
di Patrick Stox
SEO tecnica in Ahrefs

Sitelinks are one of the most common search features. They appear in 1.8% of the SERPs in the Ahrefs database for the USA. Almost every brand term has sitelinks, and they also appear in many other queries, such as informational ones. In fact, nearly 67% of all organic keywords for Wikipedia.org contain sitelinks.Let's get into some of the most frequently asked questions such as:
Sitelinks have evolved over the years and are shown in very different ways. Google often changes things like the number of sitelinks displayed and the appearance of sitelinks in search results. You may see some sitelinks with sketches, with images, in carousel format, or ones that expand. Here are the different types of sitelinks that Google shows today.
In this article, I will mostly talk about organic sitelinks, but I have to point out that sitelink extensions can appear in ads as well. The biggest difference between paid sitelinks and other types of sitelinks is that you can easily control the text and URLs that are shown in your ads.
These sitelinks appear mostly in branded terms and contain up to 6 sitelinks to different pages of your website. They only appear in the first search result.

Inline sitelinks can appear in many types of queries. They usually contain up to 4 sitelinks but there is also a variation that shows multiple sitelinks in a carousel. These sitelinks can point to other pages on the site or jump directly to content within pages using snippet links (#).


A sitelink search box allows users to search and go directly to the search results of a website or application. They appear only for brand terms and are automatically added by Google. You can help them understand your site better by adding the structured data for a sitelink search box to your homepage, but it's not required and it doesn't make the sitelink search box more likely to appear in search results.

Many Ahrefs tools and reports contain sitelink filters as SERP features. For example, you can find keywords where you rank in Ahrefs' Site Explorer that also have sitelinks.

I sitelink ti danno maggior visibilità nei risultati di ricerca. I link aggiuntivi prendono maggior spazio e inoltre rendono il tuo sito maggiormente visibile rispetto agli altri risultati di ricerca.
Con i sitelink, stai anche aiutando gli utenti ad ottenere più velocemente i contenuti che probabilmente stavano cercando. Potrebbero essere contenuti dentro una pagina o pagine diverse. Per esempio, secondo i dati Google Search Console, il 12,9% dei click delle ricerca del brand “ahrefs” sono diretti ai sitelink e non alla homepage.

Non puoi modificare i sitelink mostrati nei risultati di ricerca organici. Sono generati da un algoritmo. Potevi chiederne la rimozione su Google Search Console, ma purtroppo Google ha rimosso questa opzione. Tuttavia, ci sono alcuni metodi per influenzarli.
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At Ahrefs, you can see the keywords that trigger sitelinks for your site, and which pages they show. Go to the report Keywords Organic on Site Explorer to Ahrefs, select "Sitelinks" from the drop down menu SERP feature, and activates the selection "Only link with the objective".

If you believe that the results should not be what is shown, use the information described above to create changes that may impact the sitelinks shown.
Sitelinks offer more space occupied in the SERPs for websites and are useful for users. While there is no direct control for sitelinks, you can use the information described above to influence what will be shown on sitelinks and get new ones.Questions? You can get them on Twitter .Traduro by Mauro Marinello

Patrick Stox è Product Advisor, Technical SEO e Brand Ambassador presso Ahrefs. È stato l'autore principale del capitolo sulla SEO del Web Almanac 2021 e revisore del capitolo sulla SEO del 2022. È stato anche co-redattore del libro della SEO per principianti di Ahrefs ed è stato Technical Review Editor per The Art of SEO 4th Edition. È un organizzatore del Triangle SEO Meetup, della conferenza Tech SEO Connect, gestisce un gruppo Slack di SEO tecnica ed è moderatore di /r/TechSEO su Reddit.