Optimize article link density
SkillWeb & browsingLets your agent audit article links on a page for metadata, crawlability, and indexability issues.
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Then ask your AI: use the Optimize article link density skill
About this capability
Use when auditing metadata, crawlability, structured data, or indexability related to Optimize article link density. Verify the rendered HTML and HTTP response rather than relying only on source files.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by thedaviddias/front-end-checklist in skills/article-links/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
A natural link profile within articles establishes authority, improves site crawlability, and provides additional value to users by pointing them to relevant resources.
Quick Reference
- Include a balanced mix of internal and external links based on content length
- Link to authoritative external sources to validate facts and data
- Use internal links to connect related topics and keep users engaged on your site
Check
Review the article to ensure it contains a sufficient number of relevant internal and external links.
Fix
Add 2-3 internal links to related content and 1-2 external links to authoritative sources to back up your claims.
Explain
Explain the role of internal and external links in building a site's topical authority and improving the user journey.
Code Review
Review metadata generation, rendered HTML, structured data, and response headers related to Optimize article link density. Flag exact routes or templates where search-facing output violates the rule, and describe how to verify the final page output.
For full implementation details, code examples, and framework-specific guidance,
see references/rule.md.
Rule page: https://frontendchecklist.io/en/rules/seo/article-links
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 74k
- Forks
- 7k
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
article-links- Source
- github.com/thedaviddias/front-end-checklist