Links listed in MozPro Crawl Diagnostics
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Ok, seeing as I'm getting to the end of my first week as a Pro Member, I'm getting more and more feedback regarding the pages on my site.
I'm slightly concerned though that, having logged in this morning, I'm being shown 407 warnings for pages with 'Too Many On Page Links.'
According to the blurb at the top of the page, 'Too Many' is generally defined as being over 100 links on a page ... but when I look at the pages which are being thrown up in the report, none of them contain anywhere near 100 links.
I seriously doubt there is a glitch with the tool which has led me to think that maybe there's an issue with the way my site is coded. Is anyone aware of a coding problem that may lead Google and SEOMoz to suspect that I have a load of links across my site?
P.S. As an aside, when this tool mentions 'Too Many Links' is it referring purely to OBL or does it count links to elsewhere on my domain too?
Cheers,
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Thanks very much for your he Cyrus. I'll give the tools you mention a go. Have a great Christmas
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This is a common question the SEOmoz help team often receives. In almost 100% of cases, rogerbot (the SEOmoz) crawler, is picking up links hidden on the page.
This is what is great about the PRO platform - it often picks up on problems not visible to the eye.
Two easy way to find links:
- Install the Mozbar and use the highlight link function. If you are unfamiliar with it, watch the video here to get an overview of how it works. This will show you visible links.
- For hidden links, you can use tools like Xenu or Screaming Frog, but in cases like this it's best to view the page source and look for something unusual. Depending on your browser, go to the page and Right Click > View Source.
Also, don't forget universal navigation links. Do you have a drop-down navigation that contains extra links? Also, some website use javascript for fly-out type menus that display links only when users hover over them.
If you're still having trouble, feel free to private message me and I can take a look at your site, or feel free to write the help team (help@seomoz.org)
Best of luck!
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