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Internal Links · 2026 Edition

Internal Linking That a Real Site Architect Would Plan.

Topic clusters mapped from your real sitemap. Pillar pages identified by ranking + traffic data. Per-page anchor brief with exact suggestion. Orphan discovery so no page gets stranded. Site architecture strengthened, no manual sitemap-scraping required.

Auto
Topic clustering from sitemap
Per-page
Anchor brief with exact suggestion
Orphan
discovery built in
querymint.com/internal-links
Pages Mapped
342
across topic clusters
Link Suggestions
1,247
prioritized by impact
Cluster Map
Pillar pages identified12 pillars
Spoke pages mapped234 spokes
Orphan pages found18 orphans
Quick-win link adds78 priority

The Numbers Behind Real Site Architecture

CLUSTERING
Auto
From your real sitemap
ANCHORS
Per-page
Exact text suggestion
ORPHANS
Detected
Pages with zero inbound links
BRIEFS
Prioritized
By ranking impact
SOURCE
Live crawl
Re-runnable on schedule
See it in Action

Site Architecture Treated Like Architecture

Sitemap in. Topic clusters out. Pillar / spoke roles assigned. Per-page anchor brief generated. Orphans surfaced. Architecture decisions backed by data.

01

Topic Clustering — Pillars and Spokes From Your Real Sitemap

We crawl your sitemap, extract every page's content, and cluster pages by topic similarity. Each cluster gets a pillar page (highest-authority + broadest content) and a set of spoke pages (deeper, more specific). Architecture roles assigned automatically.

  • Sitemap crawl + page-content extraction
  • Topic similarity clustering
  • Auto-assigned pillar / spoke roles
  • Cluster-level traffic + ranking aggregation
Map Your Site →
Cluster Map — querymint.com
Live
Pages crawled342
Topic clusters identified12
Pillar pages assigned12
Spoke pages mapped234
Unassigned pages96
Auto pillar/spoke rolesRe-runnable on schedule
02

Per-Page Anchor Brief — Exact Suggested Text

For every page, we generate an internal-link brief: which other pages should link to this one, with the exact anchor text suggestion per source page. Writers + editors get copy-ready anchor suggestions, not vague "add internal links" instructions.

  • Per-page inbound + outbound link recommendations
  • Exact anchor text suggested per source page
  • Position-aware (where in the source page)
  • Priority score per recommendation
See Anchor Brief →
Anchor Brief — for /features/aio/
Per-page
Inbound recommendations
12
from related spokes
Outbound recommendations
8
to pillars + related
Anchor texts suggested
20
copy-ready
Priority queue
5 top
highest impact first
Exact anchor text per recommendationPosition-aware suggestions
03

Orphan Discovery — Pages No One Links To

Surface every page with zero internal inbound links — orphans Google has trouble finding and that lose ranking potential daily. Per-orphan suggestion: which pages should link to it, with the anchor text to use.

  • Orphan detection across full sitemap
  • Per-orphan link source recommendations
  • Priority by traffic potential (GSC integration)
  • Bulk fix — queue all orphans for inbound links
Find Orphans →
Orphan Discovery — full sitemap
Detected
Total pages scanned342
Orphan pages (0 inbound)18
Near-orphan (1 inbound)34
High-traffic potential orphans7
Per-orphan link suggestionPriority by traffic potential
04

Link Graph Visualization — See Your Architecture

Interactive cluster + pillar / spoke visualization. Hover a page, see its inbound + outbound link map. Identify clusters with weak internal density, pillars with no spokes pointing to them, isolated pages that need integration.

  • Interactive cluster visualization
  • Per-page inbound + outbound graph
  • Cluster-density heatmap
  • Isolated-page detection
See Visualization →
Link Graph — cluster overview
Visual
Strong clusters8 / 12
Weak-density clusters3 / 12
Isolated clusters1 / 12
Cross-cluster links47
Hover any page for detailCluster-density heatmap
Why Internal Links

Architecture That Compounds Over Time

Topic clusters from your real sitemap. Per-page anchor briefs. Orphan discovery. Site architecture treated like architecture — not a one-off spreadsheet exercise.

Autoclustering

Pillars + spokes assigned

Topic clustering from your real sitemap with auto-assigned pillar + spoke roles. No manual cluster spreadsheets. No "is this page a pillar or a spoke" debates — the data answers it.

Per-pagebrief

Exact anchor text suggestions

For every page, exact anchor text suggestion per recommended source page. Writers get copy-ready anchors, not vague "add internal links" instructions.

Orphandetection

No page stays stranded

Every page with zero internal inbound links surfaced and prioritized by traffic potential. Per-orphan: which pages should link to it, with anchor text.

Re-runnableweekly

Architecture maintained

Sites grow. Pages get added, removed, re-linked. Schedule weekly re-crawls so the cluster map + orphan list + anchor briefs stay current without manual re-work.

Business Impact

What Changes When Internal Links Get Treated Like Architecture

Before/after for SEO + content teams replacing ad-hoc internal linking with cluster-driven architecture.

AreaBeforeAfterImpact
Cluster Definition Spreadsheet exercise from memory Auto-clustered from real sitemap Data-driven
Pillar Assignment Subjective Auto-assigned by traffic + content depth Quantified
Anchor Text "Add a link here somewhere" Exact anchor text suggested per page Copy-ready
Orphan Detection Never done, or once a year Continuous detection + prioritized Surfaced
Link Brief Generation Manual per writer Per-page brief auto-generated Standardized
Re-Crawl Cadence Annual at best Weekly scheduled re-runs Always current
Architecture Decisions "We should add more internal links" Per-page priority recommendations Defensible
Use Cases

Built for Teams Maintaining Real Site Architecture

Internal Links adapts to the team — SEO lead maintaining clusters, content ops standardizing anchors, agency auditing client architecture, founder fixing solo-built sites.

SEO Leads

Maintain cluster architecture without spreadsheet drift.

Weekly re-crawls keep your cluster map current as the site grows. Orphan list updates automatically. Per-page anchor briefs regenerate so writers always get current recommendations.

  • Weekly scheduled re-crawls
  • Auto-updated cluster map
  • Orphan list continuously refreshed
  • Per-page anchor briefs always current
Content Ops

Standardize internal-link suggestions across writer pool.

Every new article gets a per-page anchor brief automatically. Writers see exactly which existing pages to link from and what anchor text to use — no more "where should I add internal links" questions.

  • Auto-generated brief per new article
  • Exact anchor text per source page
  • Position-aware suggestions
  • Editorial workflow integration
SEO Consultants

Audit client site architecture in under 15 minutes.

Paste client sitemap, run cluster mapping + orphan discovery. Deliver a defensible audit: 18 orphans, 3 weak clusters, 78 high-priority link adds. Client sees the architecture problem quantified, not narrated.

  • Per-client sitemap crawl
  • Orphan + weak-cluster surfacing
  • Per-orphan link recommendations
  • White-label PDF audit report
Agencies

Run architecture audits across client portfolios.

Per-client workspace isolation. Bulk sitemap crawls. Per-client cluster maps + orphan lists + per-page anchor briefs. Architecture work scales without scaling the team.

  • Per-client workspace isolation
  • Bulk sitemap re-crawl scheduling
  • White-label deliverables
  • Per-client architecture reports
Solo Founders

Fix self-built site architecture without an SEO team.

You shipped your site fast and never went back to clean up internal linking. Run Internal Links on your sitemap. Get an orphan list, a cluster map, and exact anchor suggestions. Ship the fixes yourself in a weekend.

  • One-run-per-sitemap discovery
  • Orphan list with link source recommendations
  • Per-page anchor brief (copy-ready)
  • Markdown export for CMS edits
Migrations

Plan internal link preservation during site migrations.

Pre-migration: run cluster map + anchor brief on the current site. Post-migration: re-run + compare. Surface anchor-text losses and cluster integrity breaks. Restore lost internal-link equity.

  • Pre-migration architecture snapshot
  • Post-migration diff against snapshot
  • Anchor-text loss detection
  • Cluster-integrity verification
Integrations

Architecture Output Flows Into Your CMS Workflow.

Cluster map to anchor brief to CMS edit — without manual sitemap re-scraping between stages.

XML
Sitemap Crawl

XML sitemap + on-site crawl

AI
Anthropic Claude

Topic clustering + anchor suggestion

G
Search Console

Per-page traffic data for prioritization

GA
Analytics 4 (GA4)

Conversion data per cluster

CB
Content Brief

Brief inherits anchor suggestions

CR
Content Research

Per-cluster topic depth analysis

A+
Asset Library

Cluster maps saved as assets

SS
SERP Similarity

Cluster boundary validation

XML
Sitemap Crawl

XML sitemap + on-site crawl

AI
Anthropic Claude

Topic clustering + anchor suggestion

G
Search Console

Per-page traffic data for prioritization

GA
Analytics 4 (GA4)

Conversion data per cluster

CB
Content Brief

Brief inherits anchor suggestions

CR
Content Research

Per-cluster topic depth analysis

A+
Asset Library

Cluster maps saved as assets

SS
SERP Similarity

Cluster boundary validation

W
WordPress

Anchor suggestion → post editor

Wf
Webflow

Anchor suggestion → CMS editor

GD
Google Docs

Brief → Docs with anchor suggestions

N
Notion

Cluster map → Notion database

CSV
CSV Export

Full link recommendation queue

Z
Zapier (coming soon)

Trigger on orphan threshold

W
WordPress

Anchor suggestion → post editor

Wf
Webflow

Anchor suggestion → CMS editor

GD
Google Docs

Brief → Docs with anchor suggestions

N
Notion

Cluster map → Notion database

CSV
CSV Export

Full link recommendation queue

Z
Zapier (coming soon)

Trigger on orphan threshold

See Pricing →
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Map Your Site in Under 5 Minutes

Paste your sitemap URL. Get cluster map, pillar / spoke assignment, per-page anchor briefs, and an orphan list. Re-runnable on a weekly schedule. Start free.

  • Sitemap crawl + page-content extraction
  • Auto-clustering with pillar / spoke roles
  • Per-page anchor brief generation
  • Orphan discovery + prioritization
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

✨ Ask AI to summarize Internal Links

Internal Links is QueryMint's site-architecture module. We crawl your sitemap, cluster pages by topic similarity, auto-assign pillar / spoke roles, generate per-page anchor briefs with exact suggested anchor text, and surface orphan pages with zero inbound internal links. Site architecture treated like architecture — not a one-off spreadsheet exercise.

We extract content from every page in your sitemap, run topic similarity analysis via Claude, and group pages into clusters. The page with the broadest content + highest traffic in each cluster becomes the pillar; the rest become spokes.

For every page: which other pages should link to it (inbound recommendations), which pages it should link to (outbound recommendations), the exact anchor text suggested per recommendation, the position in the source page where the link should go, and a priority score by ranking impact.

After crawling your sitemap and mapping the internal link graph, every page with zero inbound internal links is flagged as an orphan. Each orphan gets a per-orphan suggestion: which pages should link to it, with anchor text. Prioritized by traffic potential via GSC integration.

Depends on sitemap size. Typical SaaS sites (under 500 pages) complete in under 5 minutes. Larger sites (5,000+ pages) take 15-30 minutes. Cron-driven for scheduled re-crawls.

Yes — weekly, monthly, or manual. Cluster maps + orphan lists + anchor briefs auto-update on schedule so architecture decisions are always made on current data.

Credit-based per sitemap crawl. See the pricing page. $1 trial for 7 days on signup — card required; converts to Starter at $29/mo unless cancelled.

Yes — anchor suggestions can route directly to the post editor (WordPress) or CMS editor (Webflow) so writers see suggestions in-context without leaving the editor.

Yes — tested on sitemaps up to 50,000 pages. Larger sites use sectional re-crawls (crawl /blog/* this week, /docs/* next week) to spread credit cost over time.

Yes — CSV with full link recommendation queue, markdown for CMS edits, PDF audit report for client deliverables.

Sign up free, paste your sitemap URL, run the crawl. Cluster map + orphan list + per-page anchor briefs land in under 5 minutes for typical sites. See pricing →

Still have questions?

Email us at info@querymint.com — we respond within one business day.

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