Help crawlers find pages
URLs only in a sitemap and never linked from HTML are easier to ignore. Internal links confirm they belong.
Internal linking
Map internal links and find pages that sit alone.
Crawlox builds an internal link graph from the latest crawl so you can see inbound and outbound connections, inspect anchors, and strengthen pages that search engines can barely discover.
Navigable link graph
Pan, zoom, and rearrange nodes to explore how crawled pages connect to each other.
Inbound and outbound counts
Select a page to review how many internal links point in and how many it sends out.
Anchor and follow type
Inspect anchor text and whether links are followed when you open a node.
Orphan risk
Spot URLs with little or no inbound internal linking before they waste crawl budget.
What is internal linking analysis?
Internal links tell crawlers which pages matter and how topics connect.
Internal linking is the set of links from one page on your domain to another. Crawlox records those links during the crawl, counts inbound and outbound connections, and renders a graph so SEO teams can see hubs, isolated URLs, and weak topic clusters.
Why it matters
Pages without internal links are hard to crawl and hard to rank.
Google discovers most URLs by following links. A strong internal link graph spreads relevance, helps users move between related content, and keeps important pages close to the homepage in click distance.
Pass relevance between pages
Descriptive anchors from related articles to a pillar page reinforce the target topic.
Reduce click depth
Important pages should be a few clicks from home. The graph makes long paths obvious.
Clean leftover links
Find internal links that still point at 404s or redirected campaign URLs.
How it works
HTML links become a graph you can explore.
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Extract internal hrefs
During the crawl, Crawlox records links that stay on the authorized root domain.
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Build nodes and edges
Each page is a node. Each internal link is an edge with anchor and follow context.
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Explore the canvas
Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, and move nodes to inspect clusters.
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Open a page
Select a node to review inbound/outbound counts and jump into on-page SEO details.
What you can inspect
Link context beyond a simple count.
The graph is a starting point. Page detail still shows anchors, follow type, and SEO checks.
Inbound internal links
How many crawled pages point at this URL.
Outbound internal links
How many internal URLs this page points to.
External links
Count of links that leave the domain.
Anchor text
See the visible text used to point at a page.
Follow type
Review whether recorded links are followed.
SEO score on the node
Keep linking work tied to pages that also need on-page fixes.
What teams do next
Turn isolated pages into a linking plan.
Add contextual links
From related articles and category hubs, link to pages with little inbound internal traffic.
Strengthen pillar pages
Make sure cluster content points at the commercial or canonical URL with descriptive anchors.
Remove dead internal links
Replace links to error pages after you confirm the destination in the inventory.
FAQ
Internal linking questions.
Short answers for teams that want a visual internal link analysis from a hosted crawl.
How does Crawlox analyze internal links?
Crawlox records internal hrefs while crawling authorized pages, then builds a graph of nodes and edges with inbound and outbound counts.
Can I see anchor text?
Yes. Opening a node or page detail shows anchors, follow type, and whether the link is internal or external.
Does the graph include nofollow links?
Recorded links include follow type so you can see how the crawler classified them.
What is an isolated page?
A page with little or no inbound internal linking. It may still be in the sitemap, but crawlers and users are less likely to discover it from HTML.
Is this the same as backlink analysis?
No. Crawlox maps links inside your own domain. Off-site backlinks are not part of this view.
Who should use the linking view?
SEO specialists, content editors, and site owners improving crawl paths, topic clusters, and click depth.
Fix internal links
See how your pages actually connect.
Crawl an authorized domain and use the internal link graph to find hubs, isolated URLs, and missing contextual links.