Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Ticket #11359, comment 9
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- 03/01/2011 11:25:18 PM (14 years ago)
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Ticket #11359, comment 9
v7 v8 3 3 Still outstanding in 3.1: current version also adds a "rel=external nofollow" attribute to all author URI links, regardless whether the author URI is actually external. 4 4 5 > 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)5 > 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]) 6 6 7 I wrote an open letter to Matt Mullenweg about the default nofollow on admin links issue (http://www.everfluxx.com/open-letter-to-matt-mullenweg/) and Matt replied to me via email,saying that (I'm quoting his words here):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): 8 8 9 9 > 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. … … 17 17 Therefore, I propose to implement the following behavior as default in WordPress: 18 18 19 > Automatically add the "rel=nofollow" attribute to all links in comments, except those posted or edited by users with "edit_comment"capability.19 > Automatically add the "rel=nofollow" attribute to all links in comments, except those posted or edited by users with [https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#edit_comment edit_comment] capability. 20 20 21 21 Since I'm not familiar with the discussion, submission and review process for core updates, any pointers or advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm willing to post this to the wp-hackers mailing list and get feedback from other developers and users if deemed necessary. Last but not least, I am willing to contribute a patch for this enhancement.