Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Snowden, privacy, and free speech (Valmond) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| https://programming.dev/api/v3/federated_instances | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| https://programming.dev/post/39347864 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| A meme how it started vs how it's going picture of crossdressing Lynee saying: "I am into femininity quite a bit. Might as well try estrogen". And a picture of a sad girl saying: "I now cannot live without it, yet I am not sure if I really want this". | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% | |
| A picture of Noahs Ark. It has the caption "How I feel Gathering all my files before reinstalling windows" | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| @ICastFist | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% | |
| Day Three (from finding the melon bud) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| Incident Postmortem | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| https://programming.dev/ | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://programming.dev/post/251752 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| Here’s a recent example of me calling this BS out | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [Hikari] May Desktop (Void) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| @[email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| impersonate you | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| Are modern LLMs closer to AGI or next word predictor? Where do they fall in this graph with 10 on x-axis being human intelligence. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| The person disappering meme. It has the caption: "Users when you call them 30 seconds after they sent in a critical ticket with no information (this will come up in the quaterly survey." | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| @[email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| https://programming.dev/post/32065632 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| @pipe01 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| how do I x in python? | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| https://programming.dev/post/41551778 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| My college sent warning email regarding pirated software use by students. | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| @[email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| the bot strikes again | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| [email protected] | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to programming.dev?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to programming.dev, 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 programming.dev.
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 programming.dev have?
The anchor text report for programming.dev 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.