Comments on: How to turn off the nofollow attribute in WordPress 1.5 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:27:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Flash design http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-116246 Flash design Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:20:03 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-116246 I was thinking about starting a blog about flash design but it seems to be so problematic that it's almost to much work to do. I don't know how to do write the special htaccess files. Is there somewhere I can download some tutorials. I was thinking about starting a blog about flash design but it seems to be so problematic that it’s almost to much work to do. I don’t know how to do write the special htaccess files. Is there somewhere I can download some tutorials.

]]> By: PHP MySql Programmer / Developer http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-107871 PHP MySql Programmer / Developer Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:06:53 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-107871 I've left a number of comments on WordPress blogs that I find as inbound links. I've been researching this because it makes no sense. Seems one is given credit for the link even if the link contains rel='external nofollow'. This is interesting. I'm sure spam is a problem however giving a link is an incentive to posters. Or so I would think. I’ve left a number of comments on WordPress blogs that I find as inbound links. I’ve been researching this because it makes no sense.

Seems one is given credit for the link even if the link contains rel=’external nofollow’.

This is interesting. I’m sure spam is a problem however giving a link is an incentive to posters. Or so I would think.

]]> By: chris http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-99897 chris Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:37:42 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-99897 Thank you so much, I have been looking for a tutorial like that. Its ridiculous that this can't be turned off with just an option in wordpress. A blogger should have total control over their work. Thank you so much, I have been looking for a tutorial like that. Its ridiculous that this can’t be turned off with just an option in wordpress. A blogger should have total control over their work.

]]> By: theladderproject » Blog Archive » The ethics and practices of using nofollow on your site http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-7371 theladderproject » Blog Archive » The ethics and practices of using nofollow on your site Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:45:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-7371 [...] For wordpress, you can use this pluggin called dofollow or follow this code for wordpress 1.5. For blogger, it seems that it is built in for comments, I am not sure for trackbacks, but it doesn’t appear to be able to be removed or turned off. For Moveable Type I am not sure the nofollow pluggin can be turned off or even not installed but there is other alternatives to combating comment spam, just Google it. Technorati Tags: Blog, blog etiquette, blogging, google, Miscellaneous, no follow, nofollow, search, Spam, weblogs, wordpress, Writing Blog Content [...] [...] For wordpress, you can use this pluggin called dofollow or follow this code for wordpress 1.5. For blogger, it seems that it is built in for comments, I am not sure for trackbacks, but it doesn’t appear to be able to be removed or turned off. For Moveable Type I am not sure the nofollow pluggin can be turned off or even not installed but there is other alternatives to combating comment spam, just Google it. Technorati Tags: Blog, blog etiquette, blogging, google, Miscellaneous, no follow, nofollow, search, Spam, weblogs, wordpress, Writing Blog Content [...]

]]> By: theladderproject http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-5903 theladderproject Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:16:29 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-5903 <strong>The ethics and practices of using nofollow on your site</strong> I was reading one of my favorite blogs ProBlogger (one of the best resources for learning how to make... The ethics and practices of using nofollow on your site

I was reading one of my favorite blogs ProBlogger (one of the best resources for learning how to make…

]]> By: Wordpress - Plugins 2 Checkout at the Dogberry Patch http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-798 Wordpress - Plugins 2 Checkout at the Dogberry Patch Tue, 10 May 2005 16:29:38 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-798 [...] ves this plugin the potential to be dozens of plugins all rolled into one. DoFollow After hacking the WordPress rel=NoFollow code I saw this plugin - m [...] [...] ves this plugin the potential to be dozens of plugins all rolled into one. DoFollow After hacking the WordPress rel=NoFollow code I saw this plugin - m [...]

]]> By: Wordpress - Plugins at the Dogberry Patch http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-797 Wordpress - Plugins at the Dogberry Patch Tue, 10 May 2005 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-797 [...] ves this plugin the potential to be dozens of plugins all rolled into one. DoFollow After hacking the WordPress rel=NoFollow code I saw this plugin - m [...] [...] ves this plugin the potential to be dozens of plugins all rolled into one. DoFollow After hacking the WordPress rel=NoFollow code I saw this plugin - m [...]

]]> By: Cyberoog, die Insel im Web (Blog) http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-795 Cyberoog, die Insel im Web (Blog) Tue, 10 May 2005 08:13:27 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-795 <strong>Wordpress 1.5.1</strong> Hm, Wordpress 1.5.1 ist verfügbar... ich bin mir allerdings noch nicht sicher, ob ich es schon installieren soll, außerdem will ich noch immer noch nicht das nofollow-tag und ich muß erst sehen, wie ich es hier rausgebaut habe und ob das bei der 1.5.1 ... Wordpress 1.5.1

Hm, Wordpress 1.5.1 ist verfügbar… ich bin mir allerdings noch nicht sicher, ob ich es schon installieren soll, außerdem will ich noch immer noch nicht das nofollow-tag und ich muß erst sehen, wie ich es hier rausgebaut habe und ob das bei der 1.5.1 …

]]> By: Dogberry Patch http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-751 Dogberry Patch Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:46:55 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-751 <strong>You've Got Spam</strong> Well, it had to happen. I just was surprised how quickly it came. I had about 5 comments on the Dogberry Patch today that looked like gibberish except that buried in them were links to some poker site. I hastily deleted the comments then went lookin... You’ve Got Spam

Well, it had to happen. I just was surprised how quickly it came. I had about 5 comments on the Dogberry Patch today that looked like gibberish except that buried in them were links to some poker site. I hastily deleted the comments then went lookin…

]]> By: Angsuman Chakraborty http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-678 Angsuman Chakraborty Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:47:32 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-678 You can also use <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wordpress-15-plugin-strip-nofollow-tag-from-comment-urls/">plugin to strip nofollow from WordPress 1.5</a>. Its a zero-configuration plugin. All it does is strip nofollow from comments and comment author url's in the most efficient way possible without modifying any WordPress code. You can also use plugin to strip nofollow from WordPress 1.5. Its a zero-configuration plugin. All it does is strip nofollow from comments and comment author url’s in the most efficient way possible without modifying any WordPress code.

]]> By: my daily adventures http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-642 my daily adventures Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:43:34 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-642 <strong>nofollow aus Wordpress entfernen</strong> Im Januar 2005 kündigte Google an, zusammen mit MSN und Yahoo ein neues Attribut für die Kennzeichnung von Links einzuführen. Das neue "nofollow"-Attribut soll bewirken dass die so gekennzeichneten Links von Suchmaschinen-Spidern nicht verfo... nofollow aus Wordpress entfernen

Im Januar 2005 k√ºndigte Google an, zusammen mit MSN und Yahoo ein neues Attribut f√ºr die Kennzeichnung von Links einzuf√ºhren. Das neue “nofollow”-Attribut soll bewirken dass

die so gekennzeichneten Links von Suchmaschinen-Spidern nicht verfo…

]]> By: Sunny http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-640 Sunny Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:10:54 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-640 Thanks a lot g! Excellent plugin, that'll make me happy for the rest of the day :D Thanks a lot g! Excellent plugin, that’ll make me happy for the rest of the day :D

]]> By: g. http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-637 g. Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:34:58 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-637 Sunny: there is a plugin: use <a href="http://kimmo.suominen.com/sw/dofollow/">DoFollow</a> to turn rel=nofollow off. As I just commented in another blog the plugin has the ability to limit display of nofollow-links to only the first N days, which is pretty nice in case something slips through your filter and you can't care about your blog daily. Sunny: there is a plugin: use DoFollow to turn rel=nofollow off.
As I just commented in another blog the plugin has the ability to limit display of nofollow-links to only the first N days, which is pretty nice in case something slips through your filter and you can’t care about your blog daily.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-558 Sunny Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:56:26 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-558 I find it a shame it is so hard to take it off :/ Couldn't a plugin be made for that ? I find it a shame it is so hard to take it off :/
Couldn’t a plugin be made for that ?

]]> By: pericat http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-530 pericat Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:40:39 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-530 Just got done. For that last file, in the make_clickable function, remove this from both lines: <code> rel='nofollow'</code> (That's a leading space in front of 'rel'.) Now, off to sort out why and when and how WP flags comments as 'spam'. Seems to be a new classification. Just got done. For that last file, in the make_clickable function, remove this from both lines:

rel='nofollow'

(That’s a leading space in front of ‘rel’.)

Now, off to sort out why and when and how WP flags comments as ’spam’. Seems to be a new classification.

]]> By: Tom http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-529 Tom Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:14:09 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-529 Well spotted pericat - when I deleted the nofollow attribute from comment-functions.php, the nofollow attribute disappeared from links to commenters' sites. Checking the files you mention, I did indeed find references to nofollow. I deleted lines 490-494 from functions-formatting.php and line 29 from default-filters.php. There are still nofollow references in functions-formatting.php in the make_clickable function (lines 482-488) but I'm not sure how to safely remove these. Thanks, Tom. Well spotted pericat - when I deleted the nofollow attribute from comment-functions.php, the nofollow attribute disappeared from links to commenters’ sites.

Checking the files you mention, I did indeed find references to nofollow. I deleted lines 490-494 from functions-formatting.php and line 29 from default-filters.php.

There are still nofollow references in functions-formatting.php in the make_clickable function (lines 482-488) but I’m not sure how to safely remove these.

Thanks,

Tom.

]]> By: pericat http://www.tomrafteryit.net/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-528 pericat Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:55:38 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/views/how-to-turn-off-the-nofollow-attribute-in-wordpress-15/#comment-528 There appear to be three files with lines of code that affect adding 'nofollow' to links. (comment-functions.php, default-filters.php and functions-formatting.php). One of my to-do's is to edit all of them. Today. There appear to be three files with lines of code that affect adding ‘nofollow’ to links. (comment-functions.php, default-filters.php and functions-formatting.php). One of my to-do’s is to edit all of them. Today.

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