: URLs that return 200 OK but render no visible content.
  • Broken assets: critical JavaScript bundles, stylesheets, and preload files that fail to load.
  • Redirect loops: chains of redirects that end in a failure or cycle forever.
  • Network timeouts: pages that take too long to respond and fail before loading.
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How to find broken pages on your website

Enter your website URL in the scanner above. IsItCrashing discovers internal pages by reading your sitemap.xml and following internal links from your homepage — the same way a search engine crawler would. It then checks each discovered page concurrently and streams results in real time.

The scan typically completes in under a minute for sites with up to 60 pages. Results are sorted by severity so the most critical failures appear first.

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Common causes of broken pages

The most common cause is a deployment that changes URL structure without adding redirects. This happens when CMS slugs change, categories are renamed, or routing logic is refactored. Plugin updates, theme changes, and platform migrations are also frequent culprits.

Other causes include manual content deletion without redirect cleanup, expired campaign landing pages, broken database queries that crash page rendering, and asset pipeline failures that break JavaScript or CSS bundles after a build.

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How to prioritize fixes

Not all broken pages are equally urgent. Prioritize pages that are indexed by search engines (check your sitemap and Google Search Console), linked from your main navigation, part of a user conversion flow like signup or checkout, or mentioned in active campaigns.

For 404 errors, add 301 redirects to the nearest relevant live page. For 500 errors, check your server logs and error tracking immediately. For blank pages, check whether JavaScript failed to hydrate or whether a server-side rendering exception was swallowed silently.

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Broken page checker vs broken link checker

A broken link checker only tests whether href targets resolve — it does not check if the target page actually loads, renders content, or serves working assets. IsItCrashing checks all of that: HTTP status, page content visibility, and critical resource loading. It catches blank pages and asset failures that a link checker misses entirely.

FAQ

What is IsItCrashing?

IsItCrashing is a free website crash checker that lets you enter a public URL and scan discovered pages for broken pages, failed requests, blank pages, broken critical assets, and website health issues.

Is IsItCrashing free to use?

Yes. IsItCrashing is free to use for first-pass website health checks. You do not need to install an agent, create an account, or add code to your site.

How long does a scan take?

Most scans complete in under a minute. The exact time depends on how many pages are discovered and how fast each page responds. A site with 60 pages typically scans in 20–45 seconds because pages are checked concurrently, not one by one.

How many pages does it scan?

The scanner discovers up to 60 internal pages per scan from your sitemap and internal links. It checks the most important pages first based on sitemap priority and crawl depth. Very large sites with hundreds of pages may need a dedicated crawl tool for full coverage.

How is it different from Down Detector?

Down Detector collects crowd-sourced outage reports for major third-party services like Netflix, Twitter, and banks. It tells you whether a big public service is down for everyone. IsItCrashing scans your own website's internal pages using an automated crawler — it tells you which of your pages are broken and exactly why. They answer completely different questions.

Can I check my website after a deployment?

Yes, that is one of the most common use cases. After a deployment, migration, redirect change, or CMS update, paste your production URL into IsItCrashing and run a scan. You get a full report of working and failed pages in under a minute, so you can catch regressions before users do.

Is this the same as an uptime checker?

No. A basic uptime checker usually tests one URL and alerts you after your homepage goes down. IsItCrashing discovers internal pages and reports specific failed pages, blank responses, broken critical assets, and browser crashes when browser checks are available — across all discovered URLs, not just one.

What does the scanner check?

The scanner checks discovered public pages for HTTP 404 and 500 errors, timeouts, redirect loops, blank content where visible HTML does not load, broken critical scripts or stylesheets, failed important requests, and JavaScript crash signals when browser scanning is configured.

What is a blank page error?

A blank page error occurs when a URL returns an HTTP 200 OK status (meaning the server responded) but the page renders no visible content. This usually means a JavaScript hydration failure, a silent server-side rendering exception, or an empty template was served. These are easy to miss because the server reports success even though the user sees nothing.

Can I export or share the scan results?

Yes. Once a scan completes, click the Export PDF button. This opens the browser print dialog with a print-optimized version of the full report — all failed pages, working pages, and diagnostic details. Save it as a PDF to share with your team or include in a client handoff document.

Does it detect JavaScript errors?

It can detect important JavaScript crashes on browser-checked pages when browser scanning is configured. It is not a replacement for runtime error monitoring, logs, or a full frontend observability setup. For ongoing JavaScript error tracking, use a dedicated error monitoring service.

Can it find every website bug?

No automated scanner can find every bug. Use IsItCrashing as a fast first-pass website crash and broken page scanner before deeper QA, monitoring, accessibility testing, or manual review. It is most useful for catching route-level failures and asset errors quickly, not for comprehensive functional testing.

Does it check broken links?

IsItCrashing checks whether your own internal pages load correctly, not whether external links on those pages are valid. It detects internal pages that return 404, 500, or blank responses — which covers the most impactful class of broken page. For external link validation, a dedicated link checker is a better fit.

Who should use IsItCrashing?

It is useful for developers, QA testers, SEO teams, agencies, marketers, website owners, and product teams that need a quick check after deployments, migrations, CMS edits, or campaign launches. Any team that ships changes to a public website benefits from a fast automated first-pass before users or search engines encounter problems.

Can I scan private staging websites?

Yes, if the staging website is publicly reachable over HTTPS and protected with HTTP Basic Auth. Enable Basic Auth below the URL field and enter the username and password. The credentials are used only for that scan, sent only to the submitted website origin, and are not stored or included in analytics or reports. Login forms, SSO, VPN-only sites, and IP allowlists are not supported.

Should I still use monitoring?

Yes. Use IsItCrashing for fast proactive scans before and after changes, then use a monitoring service for ongoing production visibility and alerting. The two tools complement each other — IsItCrashing catches issues at deployment time, monitoring catches issues that emerge later in production.

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