Is there a link checker for SharePoint 2010?

Question

I'm looking for a program, feature or timerjob that checks links on SharePoint 2010 Publishing-Sites and Hyperlink-Lists if they are alive.

The Out-of-the-box link scanner of SharePoint checks only internal links. I need one that checks external links, too.

I tried non SharePoint link checkers, but they won't work with the SharePoint authentification. I found SharePoint Link Checker on CodePlex and it sounds about right, but seems to work only with SharePoint 2007.

Any tools I should check out?

Answer 1

If this project is on Codeplex, then it wouldn't take a huge amount of work to get it work with SP 2010, as the API hasn't changed massively. As a quick check, I'd pull the code and compile against SP2010 - I'm not saying it will work, but it could be worth a shot.

Apart from that I'd say you're looking at a custom solution.

Best of luck, Shane

Answer 2

I used parts from the SharePoint Link Checker project to build my own link checker for SharePoint. If you tell me how to contact you, I can send you sources.