Internal link
A link from one page to another on the same site.
What Internal link means
It supports discovery and context, but its anchor and destination must still be useful.
How CrawlCheck measures Internal link
One finding code measures it. Its share of all scans is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.
| Finding code | Share of scans | Guide |
|---|---|---|
BROKEN_INTERNAL_LINK | 2.8% | dataset |
Every code, its rule and its current rate: the dataset page. Scan a site to see which apply to it.
Where Internal link comes up on this site
- Internal link audit: 2,260 links checked, 4 went nowhereIt follows the same order as the internal link audit guide published alongside this post, and it can be run by anyone with a sitemap and a list of URLs.
- How to find broken internal links and dead anchor linksMost internal link audits are a crawl and a list of non-200 responses.
Definitions that name Internal link
orphan page · Redirected internal link
Related terms in Content architecture and SEO
How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.
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Questions about Internal link
What is Internal link?
A link from one page to another on the same site.
How does CrawlCheck measure Internal link?
Through the finding code BROKEN_INTERNAL_LINK, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.
Which area of the glossary does Internal link belong to?
Content architecture and SEO: How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.
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