Is adding nofollow to pdf links necessary?

by mSanjay Posted: 13 years ago 3 replies

I do not know if this thread has been repeated in this forum or not. I guess not.

I was wondering to know if it is necessary to include rel="nofollow" tag to the links that point to pdf files (from SEO point of view). I do not think link juice of homepage will pass to the document file if the links are dofollow. Or will it?

Just wanted to make these things clear. Thanks.

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RandySwanston 13 years ago

Are you asking about the links inside the PDF file or to the PDF file itself?

If it is for PDF file itself, it is up to you to add no-follow tag or leave it as it is, since PDF are treated as a HTML files by Google there'll be a flow of link juice.
online only 13 years ago

Who cares?

I always dofollow my links unless I'm pointing them to hacked hentai porn site.
mSanjay 13 years ago

Thank you for the response. So, link juice does pass to pdf files. Then, I will nofollow it.

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Is adding nofollow to pdf links necessary?

mSanjay • 13 years ago • 3 replies

I do not know if this thread has been repeated in this forum or not. I guess not. I was wondering to know if it is necessary to include rel="nofollow" tag to the links that point to pdf files (from SEO point of view). I do not think link juice of homepage will pass to the document file if the links are dofollow. Or will it?