Issue library · 6 links checks
Create useful crawl and navigation paths with descriptive, intentional links that set clear destination expectations.
Links should name their destination, support the reader’s next step, and connect important pages through normal crawlable paths. Avoid accidental nofollow and redundant self-links.
Clear internal linking helps discovery, navigation, context, and authority flow. Link quantity alone is not the goal; usefulness and destination quality matter.
A link has no captured text or accessible name.
Add descriptive visible text or an accessible label that matches the action.
Navigate by links with assistive technology and confirm every destination is named.
Anchors such as “learn more” do not explain the destination out of context.
Name the destination or action when that improves understanding.
Read the link list without surrounding text and confirm labels remain useful.
No internal links were captured in the main page review.
Link to a genuinely relevant supporting page, hub, or next action.
Follow the link and confirm it advances the same user journey.
Nofollow on internal links may interrupt normal discovery and authority flow.
Remove nofollow unless the exception is deliberate and documented.
Inspect rendered rel values and confirm important internal links are normal links.
Many links point to the same URLs, which may reflect redundant navigation or content links.
Keep repeated links only where they serve distinct, useful contexts.
Review the link inventory and remove repetitions that add no navigation value.
Several links return to the same canonical URL.
Keep self-links only for useful navigation, state, or table-of-contents behavior.
Click each self-link and confirm it performs a meaningful action.