plainenglish.io
Link authority for plainenglish.io (registrable domain: plainenglish.io) from the Common Crawl web graph: PageRank and harmonic centrality history since 2017, current scores, and the site's top backlink sources.
Web-graph authority (0-100)
Domain scores measure plainenglish.io as a whole: every subdomain's links rolled up into one node of Common Crawl's domain-level web graph. Host scores measure the exact hostname plainenglish.io. WWW scores cover the www variant of that hostname, which the graph tracks as its own entry since January 2026 (before that, www and bare host were merged). A big gap between domain and host usually means the domain's authority lives on other subdomains. PageRank is link-endorsement authority: how much weight the sites linking here carry themselves. Harmonic centrality measures reach: how close this site sits to the rest of the web when following links, which favors broadly connected sites over ones boosted by a few heavy linkers. All are normalized 0 to 100 within each crawl snapshot; a dash means that series does not exist for this site.
Homepage
What plainenglish.io presents on its own homepage: the page title, description, and the social share markup it publishes. Pulled from https://plainenglish.io.
| Title | In Plain English |
|---|---|
| Description | In Plain English is a leading tech media company founded in 2018. We're home to some of the world's most recognized tech publications, including JavaScript In Plain English, Python In Plain English and AI in Plain English. With contributions from over 50,000 writers and over 80,000 published articles, we've helped educate millions of readers globally. Today, our platform reaches audiences in over 190 countries and has surpassed 200 million views across all content. |
| OG Title | In Plain English |
| OG Description | In Plain English is a leading tech media company founded in 2018. We're home to some of the world's most recognized tech publications, including JavaScript In Plain English, Python In Plain English and AI in Plain English. With contributions from over 50,000 writers and over 80,000 published articles, we've helped educate millions of readers globally. Today, our platform reaches audiences in over 190 countries and has surpassed 200 million views across all content. |
| OG Site Name | In Plain English |
| Twitter Title | In Plain English |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
Social accounts and contact points
Where this site maintains a presence and every reachable route its homepage exposes: social accounts, contact pages, addresses, and content feeds.
| inplainenglish (business) | |
| Discord | in-plain-english-709094664682340443 |
| X | inPlainEngHQ |
| Youtube | inplainenglish |
| inplainenglish | |
| sunilsandhu | |
| Spotify | 7qxylRWKhvZwMz2WuEoua0 |
Structured data (JSON-LD)
The schema.org markup this homepage publishes: the machine-readable identity search engines and AI systems read. Types found: Organization, WebSite, ItemList.
JSON-LD block (822 bytes)
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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebSite","name":"In Plain English","url":"https://plainenglish.io","description":"In Plain English is a developer-first knowledge hub that curates high-quality programming and technology content, written by experienced engineers and explained in accessible, plain English. We accept guest posts and syndication. Our mission is to democratize knowledge and help developers learn faster and deeper.","publisher":{"@id":"https://plainenglish.io/#organization"},"mainEntity":{"@type":"ItemList","name":"Main content hubs","description":"Primary sections of the In Plain English platform for learning and discovery","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","url":"https://plainenglish.io/blog","description":"Educational articles covering software development, programming best practices, and real-world engineering topics"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","url":"https://plainenglish.io/learn","description":"Structured learning playlists designed to guide developers from foundational understanding to professional fluency"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Explain","url":"https://plainenglish.io/explain","description":"Wikipedia-style explainers for core development concepts — historical context, real-world applications, and curated reading lists"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Basics","url":"https://plainenglish.io/basics","description":"Cheatsheets and summaries for tools, libraries, and frameworks — built for devs who need to ship quickly"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Topics","url":"https://plainenglish.io/topics","description":"Topic portals (JavaScript, React, TypeScript, AI, programming, web development, and more) with guides and tutorials"}]}}JSON-LD block (7,201 bytes)
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A wave of newer entrants has arrived, each betting on a different edge.","url":"https://plainenglish.io/artificial-intelligence/top-5-ai-gateways-in-2026-truefoundry-langdb-helicone-requesty-and-nexosai","datePublished":"2026-07-15T22:20:37.727Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Hasnain Raza"}]}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://plainenglish.io/front-end-development/why-developers-should-treat-images-as-part-of-their-build-pipeline#article","name":"Why Developers Should Treat Images as Part of Their Build Pipeline","description":"","url":"https://plainenglish.io/front-end-development/why-developers-should-treat-images-as-part-of-their-build-pipeline","datePublished":"2026-07-15T11:06:07.317Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"In Plain English"}]}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://plainenglish.io/software/remove-icloud-activation-lock-without-password-how-to-unlock-iphone-locked-to-owner-free#article","name":"Remove iCloud Activation Lock Without Password: How to Unlock iPhone Locked to Owner Free","description":"Learn how to remove iCloud Activation Lock without password. Explore official methods and use iToolab UnlockGo to bypass iPhone Locked to Owner when Apple ID access is unavailable.","url":"https://plainenglish.io/software/remove-icloud-activation-lock-without-password-how-to-unlock-iphone-locked-to-owner-free","datePublished":"2026-07-15T10:53:24.923Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"In Plain English"}]}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://plainenglish.io/coding/top-computer-vision-development-company-picks-that-can-manage-ai-failures#article","name":"Top Computer Vision Development Company Picks that Can Manage AI Failures","description":"","url":"https://plainenglish.io/coding/top-computer-vision-development-company-picks-that-can-manage-ai-failures","datePublished":"2026-07-15T08:19:23.975Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"In Plain English"}]}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":6,"item":{"@type":"TechArticle","@id":"https://plainenglish.io/ecommerce/5-seo-mistakes-that-hold-back-many-shopify-shops#article","name":"5 SEO Mistakes That Hold Back Many Shopify Shops","description":"In the fast-paced world of ecommerce, failing to implement solid SEO practices can hinder the growth of your Shopify store. 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Every Common Crawl web-graph release since 2017, roughly quarterly. The domain series goes back to 2017; Common Crawl only began publishing the host-level graph in 2020, so host lines start there. Click a legend entry to show or hide that line. Flat lines are normal for established sites; watch for sustained rises or drops, which track real gains or losses in who links here.
A note on www: through the end of 2025 the source web graph merged www and non-www hostnames into the bare name, so one host line covers both. Starting in January 2026 the graph splits them into separate entries, which is why www can carry its own scores going forward.
Backlink counts
Unique linking domains seen in Common Crawl's link graphs. This is a different dataset than the 0-100 authority scores above: these are raw counts, host-level for plainenglish.io and domain-level for plainenglish.io with all its subdomains combined. Common Crawl covers a large sample of the web, not all of it, so treat counts as comparable between sites rather than absolute totals.
Top backlinks in the domain graph
Common Crawl publishes two link graphs. The DOMAIN graph connects whole domains: every link from any page of one domain to any page of another. This table shows the highest-authority domains linking to plainenglish.io (including its subdomains), ranked by the linker's PageRank. The table shows the top 1,000; the download carries the full stored list (up to 10,000 linkers) as JSON. Click a linker for its own site profile.
Top backlinks in the host graph
The HOST graph connects exact hostnames, so subdomains count separately. This table shows the highest-authority hosts linking to plainenglish.io specifically, ranked by the linker's PageRank. The table shows the top 1,000; the download carries the full stored list (up to 10,000 linkers) as JSON. Click a linker for its own site profile.