Anchor Text Checker

Anchor Text Checker fetches a page and lists every outbound link's anchor text and destination, flagging generic anchors like "click here" or "read more" that waste a relevance signal. Whether you’re auditing your own site or a client’s, this page explains the anchor text checker concept end-to-end and, gives you a free, working free anchor text checker below.

How it works

Paste a URL. We fetch the HTML and extract every <a> tag's visible text and href, then compare each anchor against a list of common generic phrases.

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What we check

• Generic anchor text ("click here", "read more", "this page")
• Exact-match vs. descriptive vs. branded anchor distribution
• Links with no visible anchor text at all (e.g. image links missing alt text)

How to fix common Anchor Text Checker issues

1. Replace generic anchors with descriptive text that tells users and search engines what the destination page is about.
2. Vary anchor text naturally rather than repeating one exact-match phrase everywhere.
3. Give every image-only link meaningful alt text so it isn't effectively anchor-less.

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