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Link Checker

Link Checker

Lars Wilhelmer

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Checks links in .md, .txt, and .rst files for their status.
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link-checker-2

This extension checks links in .md, .txt, and .rst files for their status.

This is a fork of link-checker. It removes support for GitHub and MongoDB, including the annoying error messages that come with it.

Release Notes

1.7.2

Switched to the updated codebase of the original link-checker extension, without the MongoDB and GitHub support.

1.0.4

Improved performance.

1.0.3

Fixed issue with HTML tags immediately following a Markdown hyperlink.

1.0.2

Added icon.

1.0.1

Updated link detection. Only links that start with http(s):// will be checked.

1.0.0

Initial release of Link Checker.

Enjoy!

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