Mashlink Auditor

Mashlink Auditor, built by WPmash, is a free, lightweight internal linking plugin that finds orphan pages, fixes weak links and builds new ones with a smart suggestion system. Flag too much anchor text use, find broken links and spot internal links that still point to redirected pages. Get link opportunities in the block editor and insert a link in one click. Works with custom post types, ACF fields and ACF blocks. Tested and maintained by an experienced SEO strategist using it on real websites with thousands of pages to improve their internal linking. Find internal linking opportunities with a smart system

• Suggestions appear in the block editor sidebar, each one shown in context.
• Insert the link in one click. The editor scrolls to it.
• Pages you already link to are never suggested again.
• Works with ACF WYSIWYG fields and ACF blocks.

Link report

• Number of internal links in and out for every published post, page and custom post type.
• Colour tags for isolated content, content with no incoming links, dead ends (no outgoing links) and connected content.
• Overall Link Health score with a summary of the issues found.
• Depth column that shows how many clicks each page is from the homepage.
• Sortable columns, search by title or URL, and a post type filter.
• Click an In or Out number to see which pages link and with which anchor text.

Anchor text tracking

• Every anchor text with the number of times it is used and the pages that use it.
• An anchor is flagged in red as overused only when the same anchor links to one page more than 4 times AND makes up more than 15% of the links to that page. Anchors spread across many pages (like "read more") are not flagged. Both numbers can be changed with the wpmash_ila_anchor_limit and wpmash_ila_anchor_share filters.
• An Ignore button for anchors that are fine to repeat.

Deep scan

• Reads the rendered page, so links added by templates, theme builders, page builders and query loops are counted.
• Reads synced patterns and HTML stored in custom fields such as ACF.

Broken and redirected links

• Requests each internal link from your site and reports errors, redirects, redirect chains and redirect loops.
• Shows the link as written, the URL it should point to, the anchor text and every page that contains it, with an Edit link.

Extras

• CSV export of any tab, with the current filters applied.
• A Diagnose box that shows what the scan sees on a single page.
• Pages are rescanned automatically when saved.
• No custom database tables and no front-end output.

Compatibility The plugin has been tested with GeneratePress and GenerateBlocks only. It does not depend on a specific theme, but other themes and page builders have not been tested. Test on a staging copy and keep a backup before installing on a live site. Privacy The plugin sends no data to third parties and loads no external code. The deep scan and the link check request your own site's URLs from your server, and only administrators can start them. When a link redirects to another website, the plugin reports the destination and does not request it.

1.9.1

• New: Overall Link Health score and a summary of issues on the dashboard after a scan.
• New: Depth column showing the clicks from the homepage.
• The Ignore button now shows only for flagged anchors.

1.9.0

• New: Internal Linking Opportunities in the block editor. Find link opportunities with Mashlink Auditor and insert a link in one click. Works with ACF fields and ACF blocks.
• New: Remove link button in the report pop-ups.
• New: "Scan completed" pop-up and a "Scan first" notice.
• New: Stop scan and Stop check buttons while a scan or link check is running.
• Developers: the class can be extended and its hooks removed with WPMash_Link_Auditor::instance().
• New header and icon, and lighter status blocks.

1.7.9

• Overused anchors are now judged per page: the same anchor must be used more than 4 times for one page and be over 15% of that page's links. Big sites no longer get flags just for reaching 5 uses.
• Added a Settings link on the Plugins screen.
• Added a "View details" link on the Plugins screen that opens the WordPress.org plugin information pop-up.
• The admin page and menu are now called Mashlink Auditor.
• Image-only and empty links are no longer listed; only links with readable anchor text are audited.
• Only links inside the body text are counted. Previous/next post links, pagination, categories, tags, author and meta links, breadcrumbs, related-post lists, sidebars and other layout areas are ignored.
• Button links (theme buttons, WordPress and GenerateBlocks buttons, builder buttons) are left out by default. A new "Include button links" checkbox adds them.
• Added a "How we measure overuse" tooltip on the report.
• The Content tab now lists the most linked-to pages first, with a blue "Top Linked Page" badge on the single most linked page. Click the Status column to sort by status instead.
• The red overused-anchor box was removed from the Content tab; overused anchors are shown on the Anchor texts tab.
• Added a note that Deep scan is slower and can be skipped.
• Dynamic-tag placeholders in saved content (for example {{post_permalink}}) are no longer listed as links.
• Re-run the full scan after updating to rebuild the report.

1.7.7

• The link checker no longer requests other websites. A redirect that leaves the site is reported with its destination and is not followed.

1.7.6

• Author and company set to WPmash (wpmash.com).

1.7.5

• Renamed to Mashlink Auditor.

1.7.4

• Renamed.

1.7.3

• Renamed.

1.7.2

• Tested with WordPress 7.1.
• Renamed to Mashlink Auditor.
• Code standard fixes: translator comments, input sanitizing, removed set_time_limit and suppress_filters.

1.7.1

• Links stored in custom fields (ACF and similar) are now scanned.

1.7.0

• Added the Diagnose box.

1.6.0

• Added CSV export.

1.5.0

• Added the Broken & redirected links tab.

1.4.0

• Deep scan works with any theme or builder. Added search.