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🔗 Chrome Extension • 100% Free • No Account

One-Click Link Audit, Right in Your Browser.

Royal Links Audit surfaces affiliate links, tracking parameters, unsafe target="_blank", undisclosed sponsored links, and cloaking in seconds. Runs entirely locally. No account. No data collection.

ADD TO CHROME — FREE SEE THE WORDPRESS PLUGIN

The Chrome extension audits any page; the WordPress plugin manages links on your own site. Different tools, same family — both free forever.

6 Issue Categories
25+ Tracking Params Detected
0 Data Collected
1 click To Run a Full Audit
What It Finds

Every Link on the Page, Categorized and Checked.

One click. Six tabs. Every anchor on the page classified by type, tagged by attribute, and surfaced by issue priority — security first, disclosure second, tracking third.

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Link Classification

Internal vs. subdomain vs. external, mutually exclusive so distribution math closes. Plus mailto, tel, anchor, javascript, and malformed-URL detection.

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Security Issues

Unsafe target="_blank" without rel="noopener" (tabnabbing), mixed HTTP content on HTTPS pages, javascript: protocols, broken URLs — each with a specific fix hint.

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Affiliate Detection

Boundary-safe matching across regional Amazon TLDs, ShareASale, CJ, Impact, Rakuten, ClickBank, Skimlinks, and major retailers. Plus pattern detection for ?tag=, /dp/, and similar on any domain.

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Tracking Parameters

Flags 25+ known trackers: utm_*, fbclid, gclid, msclkid, yclid, mc_cid, ref, aff, partner, and more. Per-link list of every tracking param found.

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Cloaking Detection

Identifies /go/, /out/, /recommend/, /redirect/, /jump/ and similar internal paths. Exact path-segment match — no false positives on /articles/ or /register/.

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Host Analysis

Top 10 external hostnames ranked by outbound link count. See at a glance where your page sends traffic. Plus rel attribute counts: nofollow, sponsored, ugc, download.

Screenshots

See It Running on Real Pages.

The extension runs in a popup next to your toolbar. Click the icon, get results — no page reload, no permissions dialog, no new tab.

Royal Links Audit Overview tab showing 152 links and Security Issues Found label

Priority-Based Status

The header label surfaces the most important finding first: Security > Disclosure > Tracking > Clean. The ring always shows total link count.

Royal Links Audit showing detected affiliate links with cloaking and disclosure badges

Affiliate + Cloaking Tab

Every detected affiliate link shown with its host, disclosure state (nofollow/sponsored), and cloaking path if internal. FTC-disclosure-aware.

Royal Links Audit Tracking tab showing links with UTM and tracking parameters

Tracking Parameters

Per-link breakdown of all UTM, fbclid, gclid, and 20+ other tracking params found. First three params shown inline.

Royal Links Audit Security tab showing unsafe target blank and mixed content findings

Security Audit

Unsafe _blank without noopener, mixed HTTP content, malformed URLs, and javascript: protocols — each with a specific fix hint.

Royal Links Audit Hosts tab showing top 10 external hosts ranked by link count

Top External Hosts

Top 10 outbound hostnames on the page, ranked by link count. See where your page sends traffic at a glance.

Who It's For

Built for Anyone Who Cares About Their Links.

Whether you're worried about FTC disclosure, auditing a client site, or pre-publishing a blog post — one click tells you what's on the page.

Affiliate Marketers

  • FTC disclosure compliance — flags affiliate links missing nofollow/sponsored
  • Cloaking audit across /go/, /out/, /recommend/ paths
  • Per-host breakdown of your affiliate distribution
  • Pre-publish check before hitting send on an affiliate post

SEOs & Content Auditors

  • Internal vs. external link ratio analysis
  • Nofollow / sponsored / ugc distribution
  • UTM and tracking parameter hygiene check
  • Top external hosts ranking to spot link farms and spam patterns

Security Auditors

  • Tabnabbing risk: unsafe target="_blank" detection
  • Mixed content: HTTP links on HTTPS pages
  • Dangerous javascript: URL protocols
  • Broken / malformed URL detection
How It Compares

More Detection. Fewer Permissions. No Account.

Most link-audit extensions either focus narrowly on broken links, require an account, or ship with broad host permissions. Royal Links Audit does everything an audit should — with activeTab only.

Capability Royal Links Audit Check My Links Link Miner
One-click audit (no account)✓✓✗
Affiliate link detection✓✗✗
FTC disclosure audit (missing nofollow/sponsored)✓✗✗
Tracking parameter detection (25+ params)✓✗✗
Cloaking detection (internal /go/, /out/ paths)✓✗✗
Unsafe target="_blank" / mixed-content audit✓✗✗
Top external hosts ranking✓✗✗
activeTab permission only (no broad host access)✓✗✗
Zero data collection✓unclear✗

Comparison based on each competitor's Chrome Web Store listing as of April 2026. Features claimed by competitors may have changed since.

FAQ

Common Questions.

Is Royal Links Audit really free?
Yes, 100% free forever. No account, no paywall, no premium tier. Every feature is available from first install.
Does the extension collect any data?
No. Royal Links Audit runs entirely in your browser via the activeTab and scripting permissions only. Page content, URLs, and analysis results never leave your machine. See our privacy policy for the full details.
How is this different from the Royal Links WordPress plugin?
The WordPress plugin manages the links on your own site — creating, rewriting, tracking clicks, handling redirects. The Chrome extension audits any page in your browser for link quality and issues. They complement each other: audit any page with the extension, manage your own site's links with the plugin.
What affiliate networks does it detect?
Regional Amazon TLDs (.com, .co.uk, .ca, .de, .fr, .it, .es, .co.jp, and more), ShareASale, Commission Junction, Impact, Rakuten, ClickBank, Skimlinks, plus major commerce retailers like eBay, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. The URL pattern matcher also catches affiliate links on regular domains via ?tag=, /dp/, and similar.
Does it detect broken links?
It detects malformed URLs (links that fail URL parsing) and flags javascript: protocols. It does NOT fetch URLs to check HTTP status codes — that would require the broad <all_urls> host permission we deliberately don't request. For 404 checking, use a dedicated broken-link crawler.
Why doesn't it have a background process?
Royal Links Audit uses a Manifest V3 service worker that only runs when you click the toolbar icon. No polling, no page monitoring, no performance impact when you're not actively auditing. Most competitors ship with background scripts that run on every tab you visit.

Audit Every Link. In One Click.

Free forever. No account. No data collection. Add it to Chrome and click the toolbar icon on any page you want to audit.

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