This factor counts how many numbered Digistore24 subdomain references appear in the page body — each occurrence of digits immediately followed by .digistore24.com adds one. It is a raw tally of Digistore24 affiliate or checkout references, not a measure of how good or well-placed those offers are.
| Factor ID | RG-AFF-023 |
|---|---|
| Family | Affiliate & ads |
| Measurement | Occurrence count |
| Measured zone | Rendered, script-free page body |
What it measures
This factor counts numbered Digistore24 subdomain references in the page body. Digistore24 routes affiliate and checkout traffic through numbered subdomains of digistore24.com, so each such reference marks a Digistore24 commercial link. RankGear reports the total number of these references it finds — a density read on how heavily the page leans on Digistore24, and nothing about the offers themselves.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear searches the rendered, script-free page body case-insensitively for patterns consisting of one or more digits immediately followed by .digistore24.com. Every occurrence contributes one to the count, so a page with three matching references scores 3.
What RankGear looks for
(case-insensitive, counted per occurrence)
\d+\.digistore24\.com
<a href="https://123456.digistore24.com/redir/...">Get the offer</a>
<a href="https://987654.digistore24.com/product/...">Buy now</a>| If the count is… | How to read it |
|---|---|
| 0 | No numbered Digistore24 references were detected in the page body. |
| 1 | A single Digistore24 reference — a focused, single-offer page. |
| Several | The page references multiple Digistore24 offers; check that each earns its place and is disclosed. |
How to optimize it
Treat this as an observation about how much of the page is Digistore24 commercial linking, not a number to push up or down. Use only relevant, evidence-supported offers, disclose the affiliate relationship transparently, and apply the appropriate relationship markup on each link. Raising the count by stacking offers, or trimming it to hit a figure, serves no reader; let the value of each offer decide whether it belongs on the page.
Important considerations
- Other Digistore24 URL formats can be missed — the count keys on the numbered-subdomain pattern, so links written a different way may not be tallied.
- Plain text can count — a numbered
digistore24.comsubdomain mentioned in the body, not just a clickable link, will add to the total. - Quantity does not measure commercial value; a higher count says more references exist, nothing about the offers behind them.
- The inherited name contains a double space — the factor label carries a legacy formatting quirk and does not affect what is measured.
- This is a correlation-based signal, not a cause. The count relates to how pages sit within a measured result set; it does not make a page rank or guarantee a position.
Related factors
Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.