Article Link Density

Articles should have appropriate internal and external links based on length


Rule ID	`content/article-links`
Category	Content
Scope	Per-page
Severity	warning
Weight	4/10

Solution

Add relevant internal links to other pages on your site and cite authoritative external sources. Short articles (under 800 words) need at least 1 of each, medium (800-1500) need 2 of each, long (over 1500) need 3 internal and 2 external.

Options

This rule supports the following configuration options:

Option	Type	Default
`short_max_words`	unknown	`undefined`
`long_min_words`	unknown	`undefined`
`short_min_internal`	unknown	`undefined`
`medium_min_internal`	unknown	`undefined`
`long_min_internal`	unknown	`undefined`
`short_min_external`	unknown	`undefined`
`medium_min_external`	unknown	`undefined`
`long_min_external`	unknown	`undefined`

Configuration Example

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules."content/article-links"]
short_max_words = undefined
long_min_words = undefined
short_min_internal = undefined
medium_min_internal = undefined
long_min_internal = undefined
short_min_external = undefined
medium_min_external = undefined
long_min_external = undefined

Enable / Disable

Disable this rule

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
disable = ["content/article-links"]

Disable all Content rules

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
disable = ["content/*"]

Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml

toml

[rules]
enable = ["content/article-links"]
disable = ["*"]

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