Weak Internal Links

Detects pages with only 1 dofollow internal link pointing to them


Rule ID	`links/weak-internal-links`
Category	Links
Scope	Site-wide
Severity	warning
Weight	3/10

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.

Options

This rule supports the following configuration options:

Option	Type	Default	Description
`excludePatterns`	unknown	`undefined`	URL patterns to exclude from weak link detection

Configuration Example

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules."links/weak-internal-links"]
excludePatterns = undefined

Enable / Disable

Disable this rule

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
disable = ["links/weak-internal-links"]

Disable all Links rules

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
disable = ["links/*"]

Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml

toml

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

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