# Outbound links jumped

> Outbound links jumped. This page now links out to many external sites, which leaks ranking strength and, if the links are injected spam, can get your store…
> Category: Check reference
> Canonical: https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/external-link-spike/
> Updated: 2026-10-17

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Your pages · Info · Rabbot alerts on this on every plan.

## What it means

This page now links out to many external sites, which leaks ranking strength and, if the links are injected spam, can get your store flagged by Google.

## What to do

Review the page for links you didn't add. A sudden jump often means injected content. Rabbot re-checks automatically and will confirm when it's fixed.

## Related

- [Google picked a different canonical](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/google-canonical-mismatch/)
- [Page heading problem](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/h1-issue/)
- [Language and region tags broken](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/hreflang/)
- [Language or region tag invalid](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/hreflang-syntax-invalid/)
- [Page returning an error](https://rabbot.ai/docs/checks/http-status/)
- [Shopify SEO guide](https://rabbot.ai/guides/shopify-seo/)