Are you experiencing broken links reported by SemRush and a link checker website after exporting your Webflow site? Although all the links work, you're still finding it strange. Have you encountered this issue before and found a solution? Thank you.

Yes, I have encountered this issue before with exported Webflow sites. It is not uncommon for link checker tools like SemRush or other website crawlers to report broken links even when the links are working fine.

The reason for this discrepancy is primarily due to how these tools work. When you export your Webflow site, the dynamic links that connect various pages of your site are converted into static URLs. However, link checker tools often struggle to recognize or interpret these static URLs accurately.

There are a few things you can do to address this issue:

1. Check your exported site locally: Before jumping to conclusions, it's essential to ensure that the exported site is functioning correctly. You can open your exported site in a local development environment or deploy it to a temporary server to verify that all the links are indeed working fine.

2. Manual link checking: If you notice specific broken links reported by SemRush or other tools, it's worth manually checking those links within your exported site. By doing so, you can confirm whether the links are genuinely broken or if it's just a false positive from the tool.

3. Address any broken links: If you do find broken links during manual checking, you should address them appropriately. This may involve checking your links' URLs in Webflow's Designer and updating them if necessary or ensuring that the exported files contain the correct references to avoid 404 errors.

4. Provide accurate link data to search engines: To minimize potential issues with link checkers, you can also leverage XML sitemaps to provide search engines with accurate and up-to-date information about your site's URLs. This can help improve the accuracy of link checker tools when analyzing your site.

In summary, encountering differences between reported broken links and the functioning links in your exported Webflow site is a common occurrence. It's crucial to double-check your exported site, manually verify reported broken links, and address any legitimate issues if they arise.

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