Why is the Ahrefs backlink audit tool showing so many broken links for my new website and how do I tell which ones matter?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Why is the Ahrefs backlink audit tool showing so many broken links for my new website and how do I tell which ones matter?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
Ahrefs broken backlinks report how to identify important broken backlinks referring domains dofollow 404 official documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
Ahrefs broken backlinks report how to identify important broken backlinks referring domains dofollow 404 official documentation Google ↗
- What are broken backlinks? · help.ahrefs.com
- Broken backlinks · ahrefs.com
- Where can I quickly find opportunities to improve my website's SEO? · help.ahrefs.com