Free Internal Link Map Creator

Visualize internal link structure as an interactive tree. Spot orphans, link clusters, and hierarchy issues. Free, no signup.

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Used by 25,000+ SEO teams

What the Link Map Creator does

Internal linking is one of the strongest SEO signals you control, but spreadsheets hide patterns that visualizations make obvious. The Link Map turns your internal link graph into an interactive tree.

Spot orphan pages, weak clusters, and missing pillar-cluster relationships in seconds. The visualization is the audit; the spreadsheet is the receipt.

How to map internal links

Five steps from URL to visualization.

1

Paste your seed URL

Usually homepage or a key pillar page.

2

Click Generate Map

The crawler fetches links 2-3 levels deep and builds the tree.

3

Explore the visualization

Pan and zoom. Hover any node for URL and link count.

4

Spot orphans and weak clusters

Pages with no incoming arrows are orphans; sparsely-connected clusters need more linking.

5

Add internal links

In your CMS, add links to fix the gaps. Re-audit to verify.

When SEO teams use it

Six common workflows.

Site architecture audit

Visualize how content connects. Spot weak links between pillars and subtopics.

Orphan page detection

Identify pages with no incoming internal links and add links from related content.

Topic cluster validation

Confirm pillar-cluster structure: pillar at top, subtopics radiating outward, links flowing back to pillar.

Pre-launch site QA

Verify all critical pages are linked from at least one other page before launch.

Migration validation

After CMS migration, compare link maps before and after to verify structure preserved.

Competitor architecture analysis

Map competitor sites to understand their content hierarchy and topic clustering.

Platform-specific setup guides

How to use the link map across the platforms most teams ship from.

WordPress

  1. Audit your site map periodically.
  2. Use Yoast or Rank Math's internal linking suggestions to fill gaps.
  3. Re-audit after content updates.

Webflow

  1. Use the visual link map to verify Collection page linking.
  2. Add cross-Collection links via rich-text fields.
  3. Re-audit after Collection changes.

Ghost

  1. Map your tag-and-category structure.
  2. Add internal links between related posts.
  3. Re-audit periodically.

Next.js

  1. For app router sites, map link graph to validate <Link> usage.
  2. Identify orphan routes; add to navigation or related-link components.
  3. Re-audit each major release.

Static sites

  1. Use a build-time graph generator (e.g., gatsby-plugin-page-tree).
  2. Compare to this tool's output for consistency.
  3. Audit each release.

Grigora vs. other map tools

Side-by-side feature comparison.

CapabilityGrigoraScreaming FrogSitebulbFree generatorsManual
Free + unlimitedYesYesFree trialYesManual
Visual tree mapYesYesYesNoManual
Multi-level crawl2-3 levelsFull siteFull site1 levelManual
Orphan detectionYesYesYesNoManual
No signupYesAccount requiredAccount requiredYesYes
Result speed<60 sec<5 min<5 min<5 secManual
Export to image/PDFScreenshotYesYesNoManual
Highlights nofollowYesYesYesNoManual

Common errors and how to fix them

Eight issues teams hit when mapping internal links.

Map shows only 1-2 nodes

Cause: Page has very few internal links, or JS-rendered.

Fix: Verify the page has internal links in source HTML. For SPAs, server-render.

Tree is too dense to read

Cause: Page has many links and links link to many.

Fix: Reduce crawl depth. Or focus the audit on specific clusters.

Crawl times out

Cause: Target site is slow.

Fix: Retry. Or audit smaller URL clusters.

Some pages missing from the map

Cause: Crawl depth limit or rate limiting.

Fix: Increase depth (with patience) or use a full-site crawler.

Visualization breaks on mobile

Cause: Tree visualizations need horizontal space.

Fix: Use desktop for the visualization step.

Returns 403 or "blocked"

Cause: Site blocks our crawler.

Fix: Manually inspect via Screaming Frog with a custom user agent.

Same page appears twice

Cause: Different paths to same page (with/without trailing slash).

Fix: Normalize URLs in your CMS.

Sitemap and crawl differ

Cause: Sitemap includes pages not internally linked — orphans.

Fix: Add internal links to the orphan pages from related content.

Original data from our 2026 link audit

Across 200 site maps generated.

12%
Average orphan pages found per site (n=200)
38 sec
Median crawl time per seed URL
Hub-and-spoke (62%)
Most common link cluster pattern
28
% of sites with healthy pillar-cluster structure

Frequently asked questions

Twelve answers about internal link mapping.

Related free tools

Other utilities that pair with the Link Map Creator.

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