This URLsLab feature evaluates the accessibility of links found on your website, and streamlines link management and SEO optimization for website owners, managers, and SEO professionals, requiring minimal manual involvement.
What is the URL Monitoring feature?
The URL Monitoring feature enables you to detect broken links leading to non-existent or invalid URLs and hide them to protect your website's integrity. This gives you complete control over what appears on your website. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive overview of all internal and external links used on your website and allows tracking of any changes made to your URLs.
Integrating this module into your website operations can enhance SEO rankings, drive organic traffic, improve user experience, and optimize overall website performance.
How it works
You can see all the links discovered on your website during page generation in a clear table. A background cron process assesses the accessibility of each link to your visitors. By enabling the link validation feature, the plugin will automatically check and report all broken links, giving you an opportunity to fix them promptly.
Upon entering the “URLs” section, you’ll find a comprehensive list of all URLs within your domain. Each URL is accompanied by essential SEO-related information such as titles, summaries, visibility, SEO rank, and more. This holistic view allows you to gain a deeper understanding of your website’s link structure.
You have the option to choose between “visible” and “hidden” for each URL, giving you complete control over what appears on your website.
For each URL, a detailed breakdown of outgoing and incoming links is provided. This feature is particularly useful for implementing effective link-building strategies and understanding traffic flow through your website.
Clicking on “Show changes” will take you to the page changes section, which provides valuable insights into performance metrics such as the crawl and change date, word count, page size, page load duration, and page requests for each URL modification. By monitoring these metrics, website owners and marketers can analyze the impact of changes on performance and user experience.
The crawl date and screenshots are displayed to illustrate the changes visually. These screenshots provide a snapshot of how the webpage looked at the time of each modification, allowing users to compare visual changes alongside the duration and number of requests.
A more detailed comparison is also available by clicking on the “Compare” button. This comprehensive approach to monitoring and analyzing page changes ensures a well-rounded understanding of the impact and effectiveness of each modification on website performance and user engagement.
Enabling link validation in the settings automatically triggers checks for redirecting or error-prone links on your website. Any identified issues are promptly reported, allowing you to address them and maintain a seamless user experience.
What are the benefits of URLsLab’s URL Monitoring feature?
- Enhanced visibility and SEO – The URL Monitoring feature offers insights into your website’s URLs, helping you identify opportunities for improvement. With a well-optimized link structure, search engines are more likely to index your pages favorably, leading to better visibility and higher search engine rankings.
- Streamlined link management – Simplify the link management process with a centralized platform to manage all your URLs. Whether you need to control visibility, track changes, or analyze link performance, this tool streamlines the entire process, saving you time and effort.
- Error detection and optimization – Broken links and redirects can significantly impact the user experience and harm your website’s credibility. The link validation feature actively scans your website for these types of links, allowing you to promptly address issues and ensure a seamless user experience.
- SEO friendliness – Easily transform bulky and unattractive page IDs into clean, descriptive, and SEO-friendly URLs. By doing so, you make it easier for search engines to understand the content on your pages, improving your website’s overall SEO performance.
Tips to use the URLsLab’s URL Monitoring feature
Edit destination post
In the “URLs Connections” section, you have the ability to edit destination posts. After clicking the “Edit Destination Post” button, you will be redirected to the WordPress edit page of the destination URL to make your preferred actions.
Add or replace the existing or absent Twitter Card description
In the settings, you can boost your content’s visibility on social media with Twitter Card meta tags, which create captivating previews for increased engagement and shareability. One recommended approach is to update or add Twitter Card Meta Tags. These tags provide a summary of the page’s content, enhancing the presentation for social media sharing, which is a paid service. This can increase user engagement and strengthen your online presence.
Use screenshot module
Add screenshots to your content to enhance its visual appeal, increase user engagement, and improve SEO rankings. Depending on your website’s needs, you can choose from various screenshot types. With URLsLab’s Screenshots module, you can automatically add generated screenshots to your content using a simple shortcode.
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