wiki.ubuntu.com uses nofollow for all links (including internal links!)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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MoinMoin |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Ubuntu Website - OBSOLETE |
Won't Fix
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Wishlist
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Matthew Nuzum |
Bug Description
Every page on wiki.ubuntu.com specifies
<meta name="robots" content=
This “nofollow” affects every link on the page, including internal links. This cripples search engines that want to index content on wiki.ubuntu.com, and as a result it is often difficult or impossible to find that content unless it is specifically linked from other websites.
For example, Google can’t find https:/
Please remove the global nofollow in the <meta> tag. If nofollow is necessary to control spammers, use rel="nofollow" on individual external links (and not internal links).
Changed in ubuntu-website: | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
This behaviour comes from the software used by the wiki, MoinMoin. I don't know much about the technical details but it seems that it is done this way to avoid excessive load on servers. See the discussion here: http:// moinmo. in/FeatureReque sts/Alternative SpiderControlFe atures
I'm closing the bug on ubuntu-website as this depends on the upstream software. To develop this issue further I suggest that you get in touch with the MoinMoin developers and continue the discussion there.