Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Winer | 119 | — | 0 | 519 | 506 97.5% |
| Scripting News | 68 | — | 0 | 1809 | 1808 99.9% |
| Dave | 14 | — | 0 | 41 | 38 92.7% |
| scripting.com | 12 | — | 0 | 125 | 124 99.2% |
| 5 | — | 0 | 122 | 122 100% | |
| Scripting.com | 5 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| http://www.scripting.com/ | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| post | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Winer | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Think Different about WordPress | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| writes | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| blog post | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| Dave Winer’s | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Scripting | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Stallman-Ablenkung | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| bloggers | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| River of News | 2 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Screen shot | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| celebrating | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| screen shot | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| linkblog | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| posted | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| scripting.com/davenet/2001/06/01/thePowerToPublishAsAnIndiv.html | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 0% |
| Why would Google Web Services cost $0? | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| http://scripting.com/davenet/2001/01/11/payloadsForRss.html | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| the unedited voice of a person | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| wrote | 2 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| scripting news | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Here's | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| river of news | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| here | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Dave Winer writes | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| scripting | 2 | — | 0 | 9 | 9 100% |
| scripting.com/2021/03/19.html | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 0% |
| http://scripting.com/davenet/2002/07/31/megHourihanWhatWereDoingWh.html | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Dave Winer's prescient mock interview with a pig at a Walnut Creek stoplight | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Mae Dave Winer, tad blogio ac RSS, yn cytuno: | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| series of posts | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| It's Web 3.0! (Scripting News) | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| http://scripting.com/2000/11/07.html | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| seemingly getting at | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Think different about developers | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Dave Winer beat me to the punch | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| a river | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Dave Winer notes | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| podcasts | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Here's what bothers me about Mahalo | 1 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| MLB should shut down, as should the NBA and NFL. Of all the leagues, the NBA has... | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Kurt Vonnegut’s Remembrance of Joseph Heller in The New Yorker | Scripting Information | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| iPhone, month 1 — Today's the 25th of July, the iPhone shipped … | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to scripting.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to scripting.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 scripting.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 scripting.com have?
The anchor text report for scripting.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.