SEMrush Audit is Showing 976 Links with No Anchor Text

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

An SEMrush audit identified 976 links without anchor text on earphoneguy.com, a Shopify site. The site owner has already addressed multiple issues but is uncertain how to handle this specific finding.

Proposed Solutions:

  • Add descriptive, relevant anchor text to problematic links
  • Remove unnecessary or hidden links
  • Review JavaScript-generated links
  • Conduct regular audits to prevent recurrence

Root Cause Analysis:
The links likely originate from images rather than text elements. One responder examined the homepage and identified the flagged links as:

  • Functional buttons (search dialog, login)
  • External social media links (Facebook, Twitter)
  • Image links on product/blog cards that already have corresponding text links with proper anchor text
  • Thumbnail links to full-size images

Conclusion:
The consensus is that SEO scanners can flag false positives. In this case, the links serve legitimate purposes and don’t require fixing, as they either have functional roles or exist alongside properly anchored text links. No action appears necessary for internal SEO improvement.

Summarized with AI on October 27. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

I just had an SEMrush audit ran on my site and I have already fixed numerous issues. One that I am stumped on is the links with no anchor text. Here is the link. My site is earphoneguy.com I’ve attached the PDF of the sheet.

Is there anything I can do about this?

Thanks,

Vern

https://www.shopify.com?utm_campaign=poweredby&utm_medium=shopify&utm_source=onlinestore
2

If SEMrush is showing 976 links with no anchor text, it’s an issue for SEO and user experience. Anchor text helps search engines understand the linked page. To fix this, identify the problematic links in SEMrush, then add descriptive, relevant anchor text where possible. Remove unnecessary or hidden links, and check JavaScript-generated links. Regular audits can help prevent this from recurring.

3

These are probably links from images.

Check in the report the URL where the link without anchor was found.

4

Those SEO scanners are not very intelligent.

Looked at your homepage and yes, there are links without anchor text. But! Some of them are actually:

  1. buttons, like “open search dialog” or “login” (this one links to noindex page anyway);
  2. links outside, like your facebook and twitter links, which has “noopener” anyway (should probably has “noreferer” too);
  3. links around product card (or blog post card) images, but there are corresponding links containing product title on the same product card;
  4. thumbnails which lead to full size image

And that’s it.

Not sure it’ll add something to your internal SEO if you have duplicated links between 2 pages (referring to the #3 here)

Meaning – there is nothing to fix.