XF 2.2 How to add "noindex" on links in widgets?

[henriksan]

The links in some widgets (Latest Post...) have the "/post-" included in the url. So Google can index the same page twice. I have seen threads on my site been indexed 2-3 times by Google. For example:

site.x/abc/thread.15300/
site.x/abc/thread.15300/latest
site.x/abc/thread.15300/post-154670

How can i set these internal links (widget) as nofollow?

Thanks!

 

[Nicolas FR]

site.x/abc/thread.15300/latest

become site.x/abc/thread.15300/post-12345 on click

site.x/abc/thread.15300/post-154670

Did you allow bots to index /posts on you robots.txt file ?
Just disallow /posts and your problem is gone...

 

[henriksan]

become site.x/abc/thread.15300/post-12345 on click

That is true. But for some reason Google still index that url. See: https://www.google.com/search?q=site:https://xenforo.com/+inurl:latest+after:2022-11-01

Did you allow bots to index /posts on you robots.txt file ?
Just disallow /posts and your problem is gone...

I could do that. The url:s that is in Googles index will still be there even after the disallow.

 

[Nicolas FR]

I could do that. The url:s that is in Googles index will still be there even after the disallow.

You can remove URL from the Google Index in the GSC.
With the banning of indexes in your robots.txt file they will no longer reappear after the GSC removal is complete.

I could do that

You SHOULD do that, indexing posts is counterproductive at the SEO level.