{"id":12724,"date":"2018-04-06T11:45:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T08:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=12724"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T14:12:00","slug":"how-to-make-nofollow-links-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/how-to-make-nofollow-links-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Nofollow Links in WordPress: 2 Easy Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s no secret that adding plenty of links to your site is excellent for boosting its Search Engine Optimization (SEO). At the same time, certain links can be harmful to your rankings. That’s why you need to learn how to make nofollow<\/em> links in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A ‘nofollow<\/em>‘ link is just what it sounds like \u2013 it instructs search engine bots not to follow it back to its source. Preventing bots from crawling specific types of links, such as affiliate URLs, helps to ensure that your SEO performance remains top-notch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we’ll explain how nofollow<\/em> links work<\/a>, and discuss their pros and cons. Then, we’ll cover some best practices for using<\/a> them effectively, and show you how to make nofollow<\/em> links<\/a>. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An introduction to nofollow<\/em> links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Search engines (such as Google) have bots that are designed to explore your website. These search bots<\/a> try and understand what your content is about, how it’s organized, and so on. That way, they can present your site as a result in relevant searches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the many things search bots pay attention to is the links on your site. By default, all links are ‘followed’ to their source, providing the bots with information about what kinds of web pages your content is associated with. For the most part, you’ll want search bots to follow the links on your site this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there are certain types of links that can hurt your Search Engine Optimization (SEO). In cases like this, you can implement nofollow<\/em> links<\/a> in WordPress. These are normal links with code added to them, instructing search bots not to follow them to their source. Your human visitors won’t notice any difference, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s worth noting that using nofollow<\/em> links doesn’t actually hide links from search engines. It requests that the bots ignore those links, and it’s up to the search engines<\/a> to respect that request. Therefore, using nofollow<\/em> on your links isn’t a guarantee that they will have no impact on your SEO. However, it’s still a smart way to minimize their impact.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Some best practices for using nofollow<\/em> links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You’ll sometimes see advice to nofollow<\/em> all external links. This isn’t encouraged, however, since it keeps search engines from being able to see how your content is connected to other web pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s better to use nofollow<\/em> links only when there’s a good reason to do so. The primary types of links<\/a> nofollow<\/em> is effective for are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n