Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding Horror | 38 | — | 0 | 668 | 659 98.7% |
| Jeff Atwood | 17 | — | 0 | 185 | 183 98.9% |
| Launching The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative | 11 | — | 0 | 296 | 296 100% |
| here | 8 | — | 0 | 8 | 7 87.5% |
| pit of success | 7 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| 6 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% | |
| blog.codinghorror.com | 5 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Performance is a Feature | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| https://blog.codinghorror.com/ | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| Updating The Single Most Influential Book of the BASIC Era | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| The Last Responsible Moment | 4 | — | 0 | 6 | 5 83.3% |
| Performance is a feature | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Recommended Reading for Developers | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| New Programming Jargon | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Password Rules Are Bullshit | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| source | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| The Best Code is No Code At All | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| http://blog.codinghorror.com/rubber-duck-problem-solving/ | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Code Tells You How, Comments Tell You Why | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| A Visual Explanation of SQL Joins | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| https://blog.codinghorror.com/launching-the-rural-guaranteed-minimum-income-initiative/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Launching the Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up? | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The God Login | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Protecting Your Cookies: HttpOnly | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| About Me | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Atwood’s Law | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Object-Relational Mapping is the Vietnam of Computer Science | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| The Noble Art of Maintenance Programming | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| The Road Not Taken is Guaranteed Minimum Income | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| http://blog.codinghorror.com/please-read-the-comments/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| this article | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The Multi-Tasking Myth | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Regular Expressions: Now You Have Two Problems | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The Infinite Space Between Words | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Det gär inte att använda regexp för att parsa HTML | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| http://blog.codinghorror.com/why-cant-programmers-program/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-principle-of-least-power/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| The Prototype Pitfall | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| https://blog.codinghorror.com/javascript-and-html-forgiveness-by-default/ | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| Lines of Code | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| The Long, Dismal History of Software Project Failure | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| l'annonce du lancement du projet en juillet 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Use the source, Luke! | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| một phiên bản HTML một phần mục lục tóm tắt | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Teaching Users to Read | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| Code Reviews: Just Do It | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| big ball of mud anti-pattern | 1 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| 编码恐怖网站 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
| programmer's bill of rights | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 0% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to blog.codinghorror.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to blog.codinghorror.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 blog.codinghorror.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 blog.codinghorror.com have?
The anchor text report for blog.codinghorror.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.