Broken post_url References Report

Generated: 2026-05-02

Summary

• Total broken references: 293
• Unique broken slugs: 236
• Files affected: 142

Top 20 Files with Most Broken Links

1. _posts/2025-12-15-top-5-strategy-board-games-2025.md (13 broken links)
2. _posts/2025-06-20-macbook-air-15m4-review.md (13 broken links)
3. _posts/2025-04-16-gloom-109-108-ar-sv3-ruler-of-the-black-flame-jp-nm.md (9 broken links)
4. _posts/2025-10-25-uno-gold-edition-card-game-2025-review.md (7 broken links)
5. _posts/2025-06-15-macbook-air-m4-13-2025-review.md (6 broken links)
6. _posts/1994-04-01-mtg-fourth-edition-booster-pack.md (6 broken links)
7. _posts/2025-11-12-uno-no-mercy-card-game-2025-review.md (5 broken links)
8. _posts/2025-11-12-apple-macbook-air-15-m4-chip-16gb-ram-256gb-ssd-midnight-mw1l3ll-a-2025-model.md (5 broken links)
9. _posts/2025-11-01-wicked-uno-movie-edition.md (5 broken links)
10. _posts/2024-11-20-trio-family-card-game-review.md (5 broken links)
11. _posts/2024-04-07-vintage-skip-bo-1993-review.md (5 broken links)
12. _posts/2021-11-01-exploding-kittens-exploding-minions-card-game-2-5-players-age-7-new.md (5 broken links)
13. _posts/2015-04-11-asmodee-dixit-promo-cards-tabletop-day-2015-nm.md (5 broken links)
14. _posts/2026-12-20-cards-against-humanity-die-weihnachtsedition.md (4 broken links)
15. _posts/2026-12-18-uno-family-pack-family-game-night-2-10-players-christmas-games.md (4 broken links)
16. _posts/2025-11-01-uno-nfl-elite-core-edition-wild-foil-flux-will-mcdonald-iv-sp.md (4 broken links)
17. _posts/2025-10-14-uno-elite-core-edition-yellow-tyler-goodson.md (4 broken links)
18. _posts/2025-04-28-uno-elite-core-edition-2025-amarillo.md (4 broken links)
19. _posts/2025-04-08-mattel-pocket-size-phase-10-go-2025-mini-card-game.md (4 broken links)
20. _posts/2022-10-15-phase-10-40th-anniversary-metal-steel-case.md (4 broken links)

Categories of Issues

1. Invalid/Malformed Slugs (Not actual post references)

These appear to be parsing errors or placeholder text mistakenly captured:

• per, tag, to, so, for, and, di, e
• below, link, links, pages, markers, references
• Verweise (German for “references”)

Count: ~20 false positives

2. Slugs with .html or .md Extensions

Should not include file extensions in post_url:

• 2019-11-20-beste-brettspiele-2019.html
• 2020-05-01-monopoly-kritik.html
• 2023-03-12-family-game-night-essentials.html
• 2023-06-10-vintage-games-guide.html
• 2023-06-15-board-games-for-kids.html
• 2023-12-01-quick-party-games.html
• 2024-01-01-uno-classic.md
• 2024-01-15-uno-vs-skip-bo.html
• 2024-04-14-codenames-original.md
• 2024-07-18-uno-sport-edition.md
• 2024-10-05-family-game-night-hack.html
• 2025-11-01-family-games-night.html
• 2026-04-01-inclusive-humor.md
• 2026-05-01-adult-party-games.md

Count: 14 references

3. Slugs with Trailing Punctuation

Punctuation should not be part of the slug:

• 2021-05-03-best-party-games-roundup].
• 2023-12-31-best-albums-2023](
• 2022-08-14-storytelling-in-metal](
• 2024-02-01-top-10-retro-card-games.
• below.
• tag.

Count: 6 references

4. Slugs with Single Quotes (encoding/formatting issues)

• '2023-08-20-uno-variant-history'
• '2024-05-14-macbook-air-typing-differences'
• '2024-09-12-macbook-air-2024-review'
• '2024-11-01-uno-edition-review'
• '2024-11-05-air-ports-evolution'
• '2024-12-02-air-vs-pro-value'
• '2025-01-11-laptop-display-nerd-notes'
• '2025-01-23-macos-linux-windows-workflow'
• '2025-02-28-mac-gaming-performance'
• '2025-03-01-energy-smart-laptops'
• '2025-03-22-laptop-performance-roundup'
• '2025-04-08-windows-vs-mac-port-choices'
• '2025-04-15-creative-workflows-mac'
• 'best-party-games-2023'
• 'board-games-collectors-opinions'
• 'game-night-organization-101'
• 'geeknite-board-game-night-essentials'
• 'nostalgia-gaming-collectibles-roundup'
• 'party-games-dynamics-101'
• 'ps4-adventures-review'
• 'uno-edition-overview'
• 'uno-original-review'

Count: 22 references

5. Missing Date Prefix

Should have YYYY-MM-DD prefix:

• magic
• trudvang-legends-core-set-review

Count: 2 references

6. Legitimate Missing Posts

Properly formatted slugs referencing non-existent posts (190+ unique slugs).

Examples:

• 2014-12-20-cah-strategy-and-first-experiences
• 2015-01-20-dixit-base-game-review
• 2015-02-14-dixit-promos-and-night-hijinks
• 2015-03-30-dixit-odyssey-expansion-notes
• 2015-12-25-geeknite-holiday-board-games-roundup
• 2018-04-12-tolkien-language-mechanics
• 2019-03-21-old-school-boosters
• 2020-05-10-sushi-go-party-review
• 2020-07-04-core-set-2020-booster-pack
• 2021-07-18-retro-mtg-unboxings
• … and 180+ more

Recommendations

Immediate Actions

1. Fix malformed references (categories 1-5): ~64 references
   • Remove file extensions (.html, .md)
   • Strip trailing punctuation
   • Remove single quotes
   • Fix obviously broken slugs (single words like “tag”, “magic”, etc.)

Strategic Actions

1. Address legitimate missing posts (~190 references)
   • Option A: Create the referenced posts
   • Option B: Replace with https://www.geeknite.com/ links for product-related topics
   • Option C: Update to link to existing similar posts with correct slugs
   • Option D: Remove the references if they’re not essential

Detailed Broken References

For the complete list with file paths and line numbers, see the detailed output file.

How to Fix

Example 1: Remove file extension

# Before

[Link text]({%- post_url 2024-01-01-uno-classic.md -%})

# After

[Link text]({%- post_url 2024-01-01-uno-classic -%})

Example 2: Remove trailing punctuation

# Before

[Link text]({%- post_url 2024-02-01-top-10-retro-card-games. -%})

# After

[Link text]({%- post_url 2024-02-01-top-10-retro-card-games -%})

Example 3: Remove quotes

# Before

[Link text]({%- post_url '2024-11-01-uno-edition-review' -%})

# After

[Link text]({%- post_url 2024-11-01-uno-edition-review -%})

Example 4: Replace missing post with wsib link

# Before

[Link text]({%- post_url 2021-07-18-retro-mtg-unboxings -%})

# After

[Link text]({{ site.constants.wsib }}retro mtg unboxings)