Why internal linking is crucial
Internal linking is one of the pillars of SEO:
- Distributes "link juice" between your pages
- Helps Google understand your site's structure
- Improves user experience by guiding navigation
- Reduces bounce rate by encouraging exploration
Premium feature
The 2D link map is available from the Starter plan. The 3D map is reserved for Business+ plans.
2D Link Map
The 2D map offers a clear visualization of links between your posts:
Show my site's internal link map
Display internal links from the "Tutorials" category
What you see
Interactive link map visualization
Nodes = Pages | Connections = Links
- Nodes : Each post/page is represented by a circle
- Size : Proportional to the number of incoming links
- Color : Indicates the category or SEO score
- Connections : Lines between linked pages
3D Link Map
The 3D map offers an immersive experience to explore your link structure:
Open the 3D internal link map
3D Features
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Rotation | Rotate the view with the mouse |
| Zoom | Mouse wheel to zoom in/out |
| Selection | Click on a node to see its details |
| Filters | Display only certain categories |
Identify Issues
Orphan Pages
Posts with no internal links pointing to them:
Find all orphan pages (without incoming links)
Over-linked Pages
Posts with too many outgoing links (link juice dilution):
List posts with more than 20 outgoing links
Missing Clusters
Groups of posts on the same topic not linked to each other:
Analyze thematic clusters and suggest missing links
Optimize Link Structure
Add links automatically
Add a link to "SEO Guide" in all articles mentioning "SEO"
Create a content hub
Create a pillar article that links to all articles in the "Marketing" category
Smart Suggestions
Suggest internal links for the "WordPress Optimization" article
Best Practices
- • 3-5 internal links per post
- • Varied and descriptive anchor texts
- • Contextually relevant links
- • Thematic silo structure
To Avoid
- • "Click here" links
- • Too many links per page (20+)
- • Isolated pages without links
- • Irrelevant links
SEO Tip
Create "pillar articles" (pillar content) that serve as a central hub for a topic. Link all related articles to this pillar and vice versa.