Dofollow link issue

Hi,

Can you copy/paste the technical info from the WP External Links support tab so that I can check your settings?

Sure

WP URL: https://www.paradigmshift.com.pk
WP version: 6.6
PHP version: 8.2.21
Active Theme: GutenVerse Child, version: 1.1
Active Plugins:

• Advanced Ads, version: 1.52.4
• Advanced Ads Pro, version: 2.26.0
• Advanced Ads – Tracking, version: 2.3.0
• Automatic YouTube Gallery, version: 2.3.9
• Broken Link Checker, version: 2.3.0
• Classic Widgets, version: 0.3
• EditorsKit, version: 1.40.6
• Elementor, version: 3.23.1
• GN Publisher, version: 1.5.15
• GutenVerse Addons, version: 2.3
• Health Check & Troubleshooting, version: 1.7.0
• Heartbeat Control by WP Rocket, version: 2.0.1
• Inline Related Posts, version: 3.8.0
• Linksy, version: 1.1.42
• Molongui Authorship, version: 4.9.5
• Molongui Authorship Pro, version: 1.7.4
• Object Cache Pro, version: 1.21.2
• OneSignal Push Notifications, version: 2.4.4
• Premium Addons for Elementor, version: 4.10.37
• PublishPress Capabilities, version: 2.13.0
• Redux Framework, version: 4.4.18
• Relevanssi, version: 4.22.2
• Sassy Social Share, version: 3.3.64
• Seraphinite Accelerator (Full, premium), version: 2.22.1
• Shield Security, version: 19.1.19
• Site Kit by Google, version: 1.131.0
• Top 10, version: 3.3.4
• Top 10 – Fast Tracker, version: 1.1.0-beta2
• WP External Links, version: 2.61
• wpForo, version: 2.3.4
• WP Mail SMTP, version: 4.1.0
• Yoast SEO, version: 23.0

WPEL Settings:
array(
‘wpel-external-link-settings’ => array (
‘apply_settings’ => ‘1’,
‘target’ => ‘_blank’,
‘target_overwrite’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_follow’ => ‘follow’,
‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_noreferrer’ => ”,
‘rel_external’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_sponsored’ => ”,
‘rel_ugc’ => ”,
‘title’ => ‘{title}’,
‘class’ => ”,
‘icon_type’ => ”,
‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,
‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’,
‘icon_fontawesome’ => ‘fa-address-book’,
‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,
‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-internal-link-settings’ => array (
‘apply_settings’ => ‘1’,
‘target’ => ‘_self’,
‘target_overwrite’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_follow’ => ‘follow’,
‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_noopener’ => ”,
‘rel_noreferrer’ => ”,
‘title’ => ‘{title}’,
‘class’ => ”,
‘icon_type’ => ”,
‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,
‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’,
‘icon_fontawesome’ => ‘fa-address-book’,
‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,
‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-excluded-link-settings’ => array (
‘apply_settings’ => ”,
‘target’ => ”,
‘target_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_follow’ => ”,
‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_noreferrer’ => ‘1’,
‘title’ => ‘{title}’,
‘class’ => ”,
‘icon_type’ => ”,
‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,
‘icon_dashicon’ => ”,
‘icon_fontawesome’ => ”,
‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,
‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-exceptions-settings’ => array (
‘apply_all’ => ‘1’,
‘apply_post_content’ => ‘1’,
‘apply_comments’ => ‘1’,
‘apply_widgets’ => ‘1’,
‘skip_post_ids’ => ”,
‘ignore_classes’ => ”,
‘subdomains_as_internal_links’ => ”,
‘include_urls’ => ”,
‘exclude_urls’ => ”,
‘excludes_as_internal_links’ => ”,
‘ignore_script_tags’ => ‘1’,
‘ignore_mailto_links’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-exit-confirmation-settings’ => array (
‘exit_preview’ => ”,
‘background’ => ‘#FFFFFF’,
‘title’ => ‘You are leaving our website’,
‘title_color’ => ‘#FFF’,
‘title_background’ => ‘#999’,
‘title_size’ => ’18’,
‘text’ => ‘This link leads outside our website and we are not responsible for its content. If you still want to visit the link, click here:’,
‘text_color’ => ‘#444’,
‘text_size’ => ’14’,
‘popup_width’ => ‘400’,
‘popup_height’ => ‘200’,
‘overlay’ => ‘1’,
‘overlay_color’ => ‘#000’,
‘button_text’ => ‘Stay on the site’,
‘button_size’ => ’14’,
‘button_color’ => ‘#FFF’,
‘button_background’ => ‘#1e73be’,
),
);

@talextech

Hi, I have not heard back from you but for some reason the thread was marked “resolved”.

Is there any update?

Hi,

Sorry, I must have not hit submit properly on my reply ??

Try checking the “Overwrite existing values.” checkbox for the Set?follow?or?nofollow option of External Links. And if you have any cache plugins/services make sure you clear them.

Hello @talextech

Sorry for being MIA. I had a question regarding your solution. If I do as you say will this change all prior values? I run a magazine where we usually (using your plugin) set third party and our own links as dofollow. However I have a forum section (wpforo) on my website where I did not want random users posting dofollow links so I added a code (wp foro approved) that makes all links shared on the forum default as nofollow. This usually works but 1 out of ten times it does not.

So my question is if I follow what you said, will my dofollow links turn into nofollow? and vice versa? I need to keep my magazine links as dofollow and the forum links as nofollow so I am a bit hesitant.

Warm regards,

• This reply was modified 3 months, 1 week ago by hbk747.

Well, if you enable Overwrite existing values it will do just that. It will set links to nofollow regardless of the rel attribute value. I really have no way to know about how it will work on various sections of your website but as long as they are generated by WordPress and WP Links gets loaded it should update them.