MD Embed Checker

Scan WordPress posts for broken YouTube links

MD Embed Checker

Eliminate Broken YouTube Videos Automatically.

Don’t let “Video Unavailable” thumbnails hurt your credibility. MD Embed Checker scans thousands of posts in minutes—finding broken links hidden in shortcodes, iframes, or even base64 content—so you can fix them before visitors notice.

  • Lightning Fast: Robust background processing scans 1,000+ posts in minutes.
  • Deep Detection: Finds video links anywhere, including page builders and encoded content.
  • Actionable Data: Get real-time progress, stats, and direct links to fix errors instantly.

  • Comprehensive Scanning: Scans all public posts, pages, and custom post types (Portfolios, WooCommerce Products, etc.) for YouTube links.
  • Smart Detection: Supports YouTube links in iframes, shortcodes, and direct URLs.
  • Robust Performance: Uses atomic batch processing to scan thousands of items without server timeouts.
  • Real-time Progress: Monitor scan status live with detailed feedback.
  • Secure & Compliant: Built strictly following WordPress Coding Standards and security best practices (fully prepared SQL, escaped output).
  • Detailed Reports: View comprehensive reports of broken links with post details.
  • Export Functionality: Export scan results as HTML reports for team workflows.
  • Statistics Tracking: Track scan history and statistics over time.

  • Standard YouTube URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=)
  • Shortened URLs (youtu.be/)
  • Embedded iframes
  • Builder shortcodes
  • Custom shortcodes (Visual Composer, Elementor, etc.)
  • Base64 encoded content

  1. Navigate to Tools → MD Embed Checker in your WordPress admin.
  2. Click “Start Scan” to initiate the background process.
  3. Monitor the real-time progress bar.
  4. Once complete, view broken links in the Reports tab or export them.

  • Content managers who need to maintain link quality
  • Blog owners with many YouTube embeds
  • SEO-conscious website owners
  • Large publishing sites requiring scalable maintenance tools

Download MD Embed Checker