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Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of Ticket #11359, comment 9


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03/01/2011 11:36:03 PM (13 years ago)
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  • Ticket #11359, comment 9

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    55> The rel="external" attribute indicates that the referenced document is not part of the same web site as the current document. ([https://code.google.com/p/doctype/wiki/RelExternalAttribute Source])
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    7 I wrote an [http://www.everfluxx.com/open-letter-to-matt-mullenweg/ open letter to Matt Mullenweg] about the default nofollow on admin links issue, and Matt replied to me via email saying that (I'm quoting his words here):
     7I wrote an [http://www.everfluxx.com/open-letter-to-matt-mullenweg/ open letter to Matt Mullenweg] about the default nofollow on admin links issue, and Matt replied to me via email saying that (I'm quoting him verbatim):
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    99> People are free to modify WP's default behaviour through plugins, of which there are many in our official directory. I think the current behaviour is the best as default based on our own experience and advice from Google when nofollow was introduced.
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    11 Still, Matt did note provide further details as to why he thinks that the current behavior is "the best as default", and did not answer my questions:
     11Matt did note provide further details as to why he thinks that the current behavior is "the best as default", and did not answer my questions:
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    1313> How can nofollowing editorial links help combat link spam? How can that benefit users, or search engines?