How to Add Custom Post Types to Linkilo

Why this matters

By default Linkilo scans posts and pages. If you run an e-commerce site, recipe blog, job board, or any site with a custom post type (CPT), Linkilo can scan those too — you just have to opt them in.

Step-by-step

1. Go to Linkilo → Manage → Settings and click General in the left navigation (under Editor & Behavior).
2. Scroll to the Which posts to scan card and find Scan these post types.
3. Check the box next to each post type you want Linkilo to scan: product (WooCommerce, EDD), recipe (recipe plugins), job_listing (WP Job Manager), course / lesson (LMS plugins), or any custom post type from your theme or other plugins. Only public types are listed; turn on Show non-public types if you need a private or internal type (most sites leave this off).
4. Click Save Settings.
5. Go to Linkilo → Summary and click Perform Scan so the link records are rebuilt for the new types. The settings page reminds you to do this.

What changes after enabling a post type

• Linkilo will scan content from that post type and use it as link-suggestion candidates
• When editing a post of that type, the Linkilo AI Suggestions box appears on the edit screen
• The post type’s URLs become eligible link destinations from your blog posts and pages
• Reports such as Orphan Pages, Link Priorities and the Summary charts include the new type after the next scan

A note on scan performance

Each post type you enable means more pages for Linkilo to scan. On large sites:

• Enable only the post types you actually want internal-linked
• Run Perform Scan once after enabling new types; the Summary page shows the scan’s progress and lets you stop it
• Plan a slightly longer scan window if you’ve added a large new post type (e.g. 5,000 products)
• If you use AI Suggestions, the new posts also need content processing (Settings → AI Settings, step 3) before the AI can suggest links for them

Last reviewed for Linkilo 3.0.0 (October 2026).