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what has happend to Yahoo! ???
i used linkdomain command on Yahoo! search to find all links to a domain. for example:
linkdomain:daniweb.com . but it now return 0 . have they lost data??

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correctly traced this to the Yahoo→Bing backend change, and and others are seeing the expected side effects: public backlink operators can disappear or behave very differently after an index/backend change. Search engines do not expose a complete “link graph” through those simple operators, so a zero or tiny result usually means the public operator was removed or reduced to a tiny sample — not that every backlink has vanished.

Practical options that reliably replace operator checks:

Quick troubleshooting checklist:

  • Verify whether the domain you tested is on Yahoo’s new backend (behaviour may differ by country TLD, as noticed).
  • Use a verified webmaster account (GSC/Bing) to get full inbound-link reports for sites you control.
  • Cross-check at least two independent crawlers before acting on raw backlink counts — focus on linking domains and anchor text rather than a single “total links” number.

For SEO audits, treat search-engine link operators as a very rough signal only. Combining verified webmaster tools with one or two third‑party crawlers gives the most useful and actionable picture.

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Member Avatar for fumnimda

ok,the problem is Yahoo! transition to Bing.
here is the news:

but why they don't provide these information again?

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I assume they don't want to emphasize the fact that they don't have the technology to do it themselves.

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So does this slight problem translate to new products and better services from them?

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I assume they don't want to emphasize the fact that they don't have the technology to do it themselves.

who do you mean doesn't have the technology? Yahoo! ?? and what technology?

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it shows me the data when I searched for link:domainname...

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it shows me the data when I searched for link:domainname...

'link:' is for finding links to a page but 'linkdomain:' is for whole domain,not a specific page, at least it was,if Yahoo! hasn't removed it.

link:daniweb.com return just 4 results. do you think it is a real result? and if you use
link:daniweb.com -site:daniweb.com ,only 2 sites rematin,it means just 2 sites link to daniweb.com. does it seem true?

but i have to say the result is as the past on the other Yahoo! domains,like yahoo.co.uk or yahoo.jp. only .com and .ca are transitioned to Bing.

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