# recto — full

> recto finds the orphaned pages on your site — pages with zero internal links pointing to them, so search engines and readers can barely reach them — and helps you link them from posts you already wrote, one paragraph at a time. You approve every link. Built for SEO-serious WordPress sites, ranks orphans by the Search Console traffic they are losing. One-time purchase, bring-your-own-AI-key.

## Product & free tool
- [Free orphan-page audit](https://audit.rectoapp.com): Crawl your site and see which pages have zero internal links pointing to them, ranked by the search traffic they are losing. No signup.
- [recto — home](https://rectoapp.com/): recto finds the pages nothing links to and links them using words you already published — no AI rewrite, you approve every change. $39 once, no subscription.
- [Pricing](https://rectoapp.com/#pricing): One-time purchase, $39 per site. Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key and the credit meter stops.

## Internal linking & SEO guides
### [Internal linking for SEO: the complete guide](https://rectoapp.com/blog/internal-linking)
Target: internal linking. Every page you publish is a promise that someone can reach it. Internal links are how you keep that promise — to readers and to search engines.
  - Internal links connect one page on your site to another. They let search engines discover, crawl, and understand your pages, and they pass ranking signals between them.
  - A page with no internal links pointing to it — an orphan page — is nearly invisible to search engines, no matter how good it is.
  - Good internal links use descriptive anchor text, sit inside relevant content, and point from pages with authority to pages that need it.
  - The work is finding which pages are orphaned, choosing the right pages to link from, and writing an anchor that reads naturally. That is exactly what recto does.

### [Internal Link Juicer alternative: when free is not enough](https://rectoapp.com/blog/internal-link-juicer-alternative)
Target: Internal Link Juicer alternative. Internal Link Juicer is a solid free starting point for auto-linking by keyword. But the ceiling is real — no Google Search Console integration, no orphan prioritisation, and the jump to a paid tier is steep. Here is what recto does differently, and why you might be ready to move on.
  - Internal Link Juicer is free to start with keyword-based auto-linking and a dashboard, but it lacks Google Search Console data and does not rank orphan pages by how close they are to ranking in real search results.
  - The jump from free to paid is significant — Pro costs 69.99 to 189.99 per year depending on site count, and a lifetime licence runs 209.99 to 549.99 one-time, without solving the missing GSC integration.
  - recto is a 39-dollar one-time alternative that ranks orphan pages by real Google Search Console impressions and uses phrases you already wrote as anchors, keeping your voice intact on every link.

### [Link Whisper review: honest 2026 verdict](https://rectoapp.com/blog/link-whisper-review)
Target: Link Whisper review. Link Whisper is the most popular internal linking plugin for WordPress, and for good reason. But the AI credits, the annual bill, and the AI-written anchors are not for everyone. Here is a straight review, with the alternatives that beat it on price and on prioritisation.
  - Link Whisper is a polished WordPress plugin that suggests internal links as you write and inserts them in one click. In 2026 it costs 97 dollars a year for one site, up to 497 for fifty, billed annually with AI credits included.
  - It is genuinely good at speed and at staying inside the editor. Its weak spots are the recurring bill, the AI-invented anchor text, and the fact that it does not rank your orphan pages by how close they actually are to ranking.
  - If you want one-time pricing and orphan pages prioritised by real Search Console impressions, recto is the honest alternative at 39 dollars. If you want monthly AI credits and semantic suggestions, LinkBoss is the closer match.

### [Link Whisper vs Internal Link Juicer: 2026 comparison](https://rectoapp.com/blog/link-whisper-vs-internal-link-juicer)
Target: Link Whisper vs Internal Link Juicer. Link Whisper and Internal Link Juicer are two different answers to internal linking. Link Whisper automates with AI-suggested anchors and annual billing. Internal Link Juicer lets you define keywords and keeps the control. Here is how they stack up, and where recto fits.
  - Link Whisper vs Internal Link Juicer is really a choice between automation and control. Link Whisper costs 97 to 497 dollars a year, lives in the editor, and uses AI to write anchor text. Internal Link Juicer is free to start, keyword-based, and gives you full control over which phrases trigger links.
  - Link Whisper is faster if you write a lot of content. Internal Link Juicer is cheaper, especially if you pay lifetime rates of 209 to 549 dollars per site. Neither ranks orphan pages by how close they are to ranking based on real Search Console impressions.
  - recto is a third way: 39 dollars one-time, no annual bill, orphan pages ranked by real Google Search Console impressions, and anchor text drawn from phrases you already wrote. It is a different strategy for the same problem.

### [Link Whisper vs LinkBoss: the 2026 comparison](https://rectoapp.com/blog/link-whisper-vs-linkboss)
Target: Link Whisper vs LinkBoss. Link Whisper and LinkBoss are the two leading paid internal linking tools, but they work very differently. One bills annually with AI credits included; the other charges monthly or per credit, with semantic AI under the hood. Here is a straight comparison, and when to pick recto instead.
  - Link Whisper charges $97 to $497 a year for one to fifty sites, with AI credits bundled; LinkBoss charges $11 to $149 a month, or pay-as-you-go starting at $69 per thousand credits.
  - Link Whisper is faster in the WordPress editor and uses phrase matching plus AI anchors; LinkBoss uses semantic AI to understand context and offers credit banking so you pay only for what you use.
  - If you want one-time pricing and orphan pages ranked by real Search Console impressions instead of bulk reports, recto is the alternative at $39 per site, one-time.

### [LinkBoss review 2026: AI internal linking, worth it?](https://rectoapp.com/blog/linkboss-review)
Target: LinkBoss review. LinkBoss is a credit-based semantic AI tool for internal linking that lets you pay monthly or stack credits that never expire. It is genuinely strong at orphan detection and site visualisation. But the recurring credits meter and the lack of Search Console ranking signals make recto the smarter pick for most sites.
  - LinkBoss is a semantic AI internal linking tool that costs between 11 and 149 dollars a month on a subscription, or you can buy credit packs from 69 dollars per 1,000 credits with no expiry. It offers strong orphan detection, site visualisation, and semantic AI suggestions.
  - Its main weak spots are the recurring monthly cost or the need to track and replenish credits, plus the fact that it ranks all orphans equally instead of by how close they are to ranking in Google.
  - If you want to prioritise orphans by real Search Console impressions and pay once, recto at 39 dollars one-time is the clearer choice. If you want monthly billing and semantic suggestions, LinkBoss is the closer fit.

### [Anchor text examples that work (and ones to avoid)](https://rectoapp.com/blog/anchor-text-examples)
Target: anchor text examples. The fastest way to understand anchor text is to read good and bad anchors side by side. Here is a worked set — exact-match, partial, branded, and the generic anchors that throw the signal away — with the reason each one helps or hurts.
  - Good anchor text describes the destination and reads naturally in the sentence; bad anchor text is generic ('click here', 'read more') or misleading.
  - Exact-match anchors are the strongest signal and are safe for your own internal links; a natural mix of exact, partial, and branded reads like a human wrote it.
  - The most common weak anchor is the generic boilerplate one — it carries zero topical signal and is the easiest thing to fix.
  - When you fix an anchor, attach the link to a phrase already in your sentence rather than bolting on new words.

### [Anchor text in SEO: the complete guide](https://rectoapp.com/blog/anchor-text-guide)
Target: anchor text. The clickable words of a link are one of the clearest signals search engines have about what a page is about. Choose them well and you sharpen every internal link you publish; choose them lazily and you waste the signal entirely.
  - Anchor text is the visible, clickable words of a link. Search engines read it as a compressed description of the destination page, so it carries real ranking weight.
  - There are five common types: exact-match, partial-match, branded, generic ('click here'), and naked URLs. A natural mix reads like a human wrote it; all-exact-match reads optimised.
  - Google's guidance is to write descriptive link text that gives an accurate idea of the linked page. Over-optimised, repetitive anchors are the pattern the 2012 Penguin update targeted.
  - The best anchors are phrases already in your sentence. Attach the link to words you wrote, keep it honest, and verify it landed in the published HTML.

### [Anchor text HTML: how the a tag really works](https://rectoapp.com/blog/anchor-text-html)
Target: anchor text html. Every link is an HTML anchor element, and the words between its tags are the anchor text. Get the markup right and your links are clear to readers, screen readers, and search engines alike. Here is the tag, the attributes, and the rules that matter.
  - Anchor text is the content between the opening and closing a tags: the text in <a href='...'>this text</a> is the anchor.
  - The href attribute sets the destination; rel (e.g. nofollow, sponsored) describes the link; title adds an optional tooltip but never replaces descriptive anchor text.
  - Accessibility rules apply: a link's purpose should be clear from its text alone, so 'click here' fails screen-reader users as well as search engines.
  - Avoid wrapping a bare URL or an image with no alt text as your only anchor — give every link readable, descriptive words.

### [Anchor text meaning: what it is in SEO](https://rectoapp.com/blog/anchor-text-meaning)
Target: anchor text meaning. Before you optimise anchor text, it helps to know exactly what the term names — and what it does not. This is the plain-language definition, the origin of the word, and how the anchor differs from the link, the URL, and the page it points to.
  - Anchor text is the visible, clickable words of a hyperlink — the text a reader sees and clicks, not the URL it points to.
  - The name comes from the HTML anchor element (the a tag); the 'anchor' is the point in the text that the link is fixed to.
  - Search engines read anchor text as a short description of the destination page, which is why it carries ranking weight.
  - Anchor text is not the same as the link, the URL, or the title attribute — those are separate parts of the same element.

### [Automatic internal linking: when to trust it and when to stay hands-on](https://rectoapp.com/blog/automatic-internal-linking)
Target: automatic internal linking. Automatic internal linking sounds like a solve: scan your site, find gaps, insert links. In practice, the three failure modes of blind automation—irrelevant targets, weak placement, and vanishing links—can undermine SEO before you notice.
  - Automatic internal linking that publishes without review trades speed for accuracy, risking irrelevant links and weak placement.
  - The safest tools surface candidates and suggestions, then let you decide—human approval before publishing is the guard rail.
  - Links inserted directly into your published HTML stay when you cancel; links injected dynamically may disappear, losing their SEO value.
  - Measuring impact by lost Google Search Console impressions, not page depth, is how high-value internal links get prioritized.

### [The 7 best internal linking tools, honestly compared](https://rectoapp.com/blog/best-internal-linking-tools)
Target: internal linking tools. Most internal linking tools rank pages by link count. recto ranks by actual traffic loss. This guide compares seven tools on what matters: traffic-weighted ranking, paragraph-level placement, link persistence, and price.
  - recto ranks orphans by Google Search Console impressions (traffic loss) and inserts links at the paragraph level, with a $39 one-time price and links that survive if you cancel.
  - Link Whisper, AIOSEO, and Internal Link Juicer rank by link density or site depth, not traffic impact, and remove links if you stop paying.
  - Yoast and RankMath offer free suggestions with no auto-insertion; Screaming Frog audits but does not insert; LinkStorm handles high-volume bulk linking.
  - The right tool depends on your site size, CMS, budget, and whether you trust automation; orphan weighting by traffic impact is the rare differentiator.

### [How to Run an Internal Linking Audit](https://rectoapp.com/blog/internal-link-audit)
Target: internal linking audit. Most internal linking audits count links and surface orphans. Learn the missing step—ranking them by lost traffic in Google Search Console—so you fix what matters first.
  - Crawl your entire site with Screaming Frog, Semrush, or Ahrefs to map inlinks per page.
  - Find pages with 0–1 inlinks (orphans and under-linked), identify broken links, and audit anchor text.
  - Cross-reference with Google Search Console to find pages with high impressions but low clicks—your biggest wins.
  - Rank fixes by lost impressions, not page depth, and re-audit quarterly to track progress.

### [How to use an internal linking checker to find broken links and orphan pages](https://rectoapp.com/blog/internal-link-checker)
Target: internal linking checker. Learn how an internal link checker works, which tools to use, and how to read the results to prioritize fixes that actually improve your search traffic.
  - An internal link checker flags two issues: broken links (pointing to missing pages) and orphan pages (valid pages with zero internal links).
  - Three main tools: browser checkers (Sitechecker, SEOmator) for quick audits, Screaming Frog for detailed audits, and Google Search Console for ground-truth crawl data.
  - Prioritize fixes by traffic impact using Google Search Console impressions, not just orphan count—an orphan with 100 monthly impressions needs a link; one with 0 can wait.
  - Strategic internal linking to high-impact orphans drove a 250% traffic increase in one week for an event-hiring marketplace (Backlinko case study).

### [Internal linking analysis: measure your link flow](https://rectoapp.com/blog/internal-linking-analysis)
Target: internal linking analysis. An internal linking analysis finds the broken links in your site structure. Here is how to measure where your pages stand and which ones are stranded.
  - An internal linking analysis is a diagnostic measure of your site's link structure: which pages have incoming links, how deep they sit, and how much authority they can draw.
  - The core metric is orphan detection — finding pages with zero internal links — but a full analysis also measures click depth, link distribution, anchor text patterns, and internal PageRank flow.
  - You can run a basic analysis manually using Google Search Console, or a crawl tool like Screaming Frog. A better approach uses a tool that crawls your site and weights orphans by GSC impressions to reveal the highest-priority rescues.
  - recto's analysis crawls your WordPress or Webflow site, surfaces the orphan pages, and ranks them by lost traffic (Google Search Console impressions), so you fix what matters first.

### [Pillar page example: real case studies that drive 900% traffic growth](https://rectoapp.com/blog/pillar-page-example)
Target: pillar page example. Pillar pages aren't theory—they're proven to drive massive organic growth. Here are the real-world examples that show how structure, internal linking, and topic coverage combine to dominate search.
  - 3PL Central's pillar page strategy delivered nearly 900% traffic growth and nearly 200% more conversions.
  - Cloud Elements gained 53% more organic traffic by organizing content into a pillar-and-cluster model.
  - Backlinko's SEO hub ranks for 29K keywords and drives 158K monthly visitors through strict internal linking.
  - The pattern: one comprehensive pillar page, cluster pages for subtopics, and bidirectional links between them.

### [Pillar Pages: The Complete Guide to Building Topical Authority](https://rectoapp.com/blog/pillar-pages)
Target: pillar pages. A pillar page anchors topical authority through a hub-and-spoke content cluster. Discover how 3PL Central achieved 900% traffic growth and Backlinko ranks for 29,000 keywords.
  - A pillar page is a comprehensive 2,500–3,500 word guide to a broad topic, supported by focused spoke articles that link back to it.
  - Hub-and-spoke clusters multiply keyword coverage: Backlinko's SEO hub ranks for 29,000 keywords and drives 158,000 monthly visitors.
  - Real case studies: 3PL Central achieved 900% traffic growth; Cloud Elements saw 53% organic increase; an event marketplace saw 250% in 1 week.
  - Internal linking distributes crawl budget and PageRank efficiently—paragraph-level links pass more authority than footer links.

### [Site structure template: 3 proven templates for SEO](https://rectoapp.com/blog/site-structure-template)
Target: site structure template. A site structure determines how pages connect and how Google crawls them. We show three templates with real diagrams, internal linking patterns, and when each works.
  - Flat structures minimize click depth; hub-and-spoke clusters topics and powers pillar-page strategies; hierarchical silos organize large sites by category.
  - Google recommends keeping important pages within 3 clicks of the homepage, maximum 5, to preserve crawl budget and indexation.
  - Every template relies on internal links to wire pages together; orphan pages (pages with no inbound links) break any structure and lose traffic opportunity.
  - recto crawls your site, surfaces orphans ranked by Search Console impressions, and suggests paragraph-level link placements to fix broken structures.

### [What is a pillar page? A guide to topic clusters and cluster content](https://rectoapp.com/blog/what-is-a-pillar-page)
Target: what is a pillar page. A pillar page is a comprehensive, SEO-focused hub that covers one broad topic and links to deeper cluster pages that explore subtopics. Without internal linking, a pillar fails.
  - A pillar page is a long-form hub that covers a broad topic, with internal links to narrower subtopic pages called cluster content.
  - Pillar pages differ from standard pages in depth, breadth, and internal link structure—they function as topic hubs, not standalone articles.
  - The pillar's ranking power depends entirely on cluster pages linking back to it and the pillar linking out to them—orphan cluster pages kill the strategy.
  - Backlinko's content hub ranks for 29,000 keywords and draws 158,000 monthly visitors, showing how well-executed pillar strategies scale.

### [Why are internal links important for SEO?](https://rectoapp.com/blog/why-internal-links-matter)
Target: why are internal links important for seo. Internal links are how search engines discover your pages and understand your site structure. They also pass authority to pages that need it most.
  - Internal links help Google crawl and index all your pages; pages without at least one link from your site risk orphaning.
  - Link equity flows through internal links, allowing you to distribute authority to high-priority pages.
  - Anchor text on internal links provides topical context, telling Google what your linked page is about.
  - A single event-hiring marketplace saw 250% traffic growth in one week by adding strategic internal links to priority pages.

### [How to add internal links in WordPress](https://rectoapp.com/blog/add-internal-links-wordpress)
Target: add internal links in WordPress. Adding internal links is the fastest, most reliable SEO work you can do. Here are the three ways to do it on WordPress, and when to use each.
  - The Block Editor is the default way to add internal links by hand: select the text, click the link button, search for the page, and insert. It takes 10 seconds per link.
  - Plugins like All in One SEO and Link Whisper automate link suggestions, but you lose control over which anchors get used and when, and they tend to add more links than you intended.
  - The WordPress REST API lets tools insert links programmatically, re-fetch the page to verify the link landed, and report the result. This is how recto works.
  - The right tool depends on scale. By hand works for 1–10 links. Automation works at 50 or more.

### [Find orphan pages in Google Search Console](https://rectoapp.com/blog/find-orphan-pages-google-search-console)
Target: find orphan pages in Google Search Console. An orphan page is a dead end to a search engine. Google Search Console shows you which pages it has found, but finding the ones with no internal links pointing to them takes a manual cross-reference. Here is exactly how to do it.
  - Google Search Console's Indexing > Pages section shows every URL Google has indexed on your site, plus how often each one appears in search results.
  - To find orphan pages, export your indexed pages from GSC and compare the list to your actual sitemap or crawl data by hand — pages in GSC but not in your navigation are unlinked.
  - The process is reliable but tedious: you will be working with CSV files and doing the matching yourself, which is slow on any site larger than a few hundred pages.
  - This is where automation saves time. recto crawls your site, pulls your GSC data, and ranks orphan pages by their search impressions, so you know which unlinked pages are closest to being found.

### [How to find orphan pages on your site](https://rectoapp.com/blog/find-orphan-pages)
Target: find orphan pages. Orphan pages are published but invisible. They have no internal links, no readers, and almost no chance of ranking. Finding them is the first step to fixing your site's link structure.
  - An orphan page is a published page on your site that has no internal links pointing to it — no navigation, no related posts, nothing.
  - Orphan pages are nearly invisible to search engines because there is no path for crawlers to find them, even though the content exists.
  - You can find them using Google Search Console, a crawler like Screaming Frog, or a tool that crosses crawler data with GSC impressions to rank orphans by how close they are to ranking.
  - Ranking orphan pages by Search Console impressions shows you which ones matter most — the pages already getting search traffic that just need one internal link to break through.

### [How to fix orphan pages in WordPress](https://rectoapp.com/blog/fix-orphan-pages-wordpress)
Target: fix orphan pages in WordPress. A page with no links pointing to it is invisible to search engines. On WordPress, it is surprisingly easy to publish that page and forget it.
  - An orphan page is a published WordPress post or page that has no internal links pointing to it from anywhere on your site. Search engines struggle to crawl and index pages with no links, so they rank poorly even if the content is good.
  - You can find orphan pages in WordPress using Google Search Console (which shows indexed but unlinked pages), a crawler like Screaming Frog, or a dedicated tool like recto that ranks them by search visibility.
  - Fix orphan pages by choosing a relevant, authoritative page to link from, writing a descriptive anchor text that fits naturally in the existing prose, and publishing the link either by hand in the block editor or programmatically via the WordPress REST API.
  - After you link an orphan page, verify the link actually went live by checking the page in your browser or re-fetching its HTML. Links can fail to publish silently due to caches or plugin conflicts, so verification is not optional.

### [How many internal links per page should you add](https://rectoapp.com/blog/how-many-internal-links-per-page)
Target: how many internal links per page. The question everyone asks has no fixed answer. Too few links and you strand your pages; too many and you dilute the signal every link carries.
  - There is no fixed limit on how many internal links a page should have. Google looks for a 'reasonable number' of links — as many as genuinely serve the reader.
  - A common rule of thumb is 3–5 well-chosen internal links per 1000 words of content. Treat this as a floor for thin pages, not a target to stuff toward.
  - Link-stuffing — adding links because you think links are good — dilutes the value of each link and makes pages harder to read.
  - The real work is finding links that matter: from relevant source pages to stranded destination pages, using anchor text that is already written into your content.

### [How to interlink blog posts the right way](https://rectoapp.com/blog/interlink-blog-posts)
Target: interlink blog posts. The hard part of interlinking blog posts is not the link itself — it is remembering which older posts should point to your new one, and which new pages your old posts should reach. Get that right and your whole archive becomes easier to find.
  - Most blogs link only forward — new posts link to old ones — leaving new content isolated and old posts orphaned. Interlink in both directions.
  - The real work is finding which pages are topically related across your archive. That is the exact problem recto solves: it matches topics and surfaces old posts that should link to new ones, and new posts that should link to old ones.
  - Use anchor text already in the source post. Never rewrite sentences to hang a link; find a phrase that fits and attach the link to it. That keeps your writing natural and your anchors descriptive.
  - A good interlink workflow finds orphan pages, matches them to relevant sources, picks a phrase, and verifies the link goes live. That is what separates a finished job from half-done internal linking.

### [Anchor text for internal links: what matters and what doesn't](https://rectoapp.com/blog/internal-link-anchor-text)
Target: anchor text for internal links. The words you choose for a link matter more than most site owners realize. An anchor is a label — for search engines and readers both. Get it right and you amplify a page's chances of ranking. Get it wrong and you waste the signal entirely.
  - Anchor text is the visible, clickable words of a link. Search engines use it to understand what the linked page is about, so it carries real ranking weight.
  - Good anchor text is descriptive, relevant to the destination page, and reads naturally inside the sentence. Bad anchor text is generic ('click here,' 'read more') or misleading.
  - Exact-match anchors (the destination's exact title) are a strong signal, but overusing them across a whole site can look manipulative.
  - The best anchors are phrases you have already written in your text. A link that attaches to an existing sentence reads like it belongs there.

### [Link Whisper alternative: why recto wins](https://rectoapp.com/blog/link-whisper-alternative)
Target: Link Whisper alternative. Link Whisper is the dominant internal linking tool, but it is not the only choice. If you want to see which pages are actually close to ranking, skip the AI rewrites, and avoid a monthly bill, recto is built for you.
  - Link Whisper automates internal linking with AI-powered suggestions and one-click insertion. It is reliable and popular, and if you like subscriptions and AI-written anchors, it works well.
  - recto ranks orphan pages by their actual Search Console impressions — pages already getting found but not ranking. It uses anchors you already wrote, verifies links go live, and charges once, not monthly.
  - The right tool depends on what you need: automation at any cost, or grounded prioritisation with no recurring bill. Link Whisper is the faster choice; recto is the more honest one.

### [How to find Screaming Frog orphan pages](https://rectoapp.com/blog/screaming-frog-orphan-pages)
Target: Screaming Frog orphan pages. Screaming Frog is a powerful crawler that can map your entire site's link structure. It genuinely finds orphan pages — but the process requires analytics data and manual linking. Here is exactly how.
  - Screaming Frog orphan pages are found by crawling your site's link graph and identifying pages with zero incoming internal links.
  - The full workflow requires connecting Google Search Console and GA4 APIs, running the Screaming Frog crawl, exporting Orphan URLs, and ranking them manually by impressions.
  - Screaming Frog excels at crawling and link analysis but stops short of fixing — you still export to a spreadsheet and link manually.
  - recto handles the same detection but also ranks orphans, finds source pages, picks existing anchor text, publishes the link, and verifies it went live.

## Documentation
- [Docs](https://rectoapp.com/docs/): recto documentation — getting started, connecting your site and Google Search Console, inserting links, anchor credits, BYOK, and troubleshooting.
- [Add another site](https://rectoapp.com/docs/add-another-site): Stack a code to raise your site limit, connect a second site, and switch between them. Each site keeps its own crawl, orphans, and links.
- [Anchor credits](https://rectoapp.com/docs/anchor-credits): A credit is spent only when recto generates an AI anchor suggestion. Crawling, orphan detection, ranking, publishing, and verification are all free.
- [Bring your own key](https://rectoapp.com/docs/bring-your-own-key): Paste an OpenAI or Anthropic API key in settings and recto uses it for anchor suggestions — the credit meter stops. The key is encrypted at rest.
- [Connect Search Console](https://rectoapp.com/docs/connect-search-console): Grant recto read-only access to Google Search Console so it ranks your orphan pages by the impressions they’re already earning. Step by step.
- [Connect a WordPress site](https://rectoapp.com/docs/connect-wordpress): Create a WordPress Application Password under Users → Profile, then paste it into recto with your site URL and username. Step by step, with where to click.
- [FAQ](https://rectoapp.com/docs/faq): Pricing, refunds, supported platforms, data safety, and the questions people ask most before connecting a site to recto.
- [Getting started](https://rectoapp.com/docs/getting-started): From your first sign-in to your first published link in under 30 minutes: connect WordPress, run a crawl, find orphans, and insert a link you approve.
- [Insert a link](https://rectoapp.com/docs/insert-a-link): recto proposes a phrase you already wrote as the anchor for an orphan page. You pick the paragraph, approve, and recto publishes and verifies it live.
- [Orphans & ranking](https://rectoapp.com/docs/orphans-and-ranking): An orphan is a published page with no internal links pointing to it. recto ranks orphans by the impressions they’re losing, so you fix the most valuable one first.
- [Redeem & access](https://rectoapp.com/docs/redeem-and-access): Redeem an AppSumo code, sign in by magic link, and understand how many sites your tier lets you connect.
- [Troubleshooting](https://rectoapp.com/docs/troubleshooting): Connect errors, empty crawls, zero impressions, failed publishes — the common symptoms and the fix for each.