This blog post explains a common scenario: an automated tool or editor reports that it cannot extract content from a provided link and asks the user to paste the article text instead.
Drawing on three decades of experience in scientific communication and digital publishing, I’ll explain why this happens, how to respond, and best practices to ensure smooth, legal, and SEO-friendly article processing.
Why an extraction failure message appears
When a system replies, “It looks like the content from that link isn’t available to extract directly,” it signals a technical or permission-related barrier rather than a missing article in every case.
These barriers can range from robots.txt restrictions and paywalls to dynamic content loaded by JavaScript or temporary server errors.
Understanding the cause helps you choose the right fix.
Common technical and legal reasons
Technical causes frequently include sites that rely on client-side rendering (JavaScript frameworks), CDNs that block automated requests, or non-standard HTML structures that breakers cannot parse.
Legal and policy-driven reasons include paywalls, copyright protections, and site policies that disallow automated scraping.
Typical scenarios I encounter:
How to proceed: practical steps you can take
If you receive a message asking you to paste the text, follow a few simple steps to keep the process efficient, legal, and SEO-smart.
What to paste and how to format it
Copy the article body only — include headlines, subheadings, and the main text.
Omit navigation menus, ads, and scripts.
If the article includes images or data, note their captions and any alt text, as these aid context and accessibility.
Respect copyright: if the article is behind a paywall or marked proprietary, seek permission before pasting.
In many cases, a short excerpt (with attribution and link) is sufficient for transformation under fair-use journalism practices, but confirm institutional or legal policies first.
Provide metadata when possible — author name, publication date, and source URL — so rewritten content can cite appropriately and improve credibility in search results.
Best practices for SEO and editorial quality
When you want a polished, SEO-optimized blog post from pasted content, follow these editorial best practices.
They not only aid the writer but also help search engines and readers find and trust the final piece.
SEO and readability checklist
Here is the source article for this story: Vietnam Extreme Weather Typhoon Kajiki