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Thanks!

Is there a database column or way that I can update all older posts to have the nofollow attribute?
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There isn't.

The only way would be to read in every single posts, parse each link within the posts and save them back to the database. It would be allot of work and could course all sorts of issues.
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I noticed that WWF actually inserts 'rel="no follow' with the flag is set to true.  I did some research, and it turns out that it should be 'rel="nofollow"' (with no space)!!
 
 
So I used a sql cursor and went in and removed all of the rel="no follow" tags from my messages, and then I set the flag back to false, and just added a line of code in forum_posts.asp to manually add it as all message are read.
 
' if the post contains a link, then add nofollow tag to it.
If InStr(1,strMessage, "target=""_blank""",1) then strMessage = replace(strMessage,"target=""_blank""","target=""_blank"" rel=""nofollow""")
 
That's much cleaner in my opinion, so that it doesn't have to be stored in the database, which is alot harder to work with, especially with "text" datatypes.
 
Hope that helps!
 
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Originally posted by WebWiz-Bruce WebWiz-Bruce wrote:

This is already an option in the includes/setup_options_inc.asp file. Edit this file in notepad to add and change the following around line 110:-

Const blnNoFollowTagInLinks = False

To:

Const blnNoFollowTagInLinks = True

This will then add nofollow to any new links posted in your forum and also place this on any homepages that your members enter.

This will be an option from the admin area in version 10.
Can the 'nofollow' tag be applied to forum members' signatures?
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Yes, the tag is set to signatures as well as posts.
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Originally posted by Scotty32 Scotty32 wrote:

Yes, the tag is set to signatures as well as posts.
Actually Matt, if you check the source of this webpage, you will notice that neither of the two URLs in your signature include the 'nofollow' tag. This was why I asked the question! Smile
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The nofollow tag is only applied to new content added to the forum, so it will only be added to new signatures and edited signatures once it is enabled as the nofollow tag is added to signatures and posts when they are saved.
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Originally posted by WebWiz-Bruce WebWiz-Bruce wrote:

The nofollow tag is only applied to new content added to the forum, so it will only be added to new signatures and edited signatures once it is enabled as the nofollow tag is added to signatures and posts when they are saved.
So, if Matt just re-saves his signature in his control panel, the 'nofollow' tag will become inserted into the code? Correct?

The signature code currently appears as follows: 
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                           S2H.co.uk - <a href="http://www.s2h.co.uk/wwf/"
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                             target="_blank">Interactive, online database for the UK</a>
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