Dofollow
Informal shorthand for an ordinary link without a qualifying `rel` value such as `nofollow`.
What Dofollow means
There is no `dofollow` HTML attribute with special ranking force.
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Questions about Dofollow
What is Dofollow?
Informal shorthand for an ordinary link without a qualifying `rel` value such as `nofollow`.
What does Dofollow not show or guarantee?
Informal shorthand for an ordinary link without a qualifying `rel` value such as `nofollow`.
Which area of the glossary does Dofollow belong to?
Content architecture and SEO: How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.
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