The Dashboard is your central hub in LinkStorm, providing key insights and controls to help you manage your internal linking strategy efficiently. It consists of three main sections:
Google Search Console Insights (if connected)
Report Summaries & Key Metrics
Configurations & Controls
Let’s go over each section in detail.
1. Google Search Console Insights
If you’ve connected your Google Search Console (GSC) account, this section will display key metrics and graphical insights directly from GSC.
Learn how to use GSC data to prioritize internal linking.
2. Report Summaries & Key Metrics
The Dashboard provides an overview of your internal linking reports, helping you quickly assess your site's structure and potential areas for improvement. Clicking on any metric takes you directly to the relevant section of the full report.
Pages Summary
Provides a breakdown of all pages on your site, helping you understand their indexability and internal linking potential.
Indexed – Pages that are both canonical and indexable. These are the preferred pages for search engines and are considered in internal linking recommendations.
Not Indexable – Pages with a 'noindex' directive or other restrictions preventing search engines from indexing them.
Non-Canonical – Pages with a canonical tag pointing to another page are considered duplicates and not treated as the primary version.
Excluded – Pages that are either non-canonical, not indexable, or part of an excluded list (e.g.,
/categoryor/tagpages). LinkStorm won’t suggest links to or from excluded pages.
Learn how to use the Pages Report.
Links Summary
The number of internal and external links found on your site (excluding navigation/footer links) broken down by:
Internal links – Links between your pages.
External links – Links pointing to other websites.
Learn how to use the Links Report.
Opportunities Summary
Tracks the review progress of LinkStorm’s internal link suggestions, helping you manage and optimize your internal linking strategy efficiently.
Accepted – Suggestions that have been reviewed and approved.
Rejected – Suggestions that have been reviewed and dismissed.
Not Processed – Suggestions that haven’t been reviewed yet, allowing you to prioritize pending opportunities.
Learn how to use the Opportunities Report.
Issues Report
Flags internal linking problems that could impact SEO or user experience.
Broken links – Links that lead to non-existing pages.
Nofollow links – Links with the
nofollowattribute.Redirects – Links pointing to a redirected page.
Learn how to use the Issues Report to fix internal link issues.
3. Configurations & Controls
This section lets you manage key settings for LinkStorm’s internal linking analysis.
LinkStorm Snippet Verification
Displays whether the LinkStorm tracking code is installed and verified.
Learn how to install the LinkStorm snippet.
Auto-Accept Feature
Shows whether Auto-Accept for link opportunities is enabled.
Learn more about the Auto-Accept feature.
Sitemap Processing
Displays the number of sitemaps found and last crawl date.
Includes a switch to enable/disable sitemap processing.
Website Crawling
Shows the last crawl date.
Includes a button to trigger a new crawl manually (consumes credits: learn more about how credits and quotas work).
Next Steps
Read our Getting Started Guide to maximize LinkStorm's potential.
Explore the Opportunities Report, Pages Report, and Links Report for deeper insights.