Clear, quick guide to Sitelinks in Google Search

What Are Sitelinks? #

• Sitelinks are extra links under your main search result in Google.
• They help users jump directly to important sections (e.g., Courses, Blog, Contact, About).
• Google generates them automatically—you can’t request or manually add them.
  

Example:

FSIDM – Practical Digital Marketing Course in India  

fsidm.in  

Courses | Blog | Contact | About Us

How Google Decides Sitelinks #

Google looks at:

• Clear, logical site structure
  
• Internal linking (important pages linked prominently)
  
• Anchor text of internal links (short, relevant, descriptive)
  
• Navigation menus and breadcrumbs
  
• Popularity of pages (pages that get more clicks internally)
  

Best Practices to Increase Sitelinks

✅ Use clear navigation – Home → Courses → Modules → Contact
✅ Link to key pages from multiple places (header, footer, blog, etc.)
✅ Use descriptive anchor text (instead of “Click here,” use “View Courses” or “Contact FSIDM”)
✅ Avoid duplicate titles & content that can confuse Google’s sitelink algorithm
✅ Ensure mobile-friendly design (good UX helps sitelink detection)
✅ Add breadcrumbs schema (BreadcrumbList) for better hierarchy clarity
✅ Make important pages indexable (no noindex, no robots block)

Removing a Sitelink #

If Google shows a sitelink you don’t want:

• You can’t “delete” it directly.
  
• Options:
  
  • Remove that page (if unnecessary)
    
  • Add noindex to that page
    
  • De-emphasize it by reducing internal links to it