From nofollow to dofollow in a snap, oh crap?!
I’ve found out from a series of emails with TechChunks that the links added by CommentLuv are now magically appearing as dofollow links.
How strange! I know for a fact that they weren’t doing that a month or so ago because I was still getting support tickets from users asking why the last blog posts links were NOT dofollow and I had to tell them that they followed whatever default was set by WordPress. Now, it seems that the links are not ‘nofollow’ed.
I know that the last update to WordPress had a bug in it that prevented any links at all from being clickable in the comment text because of a mistake with a filter that was applied to each comment content, that was fixed with an update to Akismet. I think maybe the fix also broke the bit that adds a filter that makes all links have a rel=”nofollow” added.
Minor Update
I’ve just coded a minor update to the Commentluv wordpress plugin that allows you as a blog owner to set which links have the rel=”nofollow” attribute added.
You have a choice of making all links ‘nofollow’ or none of them (which makes you a dofollow blog) or for a bit more control, you can set it so that only people that have registered to your site can have their last blog posts as dofollow. This is a little hint of how things will be going with the next major update to CommentLuv (v2.9+) where instead of getting people to register here at comluv.com for advanced features, they can (if you choose) register to your site as a subscriber to get things like dofollow or choose from more than 1 post when they comment on your site.
As with other updates, I wont be updating the codex right away but I’ll be adding a link to download the latest build (2.817) to the download page (Commentluv WordPress) and you can try it out. Please let me know your results if you install it to your site (either good or bad!)
To install the new version, you will need to deactivate the old version and delete it if you are going to be using the ‘add new’ plugin page in your dashboard to upload the zip file.
If you are using FTP to upload the folder in the zip file, be sure to deactivate the plugin first and then upload the folder overwriting the old one.
Once it is installed, visit the settings page and choose which links you want to have rel=”nofollow” added to
Twitter: netchunks
says:
The ability/power to nofollow the links really seems pretty cool. I am pretty much waiting for the new version of Commentluv with all the new goodies. I am glad Andy that now you will be able to give more time on Comluv since you will be part time in your “takeaway” job. Best of luck bro.
Shiva´s recent blog post ..Guest Blogging Tips- Fulfill Your Love For Writing Without The Stress
Twitter: commentluv
says:
thanks! I am really looking forward to being able to focus entirely on CommentLuv
Andy Bailey´s recent blog post ..Guest posters. It is ready for you! PR6 and HIGH traffic
Twitter: TechChunks
says:
Thanks for the mention Andy; and more importantly thanks a ton for acknowledging my request and promptly coming out with the fix.
I’m sure there are CommentLuv users like me out there who would appreciate this cool new ability to specify the link attribute.
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Twitter: commentluv
says:
thanks for your feedback and for testing the latest version, if it behaves itself for a week then it’ll be uploaded to the official wordpress site and I think that the next version will be the big v2.9 that puts the engine in to your own blog rather than redirecting the fetching routine to here.
Andy Bailey´s recent blog post ..How CommentLuv was born and raised
Twitter: TechChunks
says:
Pleasure is all mine. By the way, I’ll look forward to the v2.9!
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Twitter: Ileane
says:
Oh boy Andy. This is going to make lots of folks happy!! Now they can have CommentLuv any way they want – DoFollow or NoFollow. What will the Nay-Sayers do now that they have nothing to complain about LOL!! Ok, now I’m off to watch the vid. Thank you!!
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Twitter: commentluv
says:
it’s funny but it was such a simple addition, I hope it behaves itself and then I can upload it to the .org repository and then the next update will be the 2.9 coolness that I’ve been hankering to do for over a year now!
thanks for coming by!
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Andy,
I like the Do-Follow attributes. Staying with an attitude of abundance, there’s no reason not to share with other bloggers by being Do-Follow. Those who come through just for the backlinks get put aside anyway.
Val
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Twitter: shaxx
says:
The current version is already good enough for me but to have the new do or no-follow options are something nice to have. Keep up the good work Andy!
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Twitter: Ileane
says:
Andy, just watched the video (again) and realized that you’re using the new camera. It behaves much nicer than the old auto-focus jobbie.
The audio is great too. Maybe you can get rid of the old one over on eBay. Cheers!
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Twitter: hobby_farmer
says:
As a Comment Luv newbie, I don’t understand why anyone would make a comment nofollow. Can you explain this to me?
Bill Brikiatis´s recent blog post ..Composting Compostable Packaging
Twitter: commentluv
says:
some people don’t want to have dofollow links. It’s entirely up to them.
commentluv wasn’t designed for SEO, it was designed for rewarding your readers. The seo bit is a beneficial side effect. If you would only comment on a blog if it was dofollow then you’re not there to contribute but only to take and that’s not what Commentluv is about.
Twitter: hobby_farmer
says:
I think a comment that adds to the discussion is a big plus. I often learn more from the comments on a post than the post. It takes some time to add a comment that adds to the discussion. It costs me little to provide a dofollow link, so I think it’s a very good trade from my perspective. Plus my readers appreciate an on-topic link to a quality post.
Bill Brikiatis´s recent blog post ..Composting Compostable Packaging
Twitter: Tech2Hack4U
says:
I thing, It help in minimizing the spam..
Thanks
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I thought the nofollow/dofollow debate was still very much up in the air. A mix is what I understand is best. Too many dofollow and it will appear un-organic to Google.
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Twitter: randyatessites
says:
Andy – Giving CommentLuv publishers additional control over the nofollow attribute will be a welcome upgrade. I was just conducting some backlink checking, and link authority being passed by CommentLuv enabled blogs with nofollow turned off was really erratic. However, it appeared as though some blogs that generate huge number of commnents were not passing on much link authority, while other blogs with few comments were passing on more link authority than I would have expected. Take my finding with a grain of salt because it is based on a small sample size, but if the hypothesis is correct it whould not come as a big surprise. With your updated plug-in, blog publishers will presumably have more control over the flow of link authority to their commenters
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