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    • CsmBill
      CsmBill last edited by

      It's been a while since I've SEOed a Wordpress site. How do I add "nofollow" or "noindex" to specific links? I highlight the anchor text in the text editor, I click the "link" button.

      I could have sworn that there used to be an option in the dialogue box that pops up.

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      • Peter_M
        Peter_M @CsmBill last edited by

        Hi Rahul,

        It isn't really the link you need to be noindexing, but the URL the link is pointing to.

        To do this, just use the good old Yoast SEO plugin: http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/

        Peter

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        • CsmBill
          CsmBill @Peter_M last edited by

          The plugin looks great for nofollow, but it doesn't do anything for noindex.

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          • Peter_M
            Peter_M @CsmBill last edited by

            You're welcome Rahul.

            I haven't personally used a plugin for this purpose, but this plugin does seem to do the job: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nofollow/.

            Peter

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            • CsmBill
              CsmBill @Peter_M last edited by

              Thanks, Peter.

              Can you recommend a plugin?

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              • Peter_M
                Peter_M last edited by

                Hi Rahul,

                You'll need to do it by switching to the "text" view and adding the attributes you want to the html, without installing a plugin there isn't the option to do so using the visual editor.

                Peter

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