Link Counter

A link count is how many URL strings a pattern finds in a blob of text. It is not a crawl of a website and it does not test whether each address loads. Internal versus external in a simple paste depends on the host strings present in the text.

What you get from Link Counter is concrete. The total is the number of URL matches in the paste. The same matches can be copied out as a list. Counting happens locally. Read those results before you paste them into a template, a file, or a ticket. A copied mistake is harder to see later than a mistake still on this page.

A careful pass on Link Counter looks like this. Start with real input, not a placeholder you do not understand. Paste text or HTML. Then check the middle of the form, because that is where optional fields change the output. Read the total number of URLs found. Finish by reading the whole result, not only the first line. Copy the list if you need the addresses themselves.

The limit is the part people skip on Link Counter. Match the output to the input you actually typed, then decide whether it belongs on the live site. No. The result is a count of matches, not a status check. The same matches can be copied out as a list.

A second reading of Link Counter is worth it because the first pass is easy to rush. Say out loud what the output is claiming. The total is the number of URL matches in the paste. The same matches can be copied out as a list. Counting happens locally. Then say what it is not claiming. No. It counts URL strings in the text or HTML you paste. No. The result is a count of matches, not a status check. No. The pattern runs in the browser. If those two speeches disagree, change the input or pick a different tool. Link Counter will not resolve the disagreement for you.

Read Link Counter once more as a single job. Part 1: Paste text or HTML. Part 2: Read the total number of URLs found. Part 3: Copy the list if you need the addresses themselves. You should be able to point at this in the result: The total is the number of URL matches in the paste. You should be able to point at this in the result: The same matches can be copied out as a list. You should be able to point at this in the result: Counting happens locally. Does the link counter open a website? No. It counts URL strings in the text or HTML you paste. Are the links checked for 404s? No. The result is a count of matches, not a status check. Is the paste uploaded? No. The pattern runs in the browser. Who is Link Counter for? Link Counter is for someone already doing link tools work who needs count the exact number of links on a given webpage. A link count is how many URL strings a pattern finds in a blob of text. It is not a crawl of a website and it does not test whether each address loads. Internal versus external in a simple paste depends on the host strings present in the text. The first field was filled with a real value: Paste text or HTML. The result was read: The total is the number of URL matches in the paste. Optional fields were either filled or left empty on purpose. The copy went into the place the last step names. The boundary in the guide was respected before anything was published.

Keep Link Counter as this step only. When the job moves on, the Internal Link Checker is the next page: Internal Link Checker reads HTML you paste plus a domain you type, then splits anchors into internal and external lists. The External Link Checker covers a different piece of the same work: External Link Checker asks for a page URL and then shows a table of outbound URLs with a status and a follow flag.