1. Introduction to Broken Link Testing in Web Automation Extracting and validating all links on a page is a common automation task. It helps detect broken links, verify navigation flows, and ensure web integrity in smoke and regression testing. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Selenium WebDriver to collect all links on a page, check each one’s status, and handle dynamic or multi‑domain links reliably. Table of Contents Introduction to Broken Link Testing in Web Automation Understanding Broken Links and HTTP Status Codes 2.1 What Constitutes a Broken Link 2.2 Critical HTTP Status Codes for Link Validation 2.3 Common Causes of Broken Links Server-Side Issues Content Management Problems External Dependency Failures Complete Selenium Implementation for Broken Link Detection 3.1 System Requirements 3.2 Step 1: Retrieving All Links from a Webpage 3.3 Step 2: Validating Link Functionality with HttpURLConnection 3.4 Step 3: Combined Solution ...