Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 162 | — | 0 | 443 | 339 76.5% |
| Windows Blog | 60 | — | 0 | 874 | 866 99.1% |
| blog post | 48 | — | 0 | 57 | 41 71.9% |
| announced | 39 | — | 0 | 49 | 42 85.7% |
| blog | 35 | — | 0 | 60 | 53 88.3% |
| Windows | 35 | — | 0 | 257 | 248 96.5% |
| here | 33 | — | 0 | 49 | 47 95.9% |
| 25 | — | 0 | 243 | 241 99.2% | |
| blogs.windows.com | 21 | — | 0 | 46 | 40 87% |
| Windows Insider Blog | 20 | — | 0 | 32 | 27 84.4% |
| Source | 17 | — | 0 | 32 | 28 87.5% |
| Windows blog | 16 | — | 0 | 30 | 26 86.7% |
| Windows Experience Blog | 16 | — | 0 | 75 | 75 100% |
| Windows 11 | 15 | — | 0 | 15 | 13 86.7% |
| Windows Blogs | 15 | — | 0 | 19 | 15 78.9% |
| Windows 11 update | 14 | — | 0 | 14 | 12 85.7% |
| said | 12 | — | 0 | 18 | 8 44.4% |
| dropped the web browser | 9 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Image from Microsoft | 9 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| Windows Insider | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 5 62.5% |
| post | 8 | — | 0 | 9 | 1 11.1% |
| Windows Phone Blog | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source | 8 | — | 0 | 12 | 9 75% |
| Windows Resiliency Initiative | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 6 75% |
| Blog de Windows | 8 | — | 0 | 39 | 19 48.7% |
| announcement | 7 | — | 0 | 14 | 13 92.9% |
| Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28020.1546 (Canary Channel) | 7 | — | 0 | 8 | 5 62.5% |
| Microsoft Edge | 7 | — | 0 | 11 | 10 90.9% |
| Blogging Windows | 7 | — | 0 | 10 | 9 90% |
| Blog Windows | 7 | — | 0 | 12 | 12 100% |
| in a blog post | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Microsoft Blog | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Microsoft blog post | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| blog de Windows | 6 | — | 0 | 9 | 8 88.9% |
| объявила | 6 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| 発表 | 6 | — | 0 | 13 | 13 100% |
| Windows Hello | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Windows Copilot | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Microsoft blog | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| explained | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 2 33.3% |
| Edge | 6 | — | 0 | 10 | 10 100% |
| Click here for details. | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Microsoft Edge: Making the web better through more open source collaboration | 6 | — | 0 | 10 | 9 90% |
| released | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| a blog post | 5 | — | 0 | 7 | 6 85.7% |
| Windows 11 offers 99.7% compatibility | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 1 20% |
| blogs.windows | 5 | — | 0 | 16 | 16 100% |
| "New build available to the Windows Insider Program" | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 1 20% |
| Announcing winapp, the Windows App Development CLI | 5 | — | 0 | 7 | 6 85.7% |
| Microsoft announced | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 3 60% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to blogs.windows.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to blogs.windows.com, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe blogs.windows.com.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does blogs.windows.com have?
The anchor text report for blogs.windows.com displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.