Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | 32 | — | 0 | 55 | 48 87.3% |
| devblogs.microsoft.com | 25 | — | 0 | 36 | 28 77.8% |
| here | 25 | — | 0 | 31 | 24 77.4% |
| 19 | — | 0 | 42 | 40 95.2% | |
| blog post | 13 | — | 0 | 25 | 25 100% |
| Blog | 9 | — | 0 | 1276 | 1273 99.8% |
| Visual Studio | 7 | — | 0 | 10 | 10 100% |
| Copilot Memories | 7 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| announced | 7 | — | 0 | 7 | 6 85.7% |
| Raymond Chen | 7 | — | 0 | 10 | 6 60% |
| Client lifetime | 6 | — | 0 | 19 | 4 21.1% |
| Visual Studio 2022 | 6 | — | 0 | 7 | 5 71.4% |
| said | 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| .NET MAUI | 6 | — | 0 | 12 | 11 91.7% |
| Windows Terminal | 6 | — | 0 | 10 | 10 100% |
| Microsoft.Extensions.AI | 5 | — | 0 | 11 | 10 90.9% |
| The Old New Thing | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Announcing .NET 5.0 | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 3 | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| .NET 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 18 | 18 100% |
| A 10x Faster TypeScript | 5 | — | 0 | 9 | 8 88.9% |
| Announcing built-in container support for the .NET SDK | 5 | — | 0 | 12 | 12 100% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-net-5/ | 5 | — | 0 | 5 | 3 60% |
| Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (October) | 5 | — | 0 | 14 | 14 100% |
| Azure Boards additional field filters (private preview) | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Visual Studio blog | 4 | — | 0 | 63 | 63 100% |
| DirectX 12 Agility SDK | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 50% |
| Building Real‑Time iOS Apps with SignalR: Introducing the Official Swift Client (Public Preview) | 4 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Announcing ASP.NET Core in .NET 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| Preparing for the .NET 10 GC (DATAS) | 4 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| Performance Improvements in .NET 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Microsoft Developer Blogs | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| DirectStorage | 4 | — | 0 | 13 | 2 15.4% |
| Introducing new Git features to Visual Studio 2022 | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Accelerate Your Cosmos DB Infrastructure with GitHub Copilot CLI and Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| New Features for Enhanced Razor Productivity! | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 80% |
| Introducing the Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit: Your AI Pair Programmer Just Got Smarter | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Xamarin Blog | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 3 50% |
| Announcing .NET 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 4 66.7% |
| ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Dev Proxy v2.1 with configuration hot reload and stdio proxying | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Edit is now open source | 4 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| official blog post | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/retirement-of-office-365-connectors-within-microsoft-teams/ | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/edit-is-now-open-source/ | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 1 25% |
| Azure SDK Release (September 2025) | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| post | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 3 60% |
| article | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| .NET | 4 | — | 0 | 219 | 5 2.3% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to devblogs.microsoft.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to devblogs.microsoft.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 devblogs.microsoft.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 devblogs.microsoft.com have?
The anchor text report for devblogs.microsoft.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.