Checking external links
Use the Check External Links command to find and check the validity of any external linksAn external link is a hyperlink that points to a document or resource file on a site other than the current site, or any link that contains a server name. in a local site or folder. When you use this command, Namo WebEditor will find and attempt to follow every link in the current site or the specified folder that points to an external document or resource file. Each external link found will be listed, and either “Connected” or “Not Connected” will appear next to the URL in the results list, indicating whether Namo WebEditor succeeded in following the link. Generally, a failure indicates that the specified document or resource does not exist at the location specified in the URL. Note, however, that if your computer is not connected to the Internet when you use the Check External Links command, the results list will show “Not Connected” for every external link.
Note that external links include not only links to files on another site, but any link that contains a server name, even if it points to a file on the current site. For example, if the main URL of the current site is “http://www.example.com/”, the URL “http://www.example.com/images/example.gif” is considered an external link, even though the linked file is on the current site.
By default, the Check External Links command finds not only Web links (those that start with “http” or “https”), but also non-Web links, such as those that point to e-mail addresses and FTP resources. However, Namo WebEditor cannot check the validity non-Web links. As a result, any non-Web link found by the Check External Links command will appear with the result “Not Connected”, even if the link is valid.
To check external links in the current local site
- Do one of the following:
- On the Tools menu in the main window, click Check External Links in the Search section.
- On the Tools menu in the Site Manager window, click Check External Links.
- Click Find in site.
- (optional) Click the Protocol box and select the type of link you want to find and check:
- To find all external links (including non-Web links such as ftp and mailto), select ALL. Note, however, that only http/https links will be checked for validity.
- To find and check only links to Web resources, select HTTP/HTTPS.
- Click Check Links.
Each external link of the specified type found in the current local site will be listed in the result box at the bottom of the Check External Links window, along with the path of the document that contains it, and the result of the connection attempt. Note that non-Web links will always show “Not Connected”. You can open a document in the list by double-clicking its file name.
To check external links in a specific folder
- Do one of the following:
- On the Tools menu in the main window, click Check External Links in the Search section.
- On the Tools menu in the Site Manager window, click Check External Links.
- Click Find in folder, and then enter the path of the desired folder in the box. You can click Browse to locate and select a folder, or click the triangle to choose from a list of recently searched folders.
- If you want to include subfolders of the specified folder in the search, click Include subfolders.
- (optional) Click the Protocol box and select the type of link you want to find and check:
- To find all external links (including non-Web links such as ftp and mailto), select ALL. Note, however, that only http/https links will be checked for validity.
- To find and check only links to Web resources, select HTTP/HTTPS.
- Click Check Links.
Each external link of the specified type found in the specified folder will be listed in the result box at the bottom of the Check External Links window, along with the path of the document that contains it, and the result of the connection attempt. Note that non-Web links will always show “Not Connected”. You can open a document in the list by double-clicking its file name.