{"id":134538,"date":"2021-07-29T20:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T01:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=134538"},"modified":"2022-02-02T02:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T07:20:52","slug":"introducing-anchors-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/introducing-anchors-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Anchors 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-txt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our newest revamp is the Anchors report, which shows you anchor texts from inbound backlinks pointing to your target.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find <a href=\"https:\/\/app.ahrefs.com\/v2-site-explorer\/anchors\/subdomains?target=ahrefs.com%2F\">Anchors<\/a> in the sidebar of <\/span><b>Site Explorer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-138546\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Overview_ahrefs_com_on_Ahrefs-1.jpg\" alt width=\"328\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know the drill by now \u2013 the report\u2019s still in <\/span><b>early access<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so we\u2019ll be rolling out new features gradually, beefing up the report and fixing bugs along the&nbsp;way.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s new is largely the same as with the other 2.0 reports, with some notable highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"1. Streamlined workflow\" data-section=\"streamlined_workflow\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streamlined workflow&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It now takes only one click to open the <\/span><b>nested referring domains report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134541\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-nested-refdomains.jpg\" alt width=\"1750\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-nested-refdomains.jpg 1750w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-nested-refdomains-680x379.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-nested-refdomains-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2-nested-refdomains-1536x857.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve also added a <\/span><b>nested backlinks table<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so you can peek at the backlinks for each anchor without having to leave the report or open a new&nbsp;tab.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134542\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-nested-backlinks.jpg\" alt width=\"1650\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-nested-backlinks.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-nested-backlinks-608x425.jpg 608w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-nested-backlinks-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3-nested-backlinks-1536x1074.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need to investigate deeper? Just <\/span><b>click on an anchor text<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Anchors 2.0 to open up Backlinks 2.0 with the anchor set as a filter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134543\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-anchor-text.jpg\" alt width=\"1348\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-anchor-text.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-anchor-text-680x377.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4-anchor-text-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1348px) 100vw, 1348px\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"2. Runs much faster\" data-section=\"runs_faster\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runs much faster&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchors 2.0 uses the same new technology and database as in Backlinks 2.0 and Referring domains 2.0, so it\u2019s way faster than the old report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"3. More intuitive historical data\" data-section=\"historical_data\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More intuitive historical data<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, you\u2019ll always see all live anchors regardless of your Ahrefs plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this <\/span><b>date selector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to select the timeframe you want to compare data&nbsp;for.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134544\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-date-selector.jpg\" alt width=\"1080\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-date-selector.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-date-selector-491x425.jpg 491w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-date-selector-768x664.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll also notice a brand new feature: this <\/span><b>anchors status toggle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134545\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-anchors-status-toggle.jpg\" alt width=\"1060\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-anchors-status-toggle.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-anchors-status-toggle-680x216.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6-anchors-status-toggle-768x243.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new and lost statuses are based on new and lost backlinks \u2013 so if there are no longer any links using a particular anchor, we consider this anchor as lost. And if we find an anchor that hasn\u2019t been used before, we report it as&nbsp;new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at the <\/span><b>New links and Lost links columns <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to see how many new links were gained and how many links were lost during your selected time period at a glance.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also use the <\/span><b>New links and Lost links filters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to zoom in on&nbsp;data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134546\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-new-lost-anchors.jpg\" alt width=\"1998\" height=\"948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-new-lost-anchors.jpg 1998w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-new-lost-anchors-680x323.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-new-lost-anchors-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-new-lost-anchors-1536x729.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anchors 2.0 shares the same <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/plans-pricing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">historical data limits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> implemented across all Site Explorer 2.0 reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So on a Lite plan, you\u2019ll see all live backlinks and be able to explore changes over the last 6 months. The same applies if you\u2019re on a Standard plan, except that you have historical data for the last two years. And Advanced and Agency plans get our full history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"4. Filter lost ref.domains by loss reason\" data-section=\"loss_reason\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filter lost anchors by loss reason<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the <\/span><b>Status filter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to zoom in on lost anchors based on the reason why they were&nbsp;lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134547\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lost-anchors.jpg\" alt width=\"1244\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lost-anchors.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lost-anchors-611x425.jpg 611w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/lost-anchors-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, you can do the same for new anchors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134548\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-anchors.jpg\" alt width=\"1360\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-anchors.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-anchors-680x314.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/new-anchors-768x355.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"5. Exclude subdomains\" data-section=\"exclude_subdomains\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclude subdomains<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the new <\/span><b>Exclude subdomains toggle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to filter out spammy backlinks and get cleaner data. It works the same way here as it does in Content Explorer: by filtering out links from level 3+ subdomains, for example \u201cdfsf33q.blogspot.com\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134549\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/exclude-subdomains.jpg\" alt width=\"1364\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/exclude-subdomains.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/exclude-subdomains-680x354.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/exclude-subdomains-768x400.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"6. New filters and statuses\" data-section=\"new_filters\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New filters and statuses<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filter by just about any metric you see in the report.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zoom in on data using new advanced text filters for referring and target URLs, titles, anchors and surrounding texts. These work with \u201ccontains\/doesn\u2019t contain\u201d and other operators.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134550\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ref-page-url-filter.jpg\" alt width=\"1984\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ref-page-url-filter.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ref-page-url-filter-680x263.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ref-page-url-filter-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ref-page-url-filter-1536x595.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1984px) 100vw, 1984px\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differentiate between links to web pages and links to all sorts of other files (jpg, pdf,&nbsp;css..).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134551\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/non-html-content.jpg\" alt width=\"1972\" height=\"1378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/non-html-content.jpg 1972w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/non-html-content-608x425.jpg 608w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/non-html-content-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/non-html-content-1536x1073.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1972px) 100vw, 1972px\"><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s all for today. Liked this update? Feel free to share our Twitter thread:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing Anchors 2.0 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsrbek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@itsrbek<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Our newest revamp is the Anchors report, which shows you anchor texts from inbound backlinks pointing to your target.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some notable highlights.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CNxJRMQDM8\">https:\/\/t.co\/CNxJRMQDM8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahrefs (@ahrefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahrefs\/status\/1423328754563170305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5,&nbsp;2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find Anchors in the sidebar of Site Explorer. 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