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    • Fubra
      Fubra last edited by

      Hi,

      Will Regex expressions work in a disavow file?

      If i include website.com/* will that work or would you recommend just website.com?

      Thanks.

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      • davebuts
        davebuts last edited by

        Hi Fubra,

        You can disavow at a domain level, so no regex is required (and I don't think it will work).

        Just add "domain:" before the domain, eg. domain:spammysite.com

        Marie Haynes wrote a good guide to using the disavow tool here if you need any further information: https://moz.com/blog/guide-to-googles-disavow-tool

        Cheers,

        David

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