Step by Step Guide

Using the Auto Scan Feature:

Step 1: Access the Auto Scan Tab
From your SEO Repair Kit dashboard, navigate to the Auto Scan tab. This is where you configure and manage all automated scanning settings.

Step 2: Enable Automation
Toggle the Enable Automation switch to ON.

Important: Automation must be enabled before any scheduled scans can run. Without this, no automatic scans will occur even if intervals are set.

Step 3: Choose Scan Interval
Select how often you want Auto Scan to run

• Daily – Scans every 24 hours
• Every 3 days – Scans once every three days
• Weekly – Scans once per week
• Biweekly – Scans every two weeks
• Monthly – Scans once per month

Choose based on how frequently your content changes or how often external links tend to break.

Step 4: Configure Scan Scope
Select which content types to include in automated scans:

• Posts – Include blog posts and articles
• Pages – Include static pages
• Other post types – Custom post types if supported

You can select one or multiple types. Scans will only check the content you specify.

Step 5: Set Scan Coverage & Batch Limits

• Batch size – Number of links to process per batch (controls server load)
• Links per post – Maximum links to scan per individual post/page
• Request timeout – How long to wait for a link response before marking as failed

These settings help balance scan thoroughness with website performance.

Step 6: Enable Email Alerts (Optional)
Toggle email alerts ON if you want to receive notifications when broken links are discovered. Enter the email address where alerts should be sent.

Step 7: Save Settings
Click the Save Settings button. Your Auto Scan configuration is now active.

The system will begin running scans automatically based on your chosen interval from this point forward.

Step 8: Monitor Scan History
After scans start running, return to the Auto Scan tab to review:

• Last scan date and time – When the most recent scan completed
• Scan history – List of all past automated scans with timestamps
• Latest snapshot – Current link health summary from the most recent scan

Step 9: Review Broken Links Found
When Auto Scan detects broken links, they appear in the broken links report (same as manual scan results). Each entry shows:

• Post title and type
• Broken link URL
• HTTP status code (e.g., 404)
• Link text
• Options to fix or redirect

Step 10: Maintain Without Manual Effort
Once configured, Auto Scan runs continuously on your selected schedule. You only need to:

• Fix or redirect broken links when notified
• Adjust settings if your scanning needs change
• Otherwise, let automation handle the rest