Set external link to rel="nofollow" by default?

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eclipseTalk Reply #1, 17 years, 7 months ago

Hello,
Is there an easy way to make all external links rel="nofollow" by default?
Thanks

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dev_cw Reply #2, 17 years, 7 months ago

You could use a plugin and some regex to identify all external links (links that start with http://) and add the rel="nofollow". I am not very good with regex, so I can’t tell you the details. rolleyes

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eclipseTalk Reply #3, 17 years, 7 months ago

Thanks. I don’t even know what regex is all about :-(

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dev_cw Reply #4, 17 years, 7 months ago

regex is a regular expression and you use it to identify patterns in a string, like a word. Ironically I have open in another tab a tutorial on regular expressions. http://www.webcheatsheet.com/php/regular_expressions.php

[font=Verdana]Shane Sponagle | [wiki] Snippet Call Anatomy | MODx Developer Blog | [nettuts] Working With a Content Management Framework: MODx

Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is.
Do you, Mr. Jones? - [bob dylan]