Backlink Monitor 5

Version 5.1.0

• Added a new “Find” feature to locate text within the Results tabs (“Ctrl-F”).
• URLs embedded in “data-href” attributes are now detected as backlinks.
• Added “SpeedLinks.net” to the list of supported indexing services.
• When a project finishes running, the result grid is now correctly refreshed without the need to scroll up or down.
• Reports now use Arial Unicode MS font so that east Asian characters are displayed correctly.
• The “Comment” field from the backlinks is now carried into the results, even for URLs with no backlink (or URLs that display a page error).
• Fixed a bug that would prevent the scheduler from working on Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Various improvements to the HTML and JavaScript parsers.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the selected UI “Theme” to revert back to the default when restarting.

Version 5.0.2

• Internal changes to improve PageRank and Index Status checking.

Version 5.0.1

• TLS 1.1 and 1.2 are now supported if .NET 4.5 (or later) is installed on your PC
• Crawler now auto-detects when Windows-1252 codepage is mislabeled as ISO-8859-1
• Minor internal tweaks for Windows 10
• Added delay timer for failed proxies

Version 5.0.0

• Brand new Windows 10 Look and Feel
• .NET 4.0 is now the required runtime (.NET 2.0 is no longer supported)
• ExpressIndexer API has been updated
• Added LinkHuggers integration
• Crawler Delay is now used when checking of a page is indexed
• Updated internal components to latest versions

Version 4.1.6

• Added a new option to enable/disable case sensitivity in Anchor Text analysis
• Improved performance when removing dead backlinks from a large project
• Increased the max allowed “Resubmit to Indexer” limit from 100 days to 10,000 days
• Added a new command-line option to allow automatic submission of backlinks that have “Unknown” indexed status
• Updated crawler so that sites which no longer use SSLv3 can still be crawled

Version 4.1.5

• Fixed a bug which could prevent Backlink Monitor from opening
• When importing backlinks through Copy & Paste, URLs with a comma can now be enclosed in quotes for correct import

Version 4.1.4

• Broken URL shortener URLs are now ignored
• Updated “Delete” backlinks logic so that redirections are taken into account
• Added Ahrefs v2 API support
• Added “Copy > Links To” context menu item in results

Version 4.1.3

• Updated Linklicious.co API
• Added OneHourIndexing API

Version 4.1.2

• Fixed a bug that could cause Backlink Monitor to hang on some PDF documents
• Added indexing service LinkProcessor.net integration
• Added new columns to the Anchor Text result tab
• Moz API integration now supports Unicode URLs
• Backlink Monitor now uses FIPS compliant code (for more restrictive environments)
• Fixed report dialog layout so that it works better on high DPI displays
• Added “Tier” column to main results
• Backlink Monitor now detects projects as changed after submitting backlinks to indexing services
• CSV data can now be pasted directly into the Backlink URLs list
• Results now include the “Comment” from the original backlink entry
• Fixed a handful of scheduler related issues
• Reports can now be saved to Excel 2007 (XLSX) format

Version 4.1.1

• Updated the user manual
• Fixed various minor layout issues

Version 4.1.0

• All APIs are now configured under “Settings | 3rd Party APIs…” (indexing services, Moz, Ahrefs, etc.)
• Improved footprint editing interface; footprints can be reordered and edited in place
• Added Alexa Rank checking
• Domain PR, Page PR and Alexa Rank can now be independently toggled in Advanced Project Settings
• Server Country is now reported in the Backlink details
• MozRank data is now included in Backlink details (requires Moz API key)
• Selection Tools has been modified to add new selectors for Moz and Alexa ranks
• Backlink Monitor can now import backlinks from a text file when the scheduler runs (see scheduler wizard)
• Backlink Monitor can now submit backlinks for indexing when the scheduler runs (see scheduler wizard)
• Added Instant Link Indexer API integration
• Minor layout changes for high-DPI monitors

Version 4.0.16

• Added Incredible Indexer API integration

Version 4.0.15

• Added ExpressIndexer.com API integration
• Increased backlink API import limit to 1,000,000 (up from 10,000)
• Added counter to “Log” tab
• New project window now pops up on first run (rather than use “Default” project every time)

 Version 4.0.14

• Fixed Moz.com API Integration

Version 4.0.13

• Fixed an issue with the scheduler on Windows Server 2008 and later.

Version 4.0.12

• Changed PR options in the Selection Tool so that PR “N/A” can now be explicitly chosen
• Changed the Selection Tool OBL filter so that “9999” now represents “unlimited” OBLs
• Fixed a bug that could prevent the hierarchy from displaying correctly
• Improved human emulation in PR and Indexed check features (UA string is now randomized better)

Version 4.0.11

• Adjusted the default column widths in the results so that all columns are visible by default
• Reordered columns are now saved

Version 4.0.10

• Added Indexification.com as a supported indexing service
• Updated how URL shorteners are handled internally so that phantom backlinks no longer appear in the results
• Added additional logging for “Page Error” results to help identify page loading issues
• Added a “Logging Level” option to Advanced Project Settings (set to “Basic” for errors only)
• Improved accuracy of Backlink Index check feature
• Columns in result tables now automatically resize with window
• Backlinks with unicode characters can now be added

Version 4.0.9

• Improved performance of loading backlink hierarchy
• Fixed blank CSV Anchor Text summary only report
• Updated scheduler so that project name is included in logs
• Project is now correctly detected as changed when new backlinks are imported

Version 4.0.8

• Added support for LinkPipeline.com indexing service
• Backlink Monitor can now use either .NET 4.0 or .NET 3.5
• Fixed some form scaling issues when using non-standard DPI in Windows
• Added “Root” tier to Selection Tool drop down list
• Custom categories can now be deleted
• You can now set the number of backlinks to import from the SEOMoz API
• Added the option to disabled cookies in Advanced Crawler Settings

 Version 4.0.7

• Major reduction in CPU usage when crawling
• When image backlinks are found the “alt” attribute is used for the anchor text (if available)
• It’s now possible for force a PR and/or Index check update for broken backlinks by manually selecting them in the results and right-clicking
• Fixed a bug that would prevent the report logo setting from saving correctly
• Added “Sub-Select” option to Selection Tool which allows you to run a selection on the children of the currently selected backlinks
• Added new default URL shortening services
• Updated the report settings so that the PDF reports can be limited in hierarchy depth (prevents generating unnecessarily huge reports)
• Added negative match for anchor text in Selection Tool
• The #Date# and #Time# placeholders now work in the report filenames

 Version 4.0.6

• Updated Linklicious.me integration, should be more reliable when submitting a large number of backlinks
• Added the ability to remove backlink details from the PDF report (and limit the hierarchy depth)
• Fixed a case-sensitivity issue with index check
• Internal changes to reduce memory consumption (and decrease startup time) for large projects
• Added “t.co” and “ow.ly” to the list of default URL shortening services
• Updated backlink detection method to be more robust on websites with severely malformed HTML
• Fixed a bug that could cause URLs to not be followed correctly through URL shortening service in some cases
• Fixed a bug in the Selection Tool that caused the “Last Submitted” filter to not work correctly

Version 4.0.5

• Deleting backlinks from the hierarchy no longer deletes the child pages automatically (this could result in loss of legitimate links)
• When projects are loaded the last save date is now shown in the status bar
• Changed the CSV export so that the status text in the report match the application
• Fixed an escaping issue in the CSV export that could cause the columns to become misaligned in Excel
• Projects are now correctly flagged as modified when backlinks are removed

 Version 4.0.4

• Updated Backlink Monitor to ignore the case of the hostname when generating the hierarchy
• Added Xindexer integration
• Changed Windows clipboard integration to avoid errors when trying to copy URLs
• Fixed a bug that could trigger “417 Expectation Failed” error when updating Backlink Monitor through proxies

Version 4.0.3

• Backlink Monitor will now use the “Crawler Delay” value to pace proxy usage if there are only a few proxies available (to prevent banning)
• Fixed a bug that could cause proxies to be incorrectly detected as dead

Version 4.0.2

• “Select Children” shortcut in hierarchy now works when multiple items are selected
• Fixed a bug that could cause the scheduler to hang after successful run
• Changed algorithm for checking PageRank to be more robust when using unreliable proxies
• Fixed a bug that would trigger the error box to occasionally pop-up when generating the Backlink Hiearchy
• Added a new optimization to minimize the number of “Not Shortest Path” results displayed
• Various other internal enhancements

Version 4.0.1

• Added new filters to Visualizer: Do-Follow/No-Follow and Indexed/Not Indexed
• Changed PageRank checking algorithm, should correct issues with failed proxies hanging the PR check process
• Changed the way the “Crawler Delay” option works, this is now domain specific, so a delay can be set and a single domain will not be flooded with requests.
• Other minor bug fixes and adjustments

Version 4.0.0

• Backlink Monitor now requires .NET 3.5
• Backlink Monitor now tracks the date backlinks were added automatically (when you first load a project into version 4 it will report the current date because it’s starting to track that information now)
• You can now add comments with your backlinks. If you paste backlinks (right-click), anything after the URL (separated by space or tab) will be the comment.
• We’ve added a “Visualizer” tool window to show a graphical representation of your backlink profile. When you select a page in the hierarchy the visualizer will show you a graphical breakdown of the incoming links by Category, Anchor Text and PageRank. You can change your selection with the visualizer open and it will update in real-time.
• BLM now tracks the date a page was first detected as indexed
• BLM now tracks the date you last submitted a backlink for indexing (so you can see how long it takes to get indexed and avoid duplicate submissions)
• BLM now detects backlinks in PDF documents
• BLM can now follow redirection services like bit.ly, so if your backlinks are embedded in a site that forces a redirection it can be tracked
• Projects can be organized into folders
• Backlink Hierarchy creation can be canceled (this useful if you have a huge project that you opened by mistake and want to abort)
• Backlinks can now be imported from seomoz.org and/or ahrefs.com (API keys required). See “Add… | Import from Web” on main toolbar.
• Changes made to the Default Project Settings now affect all projects.
• You can now specify the folder where projects are saved (useful for multiple user environments). See “Settings | Application Settings…”.
• Backlink Monitor can now be paused and will automatically pause/resume if your PC suspends or hibernates
• Added Backlink “Category”, value is now automatically detected based on Page/URL content (end user configurable).
• Selection Tool can now select by last submitted or index date
• A PDF report option is now available to create printer friendly reports

Version 3.4.7

• Improved Lindexed integration for faster, more reliable submission

Version 3.4.6

• Added Nuclear-Link-Indexer.com as a supported indexing service
• Updated proxy import to verify that port number falls in the valid range of ports
• Added “Find in Backlink Hierarchy” option to Backlink Details context menu
• Added “Select > All Children” to Backlink Hierarchy context menu
• Fixed Anchor Text Summary sort order
• Improved performance of the Backlink Hiearchy generation
• Fixed a bug that could cause the UI to freeze during PageRank check

Version 3.4.5

• Added a “Reset” button to the Selection Tool
• Fixed number formatting to show thousand separator in a number of locations (1,234)
• Added the ability to recheck selected Backlinks without rechecking everything (Backlink Details context menu)
• Added “Indexed” column to Anchor Text Summary tab (shows the number of backlinks indexed with that anchor text)
• Added “Delete Dead Backlinks” button to the main toolbar
• Added confirmation prompts before deleting backlinks
• Added option to select Backlink Detection Mode in Advanced Project Settings (see user manual for details)
• Added “Broken Tier” status type
• Internal tweaks to backlink hierarchy algorithm

Version 3.4.4

• Fixed a handful of issues related to URLs containing Unicode
• Added new Anchor Text analysis to Summary display (now includes analysis of generic anchor text, naked URLs and keyword anchor text)
• Added new ability to test all proxies (very fast)
• Added ability to “Paste” proxies from a variety of common proxy formats
• Added the ability to export the Backlink Hierarchy to a CSV report (perfect for use with Pivot Tables in Excel)
• Added “Ctrl-T” shortcut to open Selection Tool
• Added a counter to the Backlink URLs list
• Backlink Monitor now automatically checks for updates when starting

Version 3.4.3

• Improved the performance of deleting dead backlinks
• Minor bug fixes

Version 3.4.2

• Updated delete behavior so that backlinks deleted from hierarchy or details view are also removed from the list of Backlink URLs

Version 3.4.1

• Fixed check for Root URL before starting backlink checking process
• Fixed a crashing error that could occur if loading a project with no Root URL defined

Version 3.4.0

• Added index stats to email notification text
• Improved link hierarchy analysis
• Added integration with three indexing services
• The number of selected rows is now shown in the status bar

Version 3.3.2

• Added page indexed stats to Summary screen
• Fixed various minor issues with the scheduler interface
• Added backlink “Selection Tool” to allow highly specific selection of backlinks
• Improved performance of link hierarchy generation (significantly faster and uses less memory)
• Various minor bug fixes and internal improvements

Version 3.3.1

• Fixed installer not uninstalling old version on upgrade
• Fixed proxy import showing “dots” on field matching
• Fixed hierarchy view selection behavior
• Removed periodic delay from indexed check when proxies are used

Version 3.3.0

• Added PageRank and Indexed checking
• Added support for proxy servers (only used when checking PageRank and Indexed)
• Updated context menus to provide enhanced functions for selecting links by tier and by anchor text
• Various other bug fixes and enhancements

Version 3.2.6

• GZip compression errors no longer show “Unexpected Error” window.
• Invalid Additional Root URLs now display a friendly error message.

Version 3.2.5

Version 3.2.4

• Backlink Monitor now automatically follows redirects, so shorted URLs can be added to the list of backlinks to check

Version 3.2.3

• Fixed a bug that could cause some backlinks to not appear in the results if the page contains certain HTML errors

 Version 3.2.2

• Fixed broken help shortcut

Version 3.2.1

• Fixed bug in change history that would cause all links to appear as new, even after multiple crawls

Version 3.2.0

• Initial Release