How to extract webpage links with their context
A link inventory helps you review navigation, collect reading material or hand a set of references to someone else. Keeping anchor text beside each destination makes the list more useful than a column of unexplained URLs.
Start with the right material.
- What you provide
- one open page containing ordinary links.
- The intended result
- List unique link destinations and their anchor text without following them.
How the workflow works.
Select the part of the page you want to inventory and decide whether repeated destinations should remain. The same URL may appear under different labels, so deduplication should follow the purpose of your review.
What to check in the result.
Open a few representative destinations and compare their labels with the source. Extraction records a link that was present; it does not establish that the destination is working or that the whole site was crawled.
Import the CSV with a consistent delimiter and inspect text identifiers, dates and amounts before using spreadsheet totals. Keep the original file available while checking any automatic type conversion.
Learn from the worked example.
The downloadable CSV example uses these columns: Anchor text, URL. Compare a complete record with the source before sorting, combining or importing your own output.
The supplied example is illustrative. It is not a recorded run on your data.
Download the example ↓Use it with your own material.
- Open the source you want to work with and activate WebAct on that tab.
- Copy the task from the hero, add any required fields or preferences, and review the proposed actions.
- Compare the first result with your source. Ask for a specific correction or refinement where needed.