How to Connect Other External Sites You Own

When this is useful

If you own multiple sites and want link suggestions to flow between them — say, your main blog and your e-commerce site — you can connect them. Linkilo will surface link opportunities from Site B when you're editing on Site A.

Requires a multi-site license. Single-site licenses can't connect cross-site.

Before you start

Linkilo must be installed and activated on both the source and target site, using the same license key.

Step-by-step

On Site A (your main site)

1. Linkilo → Settings → Custom Settings
2. Scroll to Add external site for link suggestions
3. Enter the full URL of Site B (with https:// and exact subdomain)
4. Click Register Site
5. Click Proceed

On Site B (the site you're connecting)

A popup notification asks you to accept the connection. Approve it.

If you don't see the popup:

1. Go to Linkilo Summary on Site B
2. Look for the pending connection request
3. Click Accept

Troubleshooting

"Connection error" or timeout

Try the registration again — these usually clear up after a brief retry. If it keeps failing after several attempts, contact support.

No external link suggestions appearing

The connection succeeded but no scan has run on Site B yet. On Site B, go to Linkilo → Focus Keywords → Perform Scan. Once the scan finishes, Site A starts seeing suggestions from Site B.

Wrong URL when registering

The URL has to match exactly — https://example.com is different from https://www.example.com. Check Site B's WordPress address (Settings → General → Site Address) and use that exact string.