What is an Orphan Page?
An orphan page is a page on your site with no internal links pointing to it.
An orphan page exists on your server but has no internal links from any other page.
Problem
- ●Google can barely discover it
- ●No link juice reaches it
- ●Users can't find it through navigation
SEO Impact
Orphan pages are often unindexed or poorly ranked.
Related Terms
What is a Backlink?
A backlink is a link from another website pointing to yours. It's one of the most important ranking factors in SEO.
What is Internal Linking?
Internal linking is the strategy of linking between pages on your own site to distribute authority and improve navigation.
What is Anchor Text?
Anchor text is the clickable text of a hyperlink. Optimizing it helps Google understand the destination page's content.
What is Domain Authority (DA)?
Domain Authority is a 0-100 score (created by Moz) that predicts a site's ability to rank in Google.
What is the Nofollow Attribute?
The nofollow attribute tells Google not to transfer SEO authority ('link juice') through a link.
What are Backlinks?
Backlinks are links from other websites pointing to yours. It's one of the top 3 ranking factors.