Separate navigation from editorial links
Repeated header, footer, and sidebar links are normal. Review duplicate targets beside the source context before removing links.
Internal links · anchor evidence
Check internal links and anchor text
Inspect one public page for same-site links, anchor wording, rel qualifiers, duplicate internal targets, fragments, query parameters, and first-directory path groups. Use it for quick page reviews, then run the full site audit when you need crawl-wide architecture evidence.
PAGE FETCHLIVE + BOUNDEDLINKS RETAINED200 INTERNALEXPORTSCSV + JSON
OpenWebmaster checks one bounded public HTML response. It does not crawl destination pages, validate fragment IDs, execute JavaScript, compute PageRank, link equity, crawl budget, sitewide orphan status, rankings, traffic, conversions, or cause.
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Ready for a public page.
No sample PageRank, internal authority, crawl-budget estimate, ranking impact, traffic claim, or manufactured link-equity score appears before a live bounded check.
Internal linking workflow
Use anchor evidence before changing templates
Make anchors useful to readers
Short or generic wording is a cue for review, not an automatic error. Improve anchor text where it clarifies the destination.
Escalate to a crawl when needed
Use the site audit or crawl reconciliation tools when you need inlink counts, depth, sitemap gaps, or broader architecture evidence.