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sanssecret · 07-04-2010, 03:07 AM

If I want to put a link to something here in the WF how do I make that link nofollow and / or noindex?

Thanks in advance.

AndyBeard · 07-04-2010, 04:35 AM

Hi sanssecret

First off, it is a common mistake but there is no such thing as a link that is noindex, even though there are Alexa top 1000 sites using rel="noindex" because their developers are idiots and even some WP plugins that list it as a feature.
A website in Alexa top 1000 should know better, and so should people creating SEO plugins. Average users can only trust (or not trust) the information they read.

Noindex is only based upon a page... it is actually logical because a page can have 1000s of links, and it only takes one link not to have the attribute, and the page would be indexed.

As for nofollow, I have tried.. The best solution I have come up with so far is to change the link to hxxp:// so it isn't clickable, and that also means that whoever you were linking to won't see referrer traffic.
They may still see something ig they have Google alerts set up on their brand/domain name.

sanssecret · 07-04-2010, 01:18 PM

Thanks Andy. Didn't know that about the noindex thing. Just goes to show I've still got a lot to learn.

So if we can't 'nofollow' a link from here in the WF then what stops download pages set up especially for warriors from being found in the search results? Or am I missing something there too?

AndyBeard · 07-04-2010, 02:53 PM

I think you actually know the answer, just maybe forgot you know it, because you are using it on the download page for your "Just For Warriors"

<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow, noarchive">
That is a page level instruction

It doesn't mater how many links point to the page, when a robot crawls it they see that instruction not to include it in their index. A well behaved bot... not all of them are.

It would actually be better to drop the nofollow, as then any link the page does receive, juice can maybe be passed to your home page, though that is less important for a thankyou page as hopefully there are no links.

However it is important to spot on blog themes, Some mistakenly for a long time had noindex, nofollow on their archive and search pages, when they should have had just noindex.

07-04-2010, 03:07 AM	#1
sanssecret Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Home Posts: 600 Thanks: 332 Thanked 250 Times in 119 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	No Follow If I want to put a link to something here in the WF how do I make that link nofollow and / or noindex? Thanks in advance.
	San The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. ~Muhammad Ali

07-04-2010, 04:35 AM	#2
AndyBeard Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,124 Thanks: 8 Thanked 36 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: No Follow Hi sanssecret First off, it is a common mistake but there is no such thing as a link that is noindex, even though there are Alexa top 1000 sites using rel="noindex" because their developers are idiots and even some WP plugins that list it as a feature. A website in Alexa top 1000 should know better, and so should people creating SEO plugins. Average users can only trust (or not trust) the information they read. Noindex is only based upon a page... it is actually logical because a page can have 1000s of links, and it only takes one link not to have the attribute, and the page would be indexed. As for nofollow, I have tried.. The best solution I have come up with so far is to change the link to hxxp:// so it isn't clickable, and that also means that whoever you were linking to won't see referrer traffic. They may still see something ig they have Google alerts set up on their brand/domain name.
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07-04-2010, 01:18 PM	#3
sanssecret Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Home Posts: 600 Thanks: 332 Thanked 250 Times in 119 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: No Follow Thanks Andy. Didn't know that about the noindex thing. Just goes to show I've still got a lot to learn. So if we can't 'nofollow' a link from here in the WF then what stops download pages set up especially for warriors from being found in the search results? Or am I missing something there too?
	San The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. ~Muhammad Ali

07-04-2010, 02:53 PM	#4
AndyBeard Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 1,124 Thanks: 8 Thanked 36 Times in 26 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: No Follow I think you actually know the answer, just maybe forgot you know it, because you are using it on the download page for your "Just For Warriors" <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow, noarchive"> That is a page level instruction It doesn't mater how many links point to the page, when a robot crawls it they see that instruction not to include it in their index. A well behaved bot... not all of them are. It would actually be better to drop the nofollow, as then any link the page does receive, juice can maybe be passed to your home page, though that is less important for a thankyou page as hopefully there are no links. However it is important to spot on blog themes, Some mistakenly for a long time had noindex, nofollow on their archive and search pages, when they should have had just noindex.
	uQast In A Nutshell