How can I add anchor text to internal links on my website?

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Topic summary

  • Issue: A site audit flagged 37 pages with internal links that have no anchor text (the visible, clickable text). Goal: add anchor text to improve SEO and usability.

  • Clarifications: Internal links guide users and search engine crawlers. An tag with no text displays nothing; the fix is to place descriptive text between and .

  • Examples provided: Code snippets show an empty anchor versus a link with text; these examples are central to understanding the issue.

  • Latest development: The OP found an empty anchor on the homepage: . They asked where to edit this (which Liquid file) and how to add text.

  • Suggested approaches:

    • Manually edit the theme by inserting text inside the anchor in the appropriate Liquid template/section (exact file not identified in the thread).
    • Use an app (SearchPie) to automate/streamline adding anchor text; a free trial is available.

  • Status: No definitive guidance yet on the specific Liquid file or step-by-step fix. The thread remains open with the key question unanswered.

Summarized with AI on December 10. AI used: gpt-5.
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I run a Site Audit and it says that I have 37 pages that Has an internal link with no anchor text.

Website - www.modernshineclothing,com

Hoe can I add this anchor text to internal links?

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Hello @Katren ,

Greetings for the day.

Let me try to explain, what are interlinks?

Internal links help customers and search engine (google, bing) crawlers discover pages on your website. From an SEO point of view, internal links are the best way to indicate to search engines the importance of pages on your website.

Code of Internal Link without Text :

<a href="[www.modernshineclothing,com](http://www.modernshineclothing,com)"> </a>

It will display nothing on the website because there is no text added.

Internal link with Text :

[ Modernshine clothing website ](www.modernshineclothing,com)

How it would look on the website :

Modernshine clothing website

So if you find any in the code without any text you can add text in between.

Thanks
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I inspected my homepage and found this one:

Where can I fix it? How to add a text to it? In what liquid is it ?

4

Hi @Katren

I agree with @SocialAutoPost but that path can involve a bit of coding. I can offer you a stress free alternative!

A bit biased but our app SearchPie can streamline that process for you, adding your anchor text will only take you a few clicks of a button!

You can check it out and we do have a Free Trial period so that you can try our Internal Links feature for free!

Hope this helps!