Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C++ | 2 | — | 0 | 218 | 4 1.8% |
| Iterate across multiple files more efficiently with GitHub Copilot Edits (Preview) | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| June Patches for Azure DevOps Server | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Announcing SharePoint Framework 1.21 with updates on building enterprise extensibility within Microsoft 365 | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| DirectSR Preview: Now Supporting AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) 3.1 Upscaler | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Visual Studio Code CMake Tools 1.22: Target bookmarks and better CTest output | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2025 Release | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Microspeak: The walk-on topic | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Now in Public Preview: Azure Functions Trigger for Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB vCore | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| .NET Aspire 9.1 is here with six great new dashboard features, and more! | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Blog Microsoft | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Visual Studio: New restrictions on package loading | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| If the Format­Message function fails, and I requested that it allocate a buffer, do I have to free the buffer? | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| AddressSanitizer continue_on_error | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Celebrating 50 Million Developers: The Journey of Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Azure Cosmos DB Data Explorer now supports Dark Mode | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Samples note: Use comments to describe what code does, not what you wish the code would do | 2 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns? | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Demystifying Retrieval Augmented Generation with .NET | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| VS Live! Orlando – Your Ultimate Learning Adventure | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Customer Case Study: SimCorp’s AI Journey with Semantic Kernel | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Community Feedback Building 17.8 & 17.9 Preview 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| What does ERROR_KEY_DELETED mean? | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Visual Studio 2022 17.7 Preview 2 is here! | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| More notes on use of the DS_CONTROL style | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Compatibility of PostgreSQL Connector with AWS and GCP | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Real-Time Security with Continuous Access Evaluation (CAE) comes to Azure DevOps | 2 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| Create your first ChatGPT plugin for Semantic Kernel | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Enhancing Data Explorer: Custom Columns, Filter History, and Query Views Explained | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Sign Up for the free Pure Virtual C++ 2025 Conference | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| VS Code C++ Extension Updates: 4x Faster Colorization & 3.5x Faster Project Startup | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Using Active Accessibility to find out where the focus item is | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Semantic Kernel and Microsoft Agent Framework | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| 2021 year-end link clearance | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 15: A custom shared pointer | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| 更新 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Public preview of SharePoint Framework 1.20 – First release of upcoming features | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| 博客 | 2 | — | 0 | 16 | 15 93.8% |
| How to filter C++ Build Insights by project | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Survey: Library & Open Source | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| What to expect from v1 and beyond for Semantic Kernel. | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Debugger breakpoints are usually implemented by patching the in-memory copy of the code | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| 🚀 Introducing the New VS Code Extension for Azure Cosmos DB | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Thoughts on creating a tracking pointer class, part 14: Nonthrowing moves with the shared tracking pointer | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| How do I convert a FILETIME to a C++ clock like std::system_clock or winrt::clock? | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Catch the highlights from Azure Developers – .NET Aspire Day 2024! | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| 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% |
| What’s new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux in November 2024 | 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?
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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.