Link Extractor: List Every Link on a Page
The Link Extractor scans every link on the page you enter and lists them in two groups: internal links that stay on your site and external links that point to other domains. Each row shows the URL together with its anchor text, nofollow marker and whether it opens in a new tab.
Why internal links matter
Internal links are the road map inside your own site. They move visitors to related content, help search engines discover your pages and implicitly signal which pages matter. A page that receives many internal links is treated as a cornerstone of the site. This tool shows the links a page gives out; to see how many links a page receives you need Deep Crawl, which scans the whole site.
Why you should audit external links
External links point away from your site. Citing a source, crediting a reference or linking to a partner are all natural reasons to use them. Plugins, theme files, comments and user generated content, however, can add links you never intended. If you spot an unfamiliar domain in this list, trace where it comes from: links leaving your page without your consent are both a trust and a security matter.
What nofollow, sponsored and ugc mean
The rel values are hints you give search engines about a link. nofollow says you do not endorse the target, sponsored marks advertising or paid placement, and ugc marks user generated content. Since 2019 Google treats these as hints rather than strict rules. Marking advertising or paid placements is the honest thing to do and keeps your linking neutral.
noopener on links that open in a new tab
An external link opened with target="_blank" can reach your tab through the browser if it does not carry rel="noopener". Modern browsers largely prevent this on their own, but adding the attribute is still good practice. Check the rel value of any external link marked as new tab in this list.
Your Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the tool see links added by JavaScript?
The list is produced from the page's raw HTML, so links drawn later in the browser do not appear here. That is the point of the measurement rather than a gap: this is the structure search engines see on their first pass. You can compare the rendered version of your page in the SEO Analysis tool.
How many links are listed?
The first 50 links are listed in each of the internal and external groups, while the totals are always shown in full. If there are more, you get a truncated notice; use the Deep Crawl tool to extract links across the entire site.
Does it show whether the links are broken?
No. This tool reads a single page and does not send a separate request to every link. Broken link detection is the job of Deep Crawl, which scans your whole site, calls each address and reports its status code.
How many links should a page have?
There is no fixed number. Google's old 100-link guideline was dropped years ago; today the measure is whether each link serves the reader. Beyond menu and footer boilerplate, build links that carry real context inside the content.