What Is A Nofollow Tag?
A “nofollow” tag is a HTML attribute of the <a> tag which tells search engines like Google not to index a particular link in which you apply the “nofollow” rule to.
What are the importance of nofollow comment links?
1. You should add a nofollow attribute to your comment so as to stop all spammers who just comment on your blog for Backlinks.
2. You should add a nofollow attribute to your blog comment to avoid panda effect on your blog. It can reduce your blog traffic by 70%
3. Comment links are harmful to blog content as it distracts the spiders from your main keywords. As a result your post will rank lower.
How Can I Do This?
To add a Nofollow Attribute to your blog comment, follow these few steps below.
1. Go To your Blogger Dashboard
2. Click the drop-down menu next to the gray Post List icon and select Template. Then click on Edit HTML
3. Click “Expand Widget Templates” box (Remember to backup your Blog incase you do some Mistakes)
To add a nofollow Attribute to the Comment Link,
Click Ctrl F and Search for the below code:
<a class=’comment-link’ and Replace it with
<a class=’comment-link’ rel=”nofollow”
Now, to add a nofollow Attribute Author’s Name Link,
Click Ctrl F and Search for the below code:
<a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’> and replace it with
<a expr:href=’data:comment.authorUrl’ rel=’nofollow’>
Save Your Template and Enjoy a Nofollow Comment Link.