Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Software Engineering | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| .NET 7 Networking Improvements | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| June patches for Azure DevOps Server | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Create Unreal Engine modules faster | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing the General Availability of Managed Identities as Federated Identity Credentials in your Entra apps | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Semantic Kernel Now Available In Python Flavor | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| DirectSR Preview: Now Supporting AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) 3.1 Upscaler | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| There is a std::chrono::high_resolution_clock, but no low_resolution_clock | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| How do I specify an optional string parameter to a Windows Runtime method? | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Relay Anchor Leg: Overall impressions | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100517-00/?p=14013 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| NuGet.org Terms of Service Update on Unexpected Behavior and Hate Speech | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| How can I detect if one of my helper processes is launching child processes? | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| When I create a waitable timer with a callback, do I have to wait alertably on that specific timer before the callback will run? | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Announcing Azure Cosmos DB Integration with LangChain.js! | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Get Hands-On with Visual Studio and Azure: Live at Microsoft HQ this August! | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Easier localization with the new Visual Studio resource (.resx) manager | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| .NET 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio: A Recap of 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| gRPC performance improvements in .NET 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing .NET 8 Preview 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Fresh Learning Paths Now Available on Pluralsight for VS Subscribers | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| C# 14 – Exploring extension members | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| GitHub Copilot Highlights in Visual Studio 17.14 Preview 3 (Available Now) | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| From Manual Testing to AI-Generated Automation: Our Azure DevOps MCP + Playwright Success Story | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Announcing the General Availability of OpenID Connect external identity provider support for Microsoft Entra External ID | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| A consequence of the weird wReserved value at the start of the DECIMAL structure | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Breaking changes in Microsoft Bookings Graph APIs (beta) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing Generative AI for Beginners – .NET | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| JUnit Attachments Support for Publish Test Results | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| .NET and .NET Framework June 2025 servicing releases updates | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The case of the invalid argument exception from a method that takes no arguments | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| ".NET Framework 4.6.1 is now available!" | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Azure Fluid Relay: Leveraging Azure Blob Storage to scale Git | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Fix code with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| .NET Aspire 9.2 is Now Available with New Ways to Deploy | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| June Patches for Azure DevOps Server | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Visual Studio Connected Services | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.11 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Compatibility of PostgreSQL Connector with AWS and GCP | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The default C locale is not a very interesting one | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| preview | 2 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| Announcing TypeScript 5.1 RC | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 14: Nonthrowing moves with the shared tracking pointer | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Microsoft Garage interns REEL: Xamarin.Forms + AI app | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Introducing Advanced Shader Delivery | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-7/ | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Another tribute to Microsoft history hiding in Building 41 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Dubious security vulnerability: Remembering passwords for recently-opened ZIP files | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| DirectStorage 1.2 Available Now | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
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.