Definition
An orphan page is a page with no internal links and a weak discovery path. Other pages do not hand a crawler or a reader an internal link that leads to it.
Short answer
An orphan page has no internal links, so discovery inside the site is weak. The URL may exist, but nothing on the site points to it through an internal link.
What to check
- Count internal links to the URL
- Treat zero internal links as orphaned
- Judge the discovery path as weak
- Do not infer a ranking from it
What this does not claim
Finding an orphan page does not guarantee that adding one internal link will change search positions. Mika does not guarantee a discovery outcome or a position from repairing that path.
A practical example
Suppose a specifications document exists as its own URL, and no other page links to it. That document is an orphan page with a weak discovery path, even if the URL itself returns a working status code.
FAQ
What is the short answer?
An orphan page has no internal links, so discovery inside the site is weak. The URL may exist, but nothing on the site points to it through an internal link.
What does this page not claim?
Finding an orphan page does not guarantee that adding one internal link will change search positions. Mika does not guarantee a discovery outcome or a position from repairing that path.
Next step
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