Web design | External links Dofollow vs. Nofollow

nofollow is an HTML attribute value used to instruct some search engines that a hyperlink should not influence the link target’s ranking in the search engine’s index. The widely used blogging platform WordPress versions 1.5 and above automatically assign the nofollow attribute to all user-submitted links (comment data, commenter URI, etc). However, there are several free plugins available that automatically remove the nofollow attribute value. Do you think commenters deserve this? Dofollow or nofollow? Just tell me why…

Web design | External links Dofollow vs. Nofollow

nofollow is an HTML attribute value used to instruct some search engines that a hyperlink should not influence the link target’s ranking in the search engine’s index. The widely used blogging platform WordPress versions 1.5 and above automatically assign the nofollow attribute to all user-submitted links (comment data, commenter URI, etc). However, there are several free plugins available that automatically remove the nofollow attribute value. Do you think commenters deserve this? Dofollow or nofollow? Just tell me why…

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  1. #1
    Waterpup argued:
    May 20th, 2008 at 12:52 am

    I think it’s done primarily so that spammers don’t get the back links they are trying for. But as you have found Wordpress does have a widget that will allow site owners to allow the google to follow the link provided

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  2. #2
    GelatinousBlob argued:
    May 29th, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    A free back link is a good incentive for participation isn’t it?

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    gunnar argued:
    June 9th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    I’m slanting both ways here. If it was done as meant to be dofollow FTW!
    But since there’s a lot of comment abuse (not spam) as example, leave a legit comment, but use a keyword and a link to your company instead of a real name…

    But for “legit” comments etc. yes, dofollow is a great incentive!

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Web design | External links Dofollow vs. Nofollow

nofollow is an HTML attribute value used to instruct some search engines that a hyperlink should not influence the link target’s ranking in the search engine’s index. The widely used blogging platform WordPress versions 1.5 and above automatically assign the nofollow attribute to all user-submitted links (comment data, commenter URI, etc). However, there are several free plugins available that automatically remove the nofollow attribute value. Do you think commenters deserve this? Dofollow or nofollow? Just tell me why…

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