Why all the external links are showing Do Follow on my website

Hello,

I apologize for the issue you are facing with the external links on your website showing as Do Follow despite being marked as No Follow in Rank Math.

Here are a few things you can check to troubleshoot this issue:

1. Nofollow Domains Field: Ensure that the Nofollow Domains field is not blank. If it is empty and the Nofollow External Links option is enabled, all external links will be set to nofollow by default.

2. Nofollow External Links Option: Verify that the Nofollow External Links option is indeed enabled in your Rank Math settings. If this option is disabled, the domains added to the Nofollow Domains field will not have any effect.

3. Variations of Domain URL: Remember that a domain can have multiple variations (e.g., example.com, www.example.com, `https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nofollow-added-to-specific-external-domains.jpg). Ensure that you are accounting for these variations when adding domains to the Nofollow Domains field.

4. Caching Issues: Sometimes, caching plugins or server-side caching can cause changes not to reflect immediately. Try clearing your cache and checking again.

5. Theme or Plugin Conflicts: There might be conflicts with your theme or other plugins that could affect how links are rendered. Temporarily disable other plugins to see if the issue persists.

If you’ve checked all these points and the issue still exists, please reply to this ticket with any additional details or screenshots of your settings, and a human agent from the Rank Math Support team will assist you further.

Thank you for raising this concern!

Hello,

Thank you for your query and we are so sorry about the trouble this must have caused.

Can you please confirm if you’re using a page builder or a third-party custom block to insert the external links in your post content?

Looking forward to helping you.

Hello,

In this case, we might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.

It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

We really look forward to helping you.

Hello,

In this case, you can create a staging site for us where we can troubleshoot the issue without affecting your live site: https://rankmath.com/blog/how-to-create-staging-site/

Looking forward to helping you.

Thank you.