Internal links column update?

Hi, @yolandal

To make sure all the links in your texts are counted, plugin need to analyze all your texts. Please review this knowledge base article: I don’t see internal link counts. After completing the process, numbers are expected to display on the column overview.

No, that’s not what I mean. I see the columns, but they are not updated after I change some links. So when I add some links to a post, and visaversa.
I’d like to have an option to click ‘Count links’ so it will start counting again. Now it seems like it’s a one-time count.

The text link counters on the post overview page should be updated as soon as you update your post with new links. The Count links in your texts option (SEO > Dashboard > General) is only required to be run the first time.

Please, clear all caches on your website (if any) and let us know if the problem persists. You may also want to check with your hosting provider whether the created WP databases necessary for the link counter feature to work can be updated. Please, refer to this KB article for more information: https://kb.yoast.com/kb/error-link-statistics-disabled/

• This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by monbauza.

I’ve checked your link and contacted my hosting provider. They tell me the tables are already there.
I’ve also cleaned my cash several times, but still there is no update of the counter.
Now what do I do?

mysql> describe wp_yoast_seo_links;
+—————-+———————+——+—–+———+—————-+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+—————-+———————+——+—–+———+—————-+
| id | bigint(20) unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment |
| url | varchar(255) | NO | | NULL | |
| post_id | bigint(20) unsigned | NO | MUL | NULL | |
| target_post_id | bigint(20) unsigned | NO | | NULL | |
| type | varchar(8) | NO | | NULL | |
+—————-+———————+——+—–+———+—————-+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> describe wp_yoast_seo_meta
-> ;
+———————+———————+——+—–+———+——-+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+———————+———————+——+—–+———+——-+
| object_id | bigint(20) unsigned | NO | PRI | NULL | |
| internal_link_count | int(10) unsigned | NO | | 0 | |
| incoming_link_count | int(10) unsigned | YES | | NULL | |
+———————+———————+——+—–+———+——-+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

It’s updating now! I guess it takes some time? For me after 48 hrs.
I really LOVE this option, as for now, I’m updated each and every post to increase the numbers. It gives an awesome insight. I might buy the professional version.