How do I create my first internal links with the module?

The module turns an expression already present in your content into a link. A group defines which pages to process; an expression specifies the words to find, their language and the destination page. The text stays in place: no sentence is added.

Create a first link on a product page

1. Find SEO Internal Linking in your module manager and select Configure.
2. In General Options, choose which product description to process: short, long or both. You can also exclude HTML headings (h1, h2…) and avoid links to the current page, such as a category linking to itself in its own description. The number of table rows only changes the table display. Save your settings.
3. In List of Groups, create a Products group, give it a name and select the relevant products. To get started, choose two products whose descriptions already contain the word “battery”. Save the group.
4. In List of Expressions, add an expression. Select the content language and the group you created, then enter “battery”. Copy the full destination URL from your shop in the intended language and enter a link title of no more than 100 characters.
5. Choose which occurrence to turn into a link and the options described below. Enable the expression, then save.
6. In Optimization, run product optimization and wait for completion. Open the relevant product pages in your shop in the selected language, then click the link to check its destination.

Choose the occurrence and link options

The position selects one of the matches that can be turned into a link in each processed field:

• Top: the first occurrence.
• Middle: the middle occurrence; with three occurrences, the second is used, and with two occurrences, the first is used.
• Bottom: the last occurrence.

The word does not move within the description. An occurrence already inside a link is not turned into another link.

The nofollow option adds the rel="nofollow" attribute to the link. Also choose whether it should open in a new tab. These options apply to links created for this expression.

If the link does not appear

Check the language, group, expression status and the presence of the words in the selected description field. Also check exclusions and make sure the text is not already a link. After changing your rules, run optimization again, then reload the shop page.

See also: Choose which pages a group targets.

See also: Refresh or remove links.