# fix-linking

Maps your site's internal links, finds orphan pages and click depth, then hands back a concrete injection plan.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2000 installs · ★ 21
- Author: calm-north
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-02-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/fix-linking

## What it does

The skill picks an architecture model for your site size, marks hub and spoke pages, then produces an injection table: source page, target page, anchor text, placement, priority. Orphan pages get a decision tree — if a page is thin or superseded, the skill points to a redirect instead of a link.

Five phases run in order: map the current structure, design hub-and-spoke, set an anchor text budget, resolve orphans, write the injection plan. You need a page list or sitemap for a real audit; without one the skill works from your description. Model choice comes from a table — hub-and-spoke for 50-500 pages, silo for 100+ categories, flat for sites under 100 pages.

Nothing touches your code or templates. The output is a report with recommendations. External link building is out of scope here; that is what build-links covers. On a CMS that auto-generates menus, some links already exist, so check that before rewriting anything.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill fix-linking -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/fix-linking/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill fix-linking -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill fix-linking -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install calm-north/seojuice-skills fix-linking
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill fix-linking -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills --path skills/fix-linking
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add calm-north/seojuice-skills --skill fix-linking -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/calm-north/seojuice-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/fix-linking/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find pages with no incoming internal links
- measure click depth to important pages
- build a link injection plan with anchor text
- rebalance anchor text across pages
- pick an architecture model for the site size

## Example prompts
- audit the internal links on my site, here is the page list
- find orphan pages and suggest where to link from
- build an internal link injection plan for /blog

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---
name: fix-linking
description: >
  Design or audit internal link structure for a website. Use when the user asks
  about internal linking, link architecture, orphan pages, PageRank flow, anchor
  text, site structure, silo architecture, or why pages aren't ranking despite
  good content. For external link building, see build-links.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
---

# Fix Linking

Design and audit internal link structures using hub-and-spoke topology,
PageRank flow logic, and anchor text budgets.

## Why Internal Links Matter

Internal links do two things: (1) pass PageRank between pages, and (2) signal
topical relevance via anchor text. A page with zero incoming internal links is
an orphan — invisible to authority flow regardless of content quality.

## Architecture Model Selection

Before auditing links, choose the right architecture model for the site:

| Model | Best For | Site Size | Key Characteristic |
|-------|---------|---------|-------------------|
| Hub-and-Spoke (Topic Cluster) | Content marketing, SaaS, publishers | 50-500 pages | Bidirectional links between pillar and cluster articles |
| Silo Structure | E-commerce, directories, large enterprises | 100+ categories | Vertical-only links within topic silos |
| Flat Architecture | Small sites, portfolios, startups | <100 pages | All pages within 2-3 clicks, cross-linked freely |
| Pyramid | News sites, large blogs, corporate | 500+ pages | Top-down hierarchy, authority concentrates at top |
| Mesh/Matrix | Knowledge bases, wikis, help centers | Any | Free-form linking between any related pages |

### Key Metrics by Architecture

| Metric | Hub-and-Spoke | Silo | Flat | Pyramid | Mesh |
|--------|--------------|------|------|---------|------|
| Target click depth | ≤3 | ≤4 | ≤2 | ≤4 | ≤3 |
| Internal links per page | 5-10 | 3-7 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 8-15 |
| Cross-section links | Many | Few | N/A | Some | Many |
| Authority distribution | Distributed to hubs | Top of silo | Even | Top-heavy | Even |

### Expected ROI from Architecture Changes

| Change | Typical Impact | Timeline |
|--------|--------------|---------|
| Fix orphan pages | +15-30% traffic to those pages | 2-4 weeks |
| Build first topic cluster | +10-25% traffic to cluster pages | 4-8 weeks |
| Reduce click depth by 1 level | +5-15% crawl efficiency | 2-6 weeks |
| Anchor text optimization | +5-10% ranking improvement | 4-12 weeks |
| Full architecture migration | +20-50% overall organic traffic | 3-6 months |

**Recommended for most sites:** Hub-and-Spoke as the primary model, with silo-style isolation between unrelated topic areas.

## Phase 1: Map the Current Structure

Before designing links, understand what exists:

1. **Hub pages.** Pages that aggregate links and distribute authority — homepage, category pages, pillar articles. List them.
2. **Orphan pages.** No incoming internal links from crawlable pages. They receive zero PageRank from the internal graph.
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