Priority: Extremely High

Overview: There are 2 types of URL, Dofollow and Nofollow.

• When Google is indexing a site, Dofollow links instruct them to follow the link-flow, whereas Nofollow tell them not to.
  
  
• Dofollow links give massive SEO benefits to the receiving site, whereas Nofollow give none.
  
  
• Generally speaking, Nofollow links should only be used for ads
  
  

Currently all links from the forum are being classed as Nofollow, which is a massive wasted opportunity for SEO for each client.



Objective: To replace all Nofollow links



Current Behavior:

• All links on the platform are defaulted to Nofollow
  
  

Desired Behavior:

• All links on the platform are defaulted to Dofollow
  
  

Notes: Some people might ask: "What if a user posts a spammy link in my forum? Shouldn't that default to Nofollow?"

Answer: No.

• If all of your links are nofollow, you're primary domain is receving zero SEO benefits anyway.
  
  
• The Nofollow / Dofollow distinction is not a substitute for spam controls (You should solve spam by moderating your forum).