Crawlable Links
Links should use standard href attributes with web URLs so search engines can crawl them.
In short
Links must use the `href` attribute pointing to a valid URL (not placeholder hash symbols or javascript: links) to allow crawlers to discover other pages. This check is fully automated — the scanner returns a definitive pass or fail.
How to fix it
Ensure all `<a>` elements have valid `href` attributes pointing to actual pages or files. Avoid javascript: URLs or empty hashes.
Standards this maps to
- SEO: Crawlable links
Frameworks that require this
Severity
warning — an important issue to address.
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