{"id":25230,"date":"2024-09-10T07:49:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/?post_type=glossary&amp;p=25230"},"modified":"2024-09-10T07:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:49:51","slug":"link-rot","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/glossary\/link-rot\/","title":{"rendered":"Link Rot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Link Rot?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link rot is where links on across the internet gradually cease to point to their original target URL. This happens due to the web resources being relocated or completely removed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term &#8220;broken link&#8221; is very similar to link rot and implies a link that points to a resource no longer exists or is unavailable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key reasons for link rot are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website structure changes or migrations with improper use of redirects. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deletion and removal of content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Website shutdowns and\/or domain expiration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":""},"class_list":["post-25230","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/25230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digitalnomadshq.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}