Link Management

Use Link Management to find a page’s recorded links, review suggested internal links, identify pages with few connections, and check destinations that may need attention. You can save link changes in Wheremore and, where WordPress sync is enabled for the source site, send supported changes to that site.

Open Link Management

Open Link Management, select the workspace you want to work in, then choose a Project. Use Cluster to narrow the page list, or leave All clusters selected.

The Pages view lists published topics and subtopics with a saved page address. You need access to the workspace and project. A page recorded in two projects has separate link records in each project.

Find your way around

Add link is available from the top toolbar. Each main view has its own search: Search pages, Search coverage pages or Search broken links.

Lists show up to 25 items per page. Use the page numbers or previous and next arrows to move through them. On smaller screens, the controls show the arrows and current page. Each section of a page’s existing links has its own pagination.

Find a page’s existing links

1. Choose Pages.
2. Enter part of the page title or address in Search pages. Use Cluster if helpful.
3. Select the page title or View links. Selecting the address itself opens the website.
4. Open the relevant section under Existing links.

Each row shows the other page’s address, its title where available, and the anchor text—the words used for the hyperlink. NoFollow, Sponsored and UGC attributes appear when recorded; the default Follow attribute is not repeated under every row.

The incoming and outgoing totals in Pages count link records, including internal and external links. Different anchors between the same two pages can count as separate records. These totals can therefore differ from Link coverage, which counts distinct connected pages.

Switch between Existing links and Suggestions without leaving the selected page. Back to pages, Back to coverage or Back to broken links returns to the list you came from with its filters and page selection. The cluster selector and list search are hidden while you are working on one page.

Existing captured links remain available in the project where they were recorded. An empty section means no matching records were returned for that page and project; it does not prove that the live website has no links.

Refresh captured links

1. Open the page from Pages.
2. Choose Refresh captured links.
3. Wait for Scanning… to finish.
4. Review the scan completion message and the updated outbound sections.

A successful scan reads the selected page and replaces its recorded outbound links with the links captured from its content. It does not edit the website or scan every page that might link to it. To refresh incoming links from another page, scan that source page too.

The scan filters out navigation and other non-content links, so its totals need not match every hyperlink in the page’s HTML. Pages that block access, require sign-in or cannot be captured may not scan successfully.

If you have saved a link that is not yet present on the website, a scan can remove that outbound record. Finish the website change and check the sync result before refreshing captured links. Captured records currently default to Follow; check the live page before relying on a scan to establish another link attribute.

Find and review suggestions

1. Open a page and choose Find suggestions. You can also start from a page’s Find suggestions button in internal Link coverage.
2. Wait while Wheremore finds possible links and prepares anchor text. Suggestions appear in the selected page’s Suggestions tab as they become available.
3. Choose All, Pages that could link here or Pages to link to to filter the direction.
4. Read Why it fits and check Link goes on and Reader goes to.
5. Choose Review link for a suitable suggestion.
6. Review Sentence on the source page. Edit Anchor text if needed, using words already present in that sentence.
7. Select the Link attribute, then choose Save link.

Link goes on identifies the source page that would contain the hyperlink. Reader goes to identifies the destination. For a page that could link here, the change belongs on that other source page, not on the page you started from.

The match percentage is an AI relevance estimate. Read the explanation and source sentence before deciding whether the link helps the reader. It is not a measure of search rankings or a guarantee that a link should be added.

Review link stays unavailable until usable anchor text is ready. If no suitable existing phrase is found, the card explains that. You can review the source content yourself and use Add link, or run Find suggestions again after changing the content.

Saving adds or recognises the link record and removes the suggestion from the pending list. Dismiss removes a suggestion you do not want to use. Both actions offer Undo. To go straight to pending suggestions later, select the suggestion-count button beside the page in Pages.

Saved suggestions and new searches

Suggestions and review decisions are saved with the project and do not expire simply because a few days have passed. Return to the page’s Suggestions tab to continue. Saved and dismissed suggestions are excluded from the pending list, and a new search does not automatically reopen those decisions.

Running Find suggestions again refreshes matching pending suggestions and can add new ones. Earlier pending suggestions that were not refreshed may remain marked This suggestion needs a fresh search. They cannot be saved until refreshed.

Refresh captured links has a different purpose. It updates the source page’s recorded links. It can also recognise that a suggested destination is already linked and remove that suggestion from the pending list, or flag an anchor that no longer fits the captured content. It does not generate a new set of suggestions.

If a search is interrupted, use the page’s Resume: button under Unfinished searches when available. It continues the retained search. Imported suggestions remain saved even after temporary search data expires. Deleting the project removes its associated review records.

Credits and unfinished work

Finding suggestions and preparing anchor text can use credits. Page capture for Refresh captured links can also incur usage. If a message says there are insufficient credits to finish, add credits and use the available Resume: control. Destination health checks, including Check now and weekly checks, do not use customer credits.

If results were found but could not be saved to the review list, follow the retry message. Wait for any stated retry delay and use Resume: when available. If the message persists, contact support with its reference rather than repeatedly starting new searches.

Add a link yourself

1. Choose Add link.
2. Under Where does the link go?, select On my site.
3. Search for and select the Source page. Opening Add link while viewing a page preselects it as the source.
4. In Destination page or address, select one of your pages or paste a destination address.
5. Enter Anchor text, choose the Link attribute, then select Save link.

Link attribute offers Follow by default, plus NoFollow, Sponsored and UGC. Check the intended attribute before saving.

The page search shows up to 25 matches. Keep typing to narrow a long list. Select the source from the results so Wheremore knows which project page contains the link.

Record a backlink from another site

1. Choose Add link and select On another site under Where does the link go?.
2. Enter the full Address of the page linking to you.
3. Search for and select Your destination page from this project.
4. Enter the recorded anchor text and attribute, then choose Save link.

This records a known backlink. It does not create a link on someone else’s website. You can also start with Record a known backlink in External inbound coverage.

Edit or remove a saved link

Choose Edit beside an existing link to change its destination, anchor text or attribute, then select Save link. The source stays fixed. To move a link to a different source page, remove the old record and add it on the other page.

Remove removes the record immediately and offers Undo. It does not delete either page. If WordPress sync is enabled for the source, a removal can also be queued for the website.

After the temporary Undo message disappears, open Pages and choose Link history. This shows your recorded link actions in the selected project. Undo is available while the affected record has not changed in a way that prevents restoration. A later edit or scan can make an earlier action unavailable to undo.

Check whether WordPress was updated

Saving in Wheremore and updating WordPress are separate events. Where sync is enabled for the source site, supported additions, edits and removals can be queued for WordPress. Without that connection, make the website change separately.

In Existing links, hover over or focus the coloured status dot to read the result.

A dot is shown only where the source is eligible for WordPress sync. A captured link can exist on the live page without a sync confirmation: Not confirmed in WordPress means Wheremore lacks confirmation for the current record, not that the hyperlink is definitely missing.

The save message and visible pending rows refresh their status automatically for a limited period. Reopening the page or refreshing it loads the latest status. A prolonged pending state needs investigation; it is not evidence of success.

Check the source page after a website change, particularly if its content or anchor phrase has changed. See Wheremore Sync for WordPress for connection and supported-editor setup.

Use Link coverage

1. Choose Link coverage and select the project and optional cluster.
2. Choose Internal inbound, Internal outbound, External inbound or External outbound.
3. Under Show, choose All below 3, No recorded links or 1–2 linking pages.
4. Use Find suggestions for an internal connection, or View links to inspect a page.

Inbound means links pointing to the page; outbound means links leaving it. Internal links connect pages on the same site. External links connect different sites.

Coverage counts distinct connected pages, not every anchor. Two links from the same source page to the same destination count as one connection here. Internal coverage excludes links from a page to itself.

Zero internal connections receive a critical badge; one or two receive a caution badge. These are review cues, not a requirement to add links until every page has three. Add a link when it serves the reader.

External coverage uses neutral badges. In External inbound, zero is shown as Not recorded because Wheremore’s saved links are not a complete backlink index. Use Record a known backlink to add one you know about. In External outbound, Add link lets you record a useful destination from the page.

Review Broken links

Choose Broken links. The default Show setting is Needs attention. Use Search broken links to search addresses, source page titles or anchor text, and use Cluster to narrow the selection.

Opening this view reads saved check results. It does not start a fresh check of every address. The summary shows the latest attempt in the current project, cluster and search selection. Summary badges count link records; several records can point to the same destination. The badges remain a summary of that selection when you change Show.

Needs attention includes confirmed or earlier broken reports, unverified addresses, redirects not ignored, manual reviews due and manually reported broken links. A working redirect is included in the working total but can still need attention because its saved address could be updated.

Repeatedly unreachable identifies addresses that could not be resolved on at least three counted weekly checks. It is a subset of Unable to verify, not an extra count to add to the total, and does not automatically become Confirmed broken.

These checks assess destination availability. They do not establish that an inbound hyperlink still exists on the source page, or that every link on the website has been discovered.

Run a fresh check

1. Choose Check now on the link.
2. Wait through Queued… and Checking….
3. Read the completion message. The row, counts and current filtered list update automatically.

If the link now works, it can disappear from Needs attention. Use Working without redirects or All links to find it again. If the check remains uncertain, the row gives the latest reason and attempt date.

If progress takes too long or cannot be refreshed, follow the message to try Check now again. Reopening Broken links can recover progress for a retained check. Weekly automated checks also update recorded destinations.

Fix or ignore a redirect

For a working redirect, Use new address opens the edit form with the final destination filled in. Review it and choose Save link. Ignore hides that particular redirect from Needs attention and Working redirects; it remains available under All links. A changed redirect destination can require review again.

For another problem, use Change address to edit the link or Remove to remove its record. Changing the destination queues a check of the new address. WordPress changes still depend on the source site’s sync connection.

Record a manual check

If a destination opens in your browser but refuses automated checks, record what you found instead of repeatedly checking the same blocked address.

1. Choose Checked manually on the row.
2. Open the address and inspect it.
3. Set Result to Works for me or It’s broken.
4. For Works for me, choose Review again in: 30 days, 90 days or 180 days. The default is 90 days.
5. Choose Save review.

Works for me removes the address from Needs attention until the review is due, unless a conclusive automated result arrives first. The decision applies to every link to that exact address in this project. It does not apply to another project or a different address.

To review early, select Manually verified under Show, then choose Checked manually again. Save a new result to renew the review, or choose Clear manual review to restore the latest automated result. Due items are also available through Manual review due.

Weekly checks continue during manual verification. An inconclusive attempt leaves the manual decision and its due date unchanged. A conclusive automated result ends the manual decision and restores normal tracking. Choosing It’s broken creates a separate manual broken report without a review interval.

If something does not look right

• A page is missing: Check the workspace, project, cluster and search. The Pages list requires a published page with a saved address. Use Content Bank to check the page record.
• Previously captured links are missing: Confirm the project. The same website address can exist in more than one project with different records. If the website changed, refresh captured links on the source page.
• Suggestions exist but Review link is disabled: Read the card’s explanation. Anchor preparation may still be running, may have failed or may need a fresh search. Use the available Resume: control or Find suggestions as appropriate.
• An edited anchor is rejected: Use words that appear in the displayed source sentence. To rewrite the sentence itself, edit the website content first and find suggestions again.
• A destination works in your browser but is unverified: Browsers and automated requests can receive different responses. Use Checked manually to record your result and set a review interval.
• There are no links in Needs attention: Check the not checked count before concluding that all destinations work. An empty filtered list is not a complete website health report.
• A save says the record changed: Another edit, scan or check may have arrived. Reload the relevant list and reopen the action so you review its current state.
• A list fails to load: Use Retry. A loading error is not a zero-link result. If the session has expired, refresh the page and select the workspace and project again.