How to find links pointing to a...

User 3004957 Photo


Registered User
866 posts

Is there a way I can find all the links I have created which point to a particular page?

I know when you delete a page, you get a message saying "There are x-number of links to this page, which will be removed" (or something to that effect).

I don't want to delete a page, but I do want to see how many links I have pointing to it, and where they are.
User 187934 Photo


Senior Advisor
20,271 posts

This tool will help.:)
Xenu's Link Sleuth
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
User 3004957 Photo


Registered User
866 posts

Thanks! Xenu's Link Sleuth will definitely help me after I get my website published.

However, at the moment I'm still composing my site using VSD and it's nowhere near ready to publish. I was hoping VSD itself had a function that would help me find links pointing to a given page. Sounds like this is not an option, though.
User 187934 Photo


Senior Advisor
20,271 posts

Actually you can use it before you publish your site.:) Preview your site as you normally do then copy the address in the address bar of your browser. Now paste this into the url box for Xenu. There's also a local file browsing button right there to the lower right of the address bar that you can use to find your index page.:)
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.

This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com

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