Does Google Webmaster Tools still show disavowed links in inbound links section?
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Thanks in advance!
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Yes, you'll still see your disavowed links in Webmaster Tools. There is no external evidence that shows that the links are disavowed.
Here's more info: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2330944/7-Things-You-May-Not-Know-About-Googles-Disavow-Tool
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Hello zpm2014,
This is the most common question that I have seen. People are asking in forums why the disavow tool isn't working for them, so here is the answer to your query.
When a link is disavowed, the next time that Google crawls that link they essentially add an invisible nofollow tag to the link. There is no external evidence of this. Just as your nofollowed links are listed in WMT, so are your disavowed links.
In this webmaster central hangout Google's John Mueller said, "Disavowed links stay in Webmaster Tools" and in this hangout he said, "When you disavow links we will still show them as inbound links in Webmaster Tools."
I hope that your query has been solved.
Regards
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Do you mean via the external links section on WMT? - https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/external-links
I've never seen disavowed links showing up in this section. You normally have to go via this section: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/disavow-links .
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