Q. How can I use the Inventory Module to find link locations?

A. We create a list of all of the links on a website for each completed scan (with the exception of excluded paths), this means the Inventory module can be used to find specific link locations, eliminating the need to write long and complex policies.

Here are the steps:¶

1. Log in and navigate to your domain.

2. Click Inventory (books icon), on the page toolbar to open the Inventory module.

   

3. Click Links from the menu on the left side menu of the Inventory page.

4. Click Content from the menu on the left side menu of the Links page.

5. Select Pages from the list in the Type column of the Links page.
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6. Locate the link.
   Note: The link must match exactly.
   Tip: Use the Internal or External filter to shorten the list, or use the Search function to find the link.

7. Click on the export button to order a CSV version of the results.
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8. Convert the generated CSV to Excel or Google Sheets and apply a countif formula to the range, with the link in question as the main parameter. Example: countif(‘Column Range B:B’, ‘Link to Search’)

6. You can now work on the filtered results.

For more information, see the user guide article:

Inventory.

Locate links with the Policies module:¶

The Policies module is commonly used to perform simple searches for unwanted, matching, or required text contents that have been discovered after scanning a website. You can also perform more complex searches, including those that exclude matches found in particular elements like sidebars, navigation bars, or footers.

For more information, see the user guide articles:

• Policies Reports

• Policies.

Locate links with the Reports module:¶

The Reports module also compiles a report with links.

Select the Links Inventory Report to view the Links Inventory report.

For full instructions, see the user guide article:

Inventory Reports