{"id":4443,"date":"2014-05-17T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.momizat.net\/goodnews\/?p=71"},"modified":"2014-05-17T07:00:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T07:00:08","slug":"nofollow-links-wordpress-navigation-menus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulandrashtrawadi.in\/?p=4443","title":{"rendered":"Add Nofollow Links in WordPress Navigation Menus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many site owners prefer to add a nofollow tag to all external links. <a title=\"How to Add a NoFollow Checkbox to Insert Link Section in WordPress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/plugins\/how-to-add-a-nofollow-checkbox-to-insert-link-section-in-wordpress\/\">Adding a nofollow attribute<\/a> to links in WordPress is extremely simple. However, it is not as clear for <a title=\"What is Navigation Menus in WordPress?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/glossary\/navigation-menus\/\">navigation menus<\/a>. In this article, we will show you how to add nofollow links in WordPress navigation menus.<\/p>\n<p>First start by adding the external link to your WordPress navigation menu just like you would add any custom link.<\/p>\n<p>Simply visit <strong>Appearance \u00bb Menus<\/strong> and click on the link tab. Enter the URL and link text and then click on add to menu button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25066\" title=\"Adding a custom link in WordPress menus\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/adding-custom-link.jpg\" alt=\"Adding a custom link in WordPress menus\" width=\"520\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The external link you added will now appear in the <em>Menu Structure<\/em> column. You need to click on the downward arrow to expand the menu item. Like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25067\" title=\"Expanding a menu item\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/expand-menu-item.jpg\" alt=\"Expanding a menu item\" width=\"520\" height=\"312\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, click on the <em>Screen Options<\/em> button at the top right corner of the screen and check the boxes next to <em>Link Relationship (XFN)<\/em> and <em>Link Target<\/em> options.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25068\" title=\"Adding link relationship and target options to menu items\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/screen-options-rel-target.png\" alt=\"Adding link relationship and target options to menu items\" width=\"520\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now scroll back down to your expanded menu item, and you will notice two new options. Link Relationship and Open link in a new window\/tab. You need to enter<code>nofollow<\/code> in the link relationship option. You can also check the open link in new window\/tab option if you want.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25069\" title=\"Adding nofollow to an outgoing link in navigation menus\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/rel-nofollow-target-blank.png\" alt=\"Adding nofollow to an outgoing link in navigation menus\" width=\"520\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, click on the <em>Save Menu<\/em> button to store your changes.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all, you can now preview your site.<\/p>\n<p>To make sure that a nofollow attribute is added to your link, you can take the mouse to the external link, right click and select inspect element. Your browser window will split into two. In the bottom window you will be able to see the HTML source for your link. It will display the nofollow attribute with your link.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25070\" title=\"An external link with nofollow attribute in WordPress navigation menu\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/nofollow-nav-menu.png\" alt=\"An external link with nofollow attribute in WordPress navigation menu\" width=\"520\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We hope this article helped you learn how to add nofollow links in WordPress navigation menus. You may also like our tutorial on how to <a title=\"How to Add Image Icons With Navigation Menus in WordPress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/plugins\/how-to-add-image-icons-with-navigation-menus-in-wordpress\/\">add image icons to navigation menus<\/a> in WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our <a title=\"WPBeginner on YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/wpbeginner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">YouTube Channel<\/a> for WordPress video tutorials. 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