Add comprehensive link analysis and broken link detection for repository #50
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[WIP] Find broken links
Add comprehensive link analysis and broken link detection for repository
Aug 12, 2025
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This PR addresses the request to check all links in the repository and identify any broken ones.
What was done
I created a comprehensive link analysis system that scans all markdown, HTML, and configuration files in the repository to extract and validate links. The analysis found:
Broken link found
The analysis identified one broken internal link:
_includes/howto.md(line 93)news.htmlnews.htmlfile does not exist in the repositoryFiles added
broken_links_report.md- Human-readable comprehensive report with findings and recommendationslink_analysis_report.json- Machine-readable detailed inventory of all links foundcomprehensive_link_analyzer.py- Python script for future link checking (can be run withpython3 comprehensive_link_analyzer.py)External link testing limitation
External links could not be automatically tested due to network restrictions in the analysis environment. However, all external links have been catalogued by domain, and most major sites (YouTube, GitHub, Apple, Google Play) are typically reliable.
Recommendation
The broken internal link should be fixed by either:
news.htmlfile, or_includes/howto.mdto point to an existing pageFixes #49.
Warning
Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses
I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
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