How do I add "noindex" or "nofollow" to a link in Wordpress

[CsmBill]

It's been a while since I've SEOed a Wordpress site. How do I add "nofollow" or "noindex" to specific links? I highlight the anchor text in the text editor, I click the "link" button.

I could have sworn that there used to be an option in the dialogue box that pops up.

[Peter_M]

Hi Rahul,

You'll need to do it by switching to the "text" view and adding the attributes you want to the html, without installing a plugin there isn't the option to do so using the visual editor.

Peter

[CsmBill]

Thanks, Peter.

Can you recommend a plugin?

[Peter_M]

You're welcome Rahul.

I haven't personally used a plugin for this purpose, but this plugin does seem to do the job: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nofollow/.

Peter

[CsmBill]

The plugin looks great for nofollow, but it doesn't do anything for noindex.

[Peter_M]

Hi Rahul,

It isn't really the link you need to be noindexing, but the URL the link is pointing to.

To do this, just use the good old Yoast SEO plugin: http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/

Peter