Link Back To Category/Parent

The Link Back To Category/Parent function checks if a specific post links back to its own categories or terms, making it easier to see how well-connected the content is within a taxonomy (like "categories" or "tags"). It identifies whether links to the main taxonomy terms of the post are present in its content and provides details about these connections.

How It Works:

• Retrieve Taxonomy: The function gets the taxonomy type from settings (defaulting to "category" if not set).

• Get Terms of the Post: It retrieves the terms associated with the post (e.g., categories the post belongs to).

• Check for Links to Terms:

  • For each term, it generates the URL of the term page.

  • It checks if this URL appears in the post’s content.

  • If the link is found, it marks the term as "linked"; otherwise, it’s marked as "not linked."

• Summary of Results:

  • The total number of terms associated with the post.

  • The number of terms that are linked within the post’s content.

  • Detailed information for each term, showing whether it’s linked and providing the term's link.

Specific Example:

Imagine you have a post titled "Introduction to Organic Gardening," categorized under:

• Category: "Gardening"

• Tag: "Organic"

If the post content includes a link to "Gardening" but no link to "Organic," the function will return a result like this:

[
    'total_links'             => 1,
    'total_outbound_main_post' => 2,
    'link_details'            => [
        [
            'term_name' => 'Gardening',
            'linked'    => 'Yes!',
            'term_id'   => 5,
            'term_link' => 'https://example.com/category/gardening',
        ],
        [
            'term_name' => 'Organic',
            'linked'    => 'No',
            'term_id'   => 7,
            'term_link' => 'https://example.com/tag/organic',
        ],
    ],
]

This output tells us:

• The post has 2 terms: "Gardening" and "Organic."

• It contains a link to "Gardening" in its content but does not link back to "Organic."

Summary:

The Link Back To Category/Parent function helps content managers or SEO specialists quickly identify if a post links back to its main terms (like categories). This encourages internal linking within similar topics, helping readers discover related content and boosting SEO through better term-based connections.