# backlink-analysis

Published articles for backlink-analysis.

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## I Checked the rel Attribute on 20 Platforms. Most "Backlinks" Pass Nothing

DevFeed: [I Checked the rel Attribute on 20 Platforms. Most "Backlinks" Pass Nothing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-checked-the-rel-attribute-on-20-platforms-most-backlinks-pass-nothing-65593.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackernoon.com/i-checked-the-rel-attribute-on-20-platforms-most-backlinks-pass-nothing?source=rss>)

Author: Oleg Kolesnykov

Published: 2026-10-06T13:25:29Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [HackerNoon](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackernoon.md>)

Topics: [cURL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/curl.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [api-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-platform.md>), [backlink-analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backlink-analysis.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [curl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/curl.md>), [link-attributes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/link-attributes.md>), [link-building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/link-building.md>), [link-equity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/link-equity.md>), [outbound-link-attributes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/outbound-link-attributes.md>), [seo-auditing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/seo-auditing.md>), [technical-seo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-seo.md>)

### AI overview

The author audited roughly 20 backlink sources using curl and browser tools, finding that many popular recommendations marked user placed links nofollow or ugc. The article explains how to inspect links and cautions that platform policies change, directories may require reciprocal links or payment, and some sites may be inactive. Two sources produced usable links: a technical article on Dev.to and a PyPI package.

### Source excerpt

I audited about 20 backlink sources with curl and browser tools. Many popular recommendations used nofollow or ugc. Here's how to check them yourself.