How to Build Your Own Domain Authority Checker
There are many SEO tools out there that can be used to check the domain authority of any website on the internet.
How about you build your own domain authority checker tool and integrate it into your website? I this idea sounds good to you then I am about to show you how you can do that in a few steps.
Are you ready? Let’s dive in.
Prerequisites
- A suitable IDE or text editor
- Python
How to Build Your Own Domain Authority Checker
Step 1: Set Up Your Development Environment
Ensure you have Python installed on your system. You can download it from Python’s official website. Additionally, you may need a code editor; Visual Studio Code or Atom are good choices.
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Step 2: Install Necessary Packages
For this project, you’ll need the requests library to make HTTP requests and BeautifulSoup for web scraping. Install them using pip:
pip install requests beautifulsoup4Step 3: Choose a Domain Authority API
Select a reliable Domain Authority API. Majestic and Moz are popular choices. Sign up for an API key and familiarize yourself with their documentation.
Step 4: Write Python Code to Fetch Domain Authority
Create a Python script to fetch domain authority using the chosen API. Here’s a basic example using the Moz API:
import requests
def get_domain_authority(api_key, domain):
url = f"https://lsapi.seomoz.com/v2/domain/{domain}"
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Basic {api_key}",
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
data = response.json()
if response.status_code == 200:
return data["domain_authority"]
else:
return None
# Usage
api_key = "your_moz_api_key"
domain_to_check = "example.com"
domain_authority = get_domain_authority(api_key, domain_to_check)
if domain_authority:
print(f"The Domain Authority of {domain_to_check} is {domain_authority}")
else:
print("Unable to fetch Domain Authority.")Replace "your_moz_api_key" with your actual Moz API key.
Step 5: Build a Simple Web Interface
You can use a web framework like Flask to create a basic web interface. Install Flask using:
pip install flaskCreate a new file app.py:
from flask import Flask, render_template, request
from your_script import get_domain_authority
app = Flask(__name__)
@app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def home():
if request.method == 'POST':
domain = request.form['domain']
domain_authority = get_domain_authority(api_key, domain)
return render_template('result.html', domain_authority=domain_authority, domain=domain)
return render_template('index.html')
if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)Step 6: Create HTML Templates
Create two HTML files, templates/index.html for the input form and templates/result.html to display the result.
index.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Domain Authority Checker</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Domain Authority Checker</h1>
<form method="post">
<label for="domain">Enter Domain:</label>
<input type="text" name="domain" required>
<button type="submit">Check</button>
</form>
</body>
</html>result.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Result</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Domain Authority of {{ domain }}:</h2>
<p>{{ domain_authority }}</p>
</body>
</html>
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Step 7: Run Your Flask App
Execute the following command in your terminal:
python app.py
Visit http://127.0.0.1:5000/ in your browser, and you should see your Domain Authority Checker web app.
This is a basic example, and you can enhance it by adding error handling, improving the user interface, and integrating with additional APIs or features.
Congratulations, you have built a domain authority checker tool of your own.
Step 8: Style Your App (Optional)
You can give your app an amazing look by creating a style for it. Of course, everyone likes the looks but if your tool is simple and still works, people will still use it. That is why this step is optional.
Conclusion
You see, it is not that difficult to build your own domain authority checker tool. You don’t need to be a master of the python programming language to build one.
