Audit the anchor text of your internal links.
Anchor text tells search engines what a linked page is about. Too many generic anchors ("click here") waste the signal; too much exact-match repetition looks manipulative. RankForge audits your internal anchors. Paste your URL — free, no account required.
What you'll get
An example of what the anchor text checkerproduces — your real result will use your site's data.
Anchor text mix
31% “click here” / “read more”
How the anchor text checker works
From a URL to an answer in three steps — no setup, no spreadsheets.
Paste your URL
No account, no install, no plugin. Enter any URL and start — RankForge works the way a search engine does.
We crawl & map your site
RankForge crawls up to 100 pages, following internal links and building a map of how your pages connect.
Get your result
See the findings in minutes — with a plain-English explanation and the specific fixes a free account away.
What this tool checks
Common problems this finds
The issues this check most often surfaces on real sites:
- error_outlineGeneric “click here” / “read more” anchors that waste signal
- error_outlineThe same exact-match keyword repeated across many links
- error_outlineImportant links carrying vague, non-descriptive anchors
Why anchor text checker matters for SEO
Anchor text — the clickable words in a link — is one of the strongest relevance signals you control internally. Vague anchors like “click here” waste it, while over-using the same exact-match keyword across many links can look manipulative and dilute trust. Descriptive, varied internal anchors help search engines understand what each linked page is about, directly supporting the pages you want to rank. Because anchors are easy to set and forget as a site grows, a periodic audit keeps your internal signals sharp without any outreach or off-site work.
Anchor Text Checker: frequently asked questions
What is anchor text?expand_more
Anchor text is the clickable words of a link. For internal links it's a strong relevance signal: a link reading "internal linking strategy" tells search engines far more about the target page than one reading "click here".
Can anchor text be over-optimised?expand_more
Yes. Repeating the same exact-match keyword anchor across many links can look manipulative. The goal is descriptive, varied anchors that read naturally — which RankForge measures against size-scaled thresholds computed on the backend.
What does the full audit add?expand_more
The free check summarises your anchor health and shows where it's weakest. A free account gives the specific anchor suggestions for each link, the full prioritised list, a client-ready PDF, and weekly re-crawls.
Run the anchor text checker now
Free, no account required. Create a free account afterwards for the full audit and the specific fixes.