URL: /rules/content/article-links

---
title: "Article Link Density"
description: "Articles should have appropriate internal and external links based on length"
---

Articles should have appropriate internal and external links based on length

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `content/article-links` |
| **Category** | [Content](/rules/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 | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `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

```toml squirrel.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

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["content/article-links"]
```

### Disable all Content rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["content/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["content/article-links"]
disable = ["*"]
```