Technical fix guide
Weak Internal Linking Across Site
Many pages have fewer than 3 internal links.
Issue ID: SITE-LINKING-001
Severity: low
Impact: Low
Effort: M
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Many pages have fewer than 3 internal links.
Why it matters
Many pages have fewer than 3 internal links. This affects crawlability, rendering, and whether the site can be interpreted correctly by search engines.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for SITE-LINKING-001 fails and the page evidence points to Dom body.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Add contextual links between related pages
- 2Include a related pages section at page bottom
- 3Ensure navigation menus link to all main sections
How to re-check it
- Crawl the site and check that most pages have 3+ internal links
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.