External Links Checker

The External Links Checker is a free tool that scans any public page and pulls out every link pointing off-site to a different domain, then lays each one out in a table with its anchor text, target domain, and whether it carries a follow, nofollow, or sponsored/UGC attribute. Instead of reading through page source line by line, you get an instant view of exactly who a page is sending both visitors and link equity to — and whether those outbound links are being handled the way search engines expect for paid placements, citations, and genuine editorial references.

It exists because outbound linking is easy to lose track of, especially on pages with contributed content, ads, or affiliate placements added over time. A handful of unmarked sponsored links, or a growing list of links to low-quality or unrelated domains, can quietly affect how trustworthy a page looks to both readers and search engines. Running this checker on a page — yours or a competitor's — shows you the full outbound picture at a glance: how many unique domains it links to, which links are properly nofollowed, and which anchor text is doing a good job describing the destination.

When you submit a URL, the tool fetches the page's live HTML and parses every <a> tag it contains. Each link's href is resolved and compared against the page's own domain — links that stay on the same domain are excluded, along with anchor-only fragments, mailto links, and javascript: links, since none of those are real outbound links. For every remaining link, the tool records its visible anchor text, the target domain it resolves to, and whether a rel="nofollow", "sponsored", or "ugc" attribute is present.

This check reflects a single page's HTML at the moment you run it — it does not crawl the destination sites to verify they're safe or still live, and it does not execute JavaScript, so links injected purely client-side after page load may not appear. Reviewing the unique-domain count alongside the full list is the fastest way to spot a page that's accumulated more outbound links than its content actually warrants. For a site-wide view of outbound linking across every page on a domain, run SEOJuicer's complete website audit instead of checking pages one at a time.

• Link out to trustworthy, relevant sites. Pointing to low-quality or spammy domains can drag down how trustworthy your own page looks to both readers and search engines, even if the rest of the content is solid.
• Nofollow risky or paid links. Use rel="nofollow" or "sponsored" for ads, paid placements, and sources you can't fully vouch for, so search engines don't read them as an editorial endorsement.
• Open outbound links in a new tab thoughtfully. target="_blank" keeps visitors on your site while they check a source, but pair it with rel="noopener" to avoid the security risk that combination otherwise creates.
• Keep an eye on how many unique external domains a page links to. A large, unrelated spread can look like a link farm to search engines, even when every individual link seems reasonable on its own.