Page-level content review
See where a guide, service, or landing page sends visitors before publication.
Links and URLs tool
Internal Link Checker
Analyze the internal links in one public page’s initial HTML. Review destinations, anchor text, and rel attributes, then inspect empty or generic labels before editing.
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Template regression check
Confirm shared navigation and contextual links remain semantic after a component change.
Migration cleanup
Find internal destinations that still point at an old host, path convention, or redirecting URL.
What it checks
Use the result as evidence, not a score.
- Same-origin HTTP and HTTPS links
- Resolved absolute destinations
- Visible anchor text or linked-image alt text
- Rel attributes, fragments, and generic or empty anchor evidence
What it cannot check
- Orphan pages, site-wide click depth, or PageRank distribution
- Links created only after client-side rendering or interaction
- Whether every link is contextually useful, editorially appropriate, or valuable for rankings
How it works
Input, inspect, improve, verify.
The tool processes what you enter, shows a plain-language result, and gives you a safer next step. Make the change on your website, deploy it, then test the live page again.
Understand the result
How to use the internal link analysis tool
Enter a Public page URL and select Inspect internal links. The checker fetches the page’s initial HTML and lists same-origin links in source order. Read Internal links, External links, Generic anchors, and Empty anchors together with the destination table.
Use View example to inspect the Overhyped homepage. Clear resets the URL and result. This is a read-only page check: it does not create links, edit your CMS, or fetch every destination to verify its response. Use the Broken Link Checker for destination checks.
- Inspect the exact article, service page, or template you intend to improve.
- Relative links are resolved against the final fetched URL.
- Review the table beside the rendered page before changing a link.
Understand the result
Review anchor text with an internal link analyzer
Anchor text helps readers understand the destination. For example, a hypothetical link to /services labelled click here would be flagged as generic. A label such as Managed SEO and AEO service may be clearer when it accurately describes the destination and fits the sentence.
An empty anchor can use linked-image alt text as evidence. The checker’s simple generic-label rules are prompts for review, not a complete accessibility or editorial assessment. It reports rel attributes without deciding that every nofollow link should change.
- Prefer descriptive, concise labels that fit the surrounding content.
- Avoid repeating keyword-heavy anchors just to satisfy a tool.
- Check image links and their rendered accessible names separately when needed.
Understand the result
Fix internal link issues without mistaking a page check for a site audit
Review empty labels, generic text, and unexpected destinations first. Same-origin means the scheme, hostname, and port match the final fetched page; another subdomain or HTTP-to-HTTPS variant may be classified as external. Fragment links can point within the current page rather than to a different document.
This check does not map the whole site, calculate click depth, find orphan pages, or suggest automatic links. For those questions, compare a broader crawl with a trusted URL inventory. After editing, deploy the source page and run the check again.
- Use a full-site crawl for site-wide internal link architecture.
- Confirm deliberate nofollow and hostname choices before changing them.
- Links created only after JavaScript runs may be absent from this initial-HTML check.
Popular use cases
Useful before and after publishing.
Page-level content review
See where a guide, service, or landing page sends visitors before publication.
Template regression check
Confirm shared navigation and contextual links remain semantic after a component change.
Migration cleanup
Find internal destinations that still point at an old host, path convention, or redirecting URL.
Pro tips
Small checks that prevent avoidable mistakes.
- Use ordinary anchor elements with real href values for important destinations.
- Write concise anchor text that makes sense when read out of context.
- Link to genuinely useful next steps instead of packing pages with repeated keyword anchors.
- Use the Broken Link Checker separately when response verification is the real question.
Common issues and solutions
What to review when the result looks wrong.
An internal link has no text
Add meaningful visible text or an appropriate image alt value when the link needs an accessible name.
Generic anchors repeat
Replace labels such as “click here” only where a more descriptive label genuinely helps users understand the destination.
Expected links are absent
The initial HTML may differ from the rendered page. Inspect the browser accessibility tree before concluding that client-rendered links do not exist.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers before you make a change.
Is this an internal link analysis tool for the whole website?
No. It inspects the initial HTML of one public page and reports same-origin links. Whole-site architecture and orphan-page analysis need a broader crawl or URL inventory.
Does the internal link analyzer find broken destinations?
It reports destinations and anchor evidence without checking every destination response. Use the related Broken Link Checker when response verification is the question.
Will this tool automatically add internal links?
No. It performs a read-only inspection and leaves editorial choices and publication to you.
Does this find orphan pages?
No. Orphan-page detection needs a broader crawl or a comparison with a trusted URL inventory. This tool inspects one source page.
Are relative links supported?
Yes. Relative links are resolved against the final fetched page URL before internal and external classification.
Is every nofollow internal link a problem?
No. The tool reports rel attributes as evidence. Their intent depends on the page and should not be changed automatically.
Read the practical guide
What a useful internal link tells people and search engines
Understand the evidence behind this tool, where its result stops, and the safer next steps to verify on a live page.
Read the guideEvidence · Limitations · Verification