DomDetailer Moz Links reports Moz’s count of links pointing to a result URL, passed to RankGear through the DomDetailer service. It returns a raw number, and a value of 0 can mean the URL genuinely has no known links or simply that no provider data was available — so read it as an observation, not a verdict on authority.
| Factor ID | RG-BLK-010 |
|---|---|
| Family | Backlinks & authority |
| Measurement | Provider-supplied count |
| Measured zone | Off-page URL/domain data |
What it measures
This factor records Moz’s link count for a page, as supplied through the DomDetailer service. It is an off-page signal: rather than reading anything on the page itself, it reflects how many links Moz’s index attributes to that specific URL. The value is whatever the provider returns — RankGear does not recompute or verify it.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear reads the dd_mozLinks field for the exact result URL returned by DomDetailer. If the URL is missing, or the field carries no data, the factor returns 0. Because the number comes directly from the provider, its scope and freshness are governed by Moz’s index and DomDetailer’s coverage, not by RankGear.
| If the value is… | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| A positive number | Moz’s index attributes that many links to this exact URL, as of the provider’s last coverage. |
| 0 | Either the URL has no links known to the provider, or no data was available for it. The two cases are indistinguishable from the count alone. |
How to optimize it
Create genuinely useful assets and relationships that attract independent editorial links. Focus on relevance, credibility, and source diversity rather than volume alone. Treat this factor as an observation of what a third-party index currently reports, not a target to inflate — a higher count is only meaningful when the links behind it are real and editorial.
Important considerations
- Repeated or low-quality links can inflate the total, so a larger number is not automatically a stronger one.
- Provider indexes differ in coverage; Moz’s count will not match what another link provider reports.
- A zero can represent unavailable data rather than a true absence of links.
- Link count alone does not establish authority.
- This is a correlated, provider-supplied signal within a measured result set — it tracks with position, it does not by itself cause a page to rank.
Related factors
Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.