{"id":52121,"date":"2022-05-18T15:34:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T12:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=52121"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:17:56","slug":"disavow-backlinks-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disavow Backlinks in Google Search Console (Beginner&#8217;s Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trying to figure out how to disavow backlinks in Google Search Console to get rid of junk links? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, most of the time, you&#8217;re probably focused on attracting backlinks to grow your site. But at the same time, most low-quality backlinks are ignored by Google, while manipulative or artificial backlinks can still cause problems in some situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>When you disavow backlinks, you&#8217;re essentially asking Google to ignore those links to your site and not factor them into its ranking algorithms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By getting rid of spammy\/negative links, you can help address backlink patterns that could lead to a manual penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, you&#8217;ll learn how to properly disavow backlinks using Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get into it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcda Table of contents:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#why\">Why you might want to disavow links<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#find\">How to find which links to disavow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#disavow-backlinks\">How to disavow links<\/a>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#create\">Create your disavow backlinks .txt file<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#submit\">Submit the file via Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#stop\">How to stop disavowing links<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Beginner%27s+guide%3A+how+to+disavow+%23backlinks+in+Google+Search+Console+%23GSC+%F0%9F%94%97+%E2%9B%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Beginner's guide: how to disavow #backlinks in Google Search Console #GSC \ud83d\udd17 \u26d4<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Beginner%27s+guide%3A+how+to+disavow+%23backlinks+in+Google+Search+Console+%23GSC+%F0%9F%94%97+%E2%9B%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#f1f1f1\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading ticss-d0138057\" id=\"h-video-tutorial\">\ud83d\udcfa Video Tutorial<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to quickly disavow backlinks\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wLiMk67GNeY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/themeisle.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"why\">Why you might want to disavow backlinks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll keep this brief because you&#8217;re probably looking for the tutorial. If you are, <a href=\"#disavow-backlinks\">just click here to jump ahead<\/a> to the parts where I show you how to actually put together your disavow link file and submit it to Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you found this post because you&#8217;re not sure whether or not you even need to care about disavowing links, then here&#8217;s a quick rundown on when you might want to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e5e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc The basic idea is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good backlinks move your site up in search engines, but most spammy backlinks are simply ignored. The disavow tool is mainly for situations where you have a considerable number of artificial, manipulative, or low-quality links that could lead to a manual action.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, Google has gotten a lot better at understanding that most sites will naturally pick up spammy links from scrapers\/autoposters and that&#8217;s not necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you analyze your site with an SEO tool, you&#8217;ll probably see tons of these links as well, but that&#8217;s not necessarily a situation where you need to do anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that being said, there are a few scenarios in which you still might want to disavow links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manual action risk<\/strong> &#8211; if your site has a lot of spammy or artificial links pointing to it and those links have caused, or are likely to cause, a manual action, disavowing them can make sense.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Previous link building you regret<\/strong> &#8211; maybe your site is doing fine but you&#8217;re still worried about manipulative links you built or paid for in the past and can&#8217;t get removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suspicious link patterns that you can&#8217;t clean up manually<\/strong> &#8211; if you believe a large number of unnatural links are pointing at your site and you can&#8217;t remove them yourself, disavowing can be a cleanup step.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to hear Google&#8217;s take on the matter, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/2648487?hl=en\">Google recommends<\/a> disavowing backlinks when <strong>both<\/strong> of these conditions are true:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your site has tons of spammy and\/or artificial links pointing to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The links have caused a manual action or are likely to cause a manual action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"find\">How to find which backlinks to disavow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can disavow backlinks in Google Search Console, you first need to choose which links you want to disavow and then assemble them into a text file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you add anything to that file, it&#8217;s a good idea to try removing unnatural links manually first. For example, if the links come from a site you control, a directory listing you can edit, or a paid placement you can ask to have taken down, do that before turning to the disavow tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have two options for disavowing backlink sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can enter a specific URL to disavow backlinks from just that page. For example, targeting <code>site.com\/spam-post<\/code> would remove links from that page but not any links from <code>site.com\/cool-post<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can target entire domains to disavow all backlinks from anywhere on that site. For example, targeting <code>site.com<\/code> would disavow every single backlink that&#8217;s coming from <code>site.com<\/code>, including <code>site.com\/spam-post<\/code> AND <code>site.com\/cool-post<\/code> as well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot disavow a subpath &#8211; your only options are to target individual URLs or entire domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good place to start is Google Search Console&#8217;s Links report, which lets you review and export known backlinks for your site. From there, you can use third-party SEO tools to dig deeper and prioritize which links might actually need review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to expand that review is by using one of the many SEO research tools, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/backlink-checker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahrefs Backlink Checker<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/backlink_audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semrush Backlink Audit<\/a> (read <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/semrush-review\/\">our Semrush review<\/a> to learn more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moz.com\/link-explorer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moz Link Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webceo.com\/unnatural-links-detection.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebCEO toxic link checker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All those services have tools that will let you see your site&#8217;s backlinks. You can then usually filter by &#8220;spamminess&#8221; to only find negative backlinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For small-scale stuff, you might not need a tool. For example, if you just want to get rid of backlinks from a single domain, you don&#8217;t need a tool because Google lets you exclude an entire domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One important note for beginners: don&#8217;t treat every strange-looking link as something you need to disavow. Scraper sites, auto-generated pages, and random low-value mentions are often best left alone unless they&#8217;re part of a larger manipulative pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"disavow-backlinks\">How to disavow backlinks in Google Search Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s get into the step-by-step guide for how to disavow backlinks using Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 For this tutorial, I&#8217;ll assume that you&#8217;ve already <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/submit-website-to-google\/\">verified your site with Google Search Console<\/a>. If you haven&#8217;t yet, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/google-site-verification-wordpress\/\">our guide to Google Search Console verification<\/a> and then come back here once you&#8217;ve verified your site.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create\">1. Create your disavow backlinks .txt file<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, you&#8217;ll want to assemble all the backlinks that you want to disavow into a .txt file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll put each disavow rule in its own line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To target individual pages, paste the full URL to the page, including the HTTPS part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To target entire domains, use this format: <code>domain:spammysite.com<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example of what the .txt file should look like &#8211; this would disavow backlinks from three specific pages and two domains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>https:&#47;&#47;spamexample.com\/stuff\/comments.html\nhttps:\/\/spamexample.com\/stuff\/paid-links.html\nhttps:\/\/shadylinkseller.com\/pbn\/spam\/\ndomain:shadyseo.com\ndomain:spammysite.com\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some other important details about the .txt file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The filename <strong>must<\/strong> end in .txt. You cannot use other formats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure to encode the file in UTF-8 or 7-bit ASCII.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The maximum file size is 100,000 lines, including blank lines and comments. This means you can disavow up to 100,000 links\/domains. There&#8217;s also a 2 MB max file size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can include comments by using the # mark. Google will ignore these, but you might find them useful while working on the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"submit\">2. Submit .txt file via Google Search Console<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have your disavow link file, <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/disavow-links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to go to the Google Search Console disavow links tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, select your website (&#8220;property&#8221;) from the drop-down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, click the <strong>Upload disavow list<\/strong> button to upload the disavow backlinks file you created in the previous step:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image blog-img-std\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=862303143  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png\" alt=\"disavow backlinks tutorial\" class=\"wp-image-112832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:745\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 1024w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:300\/h:218\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 300w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:768\/h:559\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 768w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:50\/h:36\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 50w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:330\/h:240\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 330w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:546\/h:397\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 546w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:825\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 825w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:203\/h:148\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 203w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:268\/h:195\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 268w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:186\/h:135\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 186w, https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:1024\/h:745\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial.png 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once you upload the file, the links should appear in the interface, and you&#8217;re all done. If you&#8217;ve previously disallowed any backlinks for this site, uploading this new list will replace the existing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes about the disavow links tool<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The disavow list only applies to the specific property that you chose, so it&#8217;s important to upload it to the correct property in Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google&#8217;s disavow tool uses URL-prefix properties, not Domain properties. If you&#8217;ve only verified a Domain property in Search Console, you&#8217;ll need to add the relevant URL-prefix property or properties before uploading your file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, any subpaths under the property are covered, but the exact scope depends on the URL-prefix property you upload to. Because of that, don&#8217;t assume one upload covers every protocol or host variation of your site unless those variations are included in the property you&#8217;re using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to avoid mistakes here is to double-check the exact property selected in the disavow tool before you upload your file.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:15px;border-color:#4267cf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wait\">3. Wait a few weeks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The disavow backlinks tool does not work instantly. Once your upload is successful, you&#8217;ll need to wait a few weeks for Google to start factoring this information into its rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stop\">How to stop disavowing backlinks in Google Search Console<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you feel that you made a mistake and you no longer want to disavow some\/all of the backlinks that you uploaded, Google lets you cancel your backlink disavows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this, <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/disavow-links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open the disavow links tool page<\/a>. Then, select your website from the drop-down and click <strong>Cancel Disavowals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, it will take a few weeks for your changes to take effect, so you won&#8217;t notice an immediate change.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-dotted\" style=\"margin:40px 0;border-width:1px;border-color:#999999\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"color:#999999\">Go to top<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disavow those spammy backlinks today!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you&#8217;ve built spammy backlinks that you regret or you&#8217;re dealing with a large number of manipulative links that you can&#8217;t remove manually, you might want to disavow those backlinks to avoid problems with Google, especially if you&#8217;re worried about a manual action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t<div class='ti-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class='ti-tweet_wrapper'>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_text'>\n\t\t    \t\t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Beginner%27s+guide%3A+how+to+disavow+%23backlinks+in+Google+Search+Console+%23GSC+%F0%9F%94%97+%E2%9B%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Beginner's guide: how to disavow #backlinks in Google Search Console #GSC \ud83d\udd17 \u26d4<\/a>\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t<div class='ti-tweet_sharebtn'>\n\t\t    \t<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Beginner%27s+guide%3A+how+to+disavow+%23backlinks+in+Google+Search+Console+%23GSC+%F0%9F%94%97+%E2%9B%94&via=themeisle&related=themeisle&url=https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/disavow-backlinks-tutorial\/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Click To Tweet \n\t\t    \t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t    \t<\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, Google makes this easy. All you need to do is create a .txt file with the pages or domains for which you want to disavow backlinks. Then, you can upload that list to Google Search Console and Google will stop factoring those links into your site&#8217;s rankings after a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For some other ways to improve your site&#8217;s SEO, check out these posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/seo-checklist\/\">SEO checklist for blog posts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/get-started-with-wordpress-seo\/\">Key actions to improve WordPress SEO<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/improve-wordpress-on-page-seo\/\">How to optimize WordPress on-page SEO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf81 We also have a guide that shows you <a href=\"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/link-building-strategies-for-bloggers\/\">how to attract high-quality backlinks<\/a> that you won&#8217;t need to disavow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Do you still have any questions about how or why to disavow backlinks? 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