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Flags internal links with rel=nofollow
Rule IDlinks/nofollow-internal
CategoryLinks
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight5/10

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Solution

Nofollow on internal links wastes PageRank and is generally bad practice. Internal links should flow link equity freely throughout your site. Remove nofollow from internal links unless you have a specific reason (e.g., user-generated content links). Use nofollow for external links you don’t endorse.

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["links/nofollow-internal"]
squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["links/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["links/nofollow-internal"]
disable = ["*"]