The site link analyzer tool is used to provide a number of links of a specific web page. This tool is very useful if you are interested in knowing how many links does a web site have in it, be it internal links or out bound ones. This tool will analyze a given URL and provide you with various links and their respective anchor texts. The anchor text refers to the text written on top of the link in order for anyone to understand what will happen should the link be used or which location it will go to, or what will happen should it be asked to execute the command. This is of course so that it is easier to understand and you do not have to have any advanced understanding of computer languages to know where the link will end up or what action will take place.

After execution, the site link analyzer tool will provide a list of columns which will display the results. Now it depends on what you are looking for, but the tool in addition will provide you with the option of selecting if you would like to see all the links or specifically the internal links. The internal links refer to the links that will have you remain in the current web site and not go outside of it; similarly the tool is also capable of providing us with a detailed list of outbound links. And as their name suggests they will take you away from the current web site and end up in a new location away from where you had started. Along side the links of the URLS site links will be the text which is the user friendly text provided on top of the link so that it is easily understood by all.

But what happens if the hyperlink does not have a anchor text associated with it? In that case the tool will then display the alternative attribute of the text as the anchor text. This can be a better and more understandable form of a specific link. If you are not really sure what an outbound link is, it is just a normal hyperlink. There is a misconception that an outbound hyperlink is different from an inbound hyperlink. They are actually technically the same. The only reason why they have different names is so that they are easily understood, as it would be more convenient to refer to an outside link as a outbound link, clearly indicating that the link will be taking you outside the current web site.

This tool can be of high importance to individuals who are looking to analyze a specific web site and want to know for various reasons where exactly the links lead to. There can be many security risks and threats that can be found in not knowing where a web site links to and leaves you open to security hazards. So do make sure you have a look at all the inbound and outbound links using the site link analyzer.