GSC Error Stating No Anchor Text on links - wher edo i edit this?

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner received 256 Google Search Console errors for missing anchor text on links and needs help fixing them.

The Problem:

  • Links currently have URLs and title attributes but lack visible anchor text
  • GSC flags this as an error because there’s no clickable text displayed to users

Technical Context:

  • Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink (e.g., “Learn more” in <a href="url">Learn more</a>)
  • It helps users understand link destinations and assists search engines with page context

Current Situation:

  • The original HTML shows a link with href and title attributes but appears to be missing the visible text between the opening and closing <a> tags
  • The user attempted to fix the code but the corrected version appears garbled/incomplete in their post
  • They’re uncertain whether the fix requires manual HTML editing or can be done through Shopify’s interface

Status: The issue remains unresolved with no confirmation on the correct implementation.

Summarized with AI on November 24. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. It is the text that is displayed to the user and is used to describe the link’s destination.

For example, in the following HTML code:

[Learn more](https://www.example.com)

The anchor text is “Learn more”. When the user clicks on the link, they will be taken to the URL specified in the href attribute (in this case, “https://www.example.com”).

Anchor text is often used to give users an idea of what to expect when they click on a link. It is also used by search engines to understand the content and context of a webpage, as the anchor text can provide clues about the topic of the linked page.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.