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Detects pages with only 1 dofollow internal link pointing to them
Rule IDlinks/weak-internal-links
CategoryLinks
ScopeSite-wide
Severitywarning
Weight3/10

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Solution

Pages with only a single internal link have weak internal linking support and may struggle to rank. Search engines use internal links to understand page importance and distribute link equity. Add contextual links from related content, include in navigation or sidebar, or link from category/hub pages to strengthen internal link profiles.

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Options

This rule supports the following configuration options:
OptionTypeDefaultDescription
excludePatternsstring[][]URL patterns to exclude from weak link detection

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Configuration Example

squirrel.toml
[rule_options."links/weak-internal-links"]
excludePatterns = ["/landing/*", "/promo/*"]  # Exclude intentionally single-linked pages

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["links/weak-internal-links"]
squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["links/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["links/weak-internal-links"]
disable = ["*"]