| Parser: $wgNoFollowLinks | |
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If true, external URL links in wiki text will be given the rel="nofollow" attribute. |
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| Introduced in version: | 1.4.0 (r7174) |
| Removed in version: | still in use |
| Allowed values: | (boolean) |
| Default value: | true |
| Other settings: Alphabetical | By function | |
Details
If true, external URL links in wiki text will be given the rel="nofollow" attribute as a hint to search engines that they should not be followed for ranking purposes as they are user-supplied and thus subject to spamming. Defaults to true.
See also
- $wgNoFollowDomainExceptions
- $wgNoFollowNsExceptions
- Extension:Interwiki - the easiest way to manage whitelisting (since nofollow is not applied to interwiki links)
- Manual:Nofollow
- meta:nofollow, Meta-Wiki discussion on nofollow's use on Wikimedia sites. Some of the arguments raised there may also applicable to other wikis' decisions concerning this configuration setting.
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