Links with rel=”nofollow” attribute

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Hi Rahul,

is it possible to automaticly add the rel=”nofollow” attribute to each link in questions, answers and comments?

This could prevent a lot of seo spam.

Kind regards,
Manuel

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No I cannot add this to core, cause search engine may ignore this link, and will not index it.

Yes, i know. But that is also a standard function in WordPress. Outgoing links in comments are normally rel=”nofollow”, because of link spammers would use these for link building. And when outgoing links are rel=”nofollow”, then they are not interested to spam you.

yes, it can be added for out going links. But I dont think we need to code this, as there are already many plugin for the purpose. Let me know.

This is a must for user generated content. Currently trying to get this for my own AnsPress.
It totally must be in a core. Maybe as a checkbox option.

Don’t want to use one of plugins, because it will nofollow my blog outlinks too. I want it only for AnsPress.

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