HomeSite simplifies the job of maintaining sites by testing each link in a selection and reporting any problems it finds. You can verify links to local HTML files, graphics and other media files and other Web sites. By default, HomeSite checks all links in a selection, but you can skip specific links. Tags in comments are skipped.
If you have installed Linkbot 5.0 or greater, you can use it within HomeSite. Select Tools > Verify Links with Linkbot to check links in specific files, or select Tools > Verify Project with Linkbot.
Note You cannot use the link checker to verify links to secure pages (HTTPS), FTP links, or mailto links. You also cannot perform link verification on large binary files such as EXE, PDF, ZIP, and media file types. This would significantly slow down the operation. Therefore, HomeSite installs a list of excluded file extensions in the Windows Registry LinkVerifyExcludeExts key. |
Entries that you make in this dialog box are stored in the drop-down list for future use. Setting the root URL does not modify the source document; it just tells HomeSite how to test relative links.
Field |
Description |
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Source |
Current document name, preceded by an icon identifying the link as a document or media file |
Link |
Link as referenced in the document, including links set with the name attribute in the Anchor tag |
Full URL |
Path or IP address of the link |
Status |
Status of the link, initially set to Untested |
Then, HomeSite checks each link in order. The Status column displays OK for successful links and, for failed links, a File not found message or the server-generated code.
The report displays in your default browser. You can publish the report, e-mail it, or print it from the browser.