About this plugin
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.