How to Edit Anchor Text on a Linkilo AI Suggestion

When you'd edit anchor text

Every Linkilo AI suggestion comes with a proposed anchor. In Linkilo 3.0 the AI picks that anchor from the actual sentence — usually two to six words that tell the reader what the target page is about — and explains its choice on the card. Even so, you'll sometimes want to tweak it:

• Use a long-tail variant instead of the exact match
• Match the tone of the surrounding sentence
• Avoid over-optimising the same anchor across multiple links

Step-by-step in the post editor

1. Open the post in the WordPress editor
2. Scroll to the AI Link Suggestions box and request suggestions if none are showing
3. Find the suggestion you want to use. Under the sentence you'll see Why this suggestion: with the AI's reasoning and a few reason labels (for example Semantic match or Anchor verified).
4. Click Customize
5. A Customize Anchor Text box opens showing the sentence with the current anchor highlighted. Select the words you want as the anchor — you can select more words to extend it. If Linkilo has alternatives, they appear under AI-suggested alternatives (click to use); click one to use it.
6. Click Save Changes
7. Click Apply Link when you're happy with the anchor

The link is inserted into your post with the anchor text you chose, exactly where Linkilo planned to place it. The anchor must be words that already appear in that sentence; Linkilo won't rewrite your copy.

Step-by-step on the AI Suggestions page

The same thing works when you review suggestions in bulk under Linkilo → Linking → AI Suggestions:

1. Expand a suggestion. The card shows the sentence, the proposed anchor and Why this link makes sense.
2. Click Edit
3. Select the words in the sentence that should become the anchor
4. Click Save
5. Click Apply Link

If a suggestion isn't right at all, use Reject (or Reject with Feedback on the AI Suggestions page) instead of editing it. Linkilo learns from rejections — see How to improve Linkilo's link suggestions.

Tips for good anchor text

• Match search intent — pick anchor wording your readers would actually click
• Vary your anchors — don't always use the exact match keyword for every link to the same destination
• Keep it natural — anchor text that reads like spam reads like spam to Google too
• Be specific — "best espresso machine under $500" beats "click here"

A note on length

Anchor text doesn't have a strict length limit, but 2-6 words usually works best — long enough to be descriptive, short enough not to feel awkward in the sentence flow. Linkilo's own AI follows the same rule: it prefers two to six words and never proposes more than eight. When it can only find a single-word anchor, it ranks that suggestion a little lower so better-worded ones come first.

Last reviewed for Linkilo 3.0.0 (October 2026).