External Links

Reports on external link count

Rule ID	links/external-links
Category	Links
Scope	Per-page
Severity	info
Weight	2/10

Solution

External links provide additional resources for users and signal content relevance to search engines. They’re normal and healthy for most content pages. This check is informational: external links aren’t inherently problematic. Ensure external links go to reputable sources and open in new tabs when appropriate. Use rel=“nofollow” for untrusted or paid links. Avoid excessive external links that distract from your content.

Enable / Disable

Disable this rule

[rules]
disable = ["links/external-links"]

Disable all Links rules

[rules]
disable = ["links/*"]

Enable only this rule

[rules]
enable = ["links/external-links"]
disable = ["*"]