Tight internal linking shortens click paths and helps bots find what matters fast. Use hubs and descriptive anchors to concentrate equity where it moves the needle.
Which internal‑linking goal directly reduces crawl depth without adding new pages?
Blocking low‑value pages via robots.txt
Increasing external backlinks only
Adding more nofollow links sitewide
Surfacing key hubs so most URLs are within 3 clicks
In 2025 site audits, which metric is commonly used to evaluate internal link effectiveness alongside discovery?
Email open rate
Pages’ crawl depth distribution
Average ad viewability
Time to First Byte alone
Distributing link equity internally most reliably comes from ______.
Contextual links from relevant, high‑authority pages to target pages
Footer links repeated across every page
Canonical tags pointing to the homepage
Increasing image alt text density
Which change is most likely to improve both crawl efficiency and user navigation?
Hiding subnavigation behind infinite scroll only
Expanding faceted combinations to millions of URLs
Replacing all text links with JavaScript onclick handlers
Consolidating orphaned or deep content into topic hubs with clear paths
For large sites, always‑on audits that prioritize pages by value commonly use which signal?
Internal link importance when ranking monitoring targets
Meta keywords length
Count of inline SVG icons
Number of social share buttons
Which intervention best addresses wasted crawl on parameter/faceted URLs while preserving UX?
Generate XML sitemaps for every parameter combo
Add ‘ugc’ to all internal links
Constrain crawlable facets and link only SEO‑valuable combinations
Block the entire /category/ path via robots.txt
If a high‑value page has few or no referring domains yet ranks well, a likely contributor is ______.
Alt text stuffed with keywords
Multiple H1 tags on every page
A high CPM on display ads
Strong internal linking from authoritative sections
Which anchor practice most clearly supports topical depth signals in 2025?
Invisible anchors styled as body text
Exact‑match only in every instance
Descriptive anchors that reflect the target’s specific subtopic
Generic ‘click here’ anchors
A practical KPI pair for internal linking improvements is ______.
Higher cookie acceptance rate
Increase in average CSS file size and font count
Reduction in 4+ click pages and increase in impressions for target URLs
More 301 hops between internal pages
What is the safest assumption about ‘links mattering less’ in 2025?
Internal links are deprecated by Google
Internal links remain critical for structure and discovery even if external link weight shifts
Crawl depth no longer affects discovery
Only breadcrumbs count as internal links now
Starter
Starter: You’re spotting crawl-depth issues—next, build hubs and add contextual links to key pages.
Solid
Solid: Your structure is working; now prune facets and lift pages stuck 4+ clicks deep.
Expert!
Expert: You’re steering equity with precision—keep testing anchor variants and hub consolidation.
