Common Reasons for Broken Links
- Typing Mistake: This is a largely committed mistake by the programmer. While connecting two web pages, the link should be pasted into the program. While paying for a link in the program, sometimes accidentally, a letter removes. This may create a broken link problem. Removal of a single letter from the link can make it a void link. This generates the broken link problem.
- Deleted Webpage: Sometimes the target webpage gets deleted. Due to some modification to the websites, one or more webpages needs to be removed. This may create this problem. Then the link should be corrected & paste the new target link there.
- Modified Link: Sometimes the server or domain changes. Due to pricing issues, organizations move their server to the other provider. This may create a void link. The existing links get damaged. Sometimes this problem also occurred there.
- Renaming the Webpage: Sometimes modifications have been done to the target web pages themselves. This may create a broken link problem. Renaming a website or breaking its connection of it with existing web pages can create such problems.
- Error In Code: Sometimes while making websites, developers need to write a long piece of code. Due to some reasons, the developers can able to perform any mistake there. This may lead to fatal changes. Sometimes, while connecting to another webpage, a fault-written code can hamper the process. This will occur many times. Sometimes, programmers paste the same link to a certain webpage. This also can create a problem.
- Different Format File: Sometimes by clicking on the link, users can able to download a specific file there. But those files need to be changed & modified from time to time. During the modification, the format of the file may get changed. That will create a disconnection with the code there. So, the link which downloads the file to the machine can able to perform the same. This may create a broken link.
- A Fault Link: Sometimes the provider which is providing the link, can accidentally provide a broken link. There may not be a problem from the developer side or from the company side. But putting in an invalid link will cause the same effect. Thus this type of mistake rarely happens. But this cause also the broken link problem.
How Selenium WebDriver Can be Used to Detect Broken Links?
Selenium is a widely used tool for testing any websites or other applications. It is a suite of all testing software. There are many segments of Selenium. Like there is Selenium Web Driver, Selenium IDE, Selenium RC, etc. Selenium IDE is used by those users who are coming from a non-computer science background. As in Selenium IDE, there is no need for programming knowledge. It can be simply used. But in the case of Selenium Web Driver, programming knowledge is important. Selenium Webdriver can be used in Java programming language or Python programming language. The article focuses on discussing How to detect broken links in Selenium WebDriver.
The following topics will be discussed here:
- What are Broken Links?
- Why Check for Broken Links in Selenium?
- Common Reasons for Broken Links.
- How to identify broken links in Selenium WebDriver.
- Finding Broken Links in Selenium.
Let’s start discussing each of these topics in detail.