Domains Report

Find every external website your WordPress content links to

A feature of the Link Manager plugin for WordPress

What does the Domains Report do?

The Domains Report feature lists every external domain linked in your published content, with the number of posts and links pointing to each one. For each domain, you can see which posts link to it and check every single link, with its anchor text and URL.

Keep your outbound links under control

  • See all the external domains you link to in one list
  • Find the posts and anchor texts behind each domain
  • Audit affiliate, partner, and sponsored links
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Why should I use the Domains Report?

Outbound links grow quietly. Over the years a site collects links to partners, affiliate programs, sources, tools, and sites that have changed owner or topic. WordPress has no screen that lists them, so most site owners do not know which domains they link to or how often.

The Domains Report gives you that list. You can check whether your content depends too much on a single external source, verify that affiliate links use the right parameters, find links to a competitor or to a domain you no longer want to recommend, and review sponsored links.

The Domains Report tab of Link Manager listing the external domains linked from the posts

All external domains in one table

Each row of the report shows a domain, the number of distinct posts that link to it, and the total number of links pointing to it. A domain with many links but few posts usually means a small number of posts link to it repeatedly. A domain with many posts and few links per post is referenced broadly across your content.

View Posts

The View Posts drill-down lists every post that links to the selected domain, with its publication date and the number of links to that domain inside the post. Use it to find the content you need to edit when you want to remove or replace a domain.

View Links

The View Links drill-down lists every individual link to the selected domain, with the anchor text and the exact destination URL. It is the quickest way to check that every link to an affiliate program includes your tracking parameter, or that the anchor texts used for a partner are the ones you agreed on.

The View Links drill-down of the Link Manager Domains Report with anchor texts and URLs

CSV export

The Export button downloads the report in CSV format, ready to be opened in Excel or Google Sheets or attached to an SEO audit.

How to use the Domains Report

  1. Open Link Manager > Dashboard and select the Domains Report tab.
  2. Sort the table by Links or Posts to see the domains you link to most often.
  3. Click View Posts on a domain to see where it is linked, or View Links to check every URL and anchor text.
  4. Edit the posts that need changes.

To check whether external links are broken, use the Broken Link Checker of Link Manager.

Frequently asked questions

How can I find all the external links in WordPress?
Open the Domains Report tab of the Link Manager Dashboard. It lists every external domain linked in your published content, and for each domain you can see every single link with its URL and anchor text.
Can I use the Domains Report to audit affiliate links?
Yes. Open the affiliate domain and check the exact URL of every link, including its query parameters, and the posts where each link appears.
Does the Domains Report check if external links are broken?
No. The Domains Report counts and lists external links. To find the links that no longer work, use the Broken Link Checker included in Link Manager.
Take control of your links with Link Manager
Find linking opportunities, fix broken links, track clicks, and build a stronger internal link structure across your entire WordPress site.