XF 2.2 Nofollow? someone explain to newbie?

[BasilFawlty]

I'm brand new to Xenforo - most of it so far seems pretty straight-forward, but some items I need a little help with.

1) What is "no follow" as it pertains to links posted in threads? Is this something that can be set when posting a link in a post (I could not see how). Or is it an attribute of a link that is set by the owner of the external site that is being linked to?
2) What does "Bypass nofollow" do?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul B]

This explains what nofollow is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nofollow

The bypass nofollow permission controls which users have links which are "nofollow" - set it to yes and links will be "dofollow".

 

[BasilFawlty]

Thanks - are links added to posts in Xenforo automatically nofollow links? Put another way, under what circumstances would a link in a post be nofollow?

 

[Paul B]

are links added to posts in Xenforo automatically nofollow links

Yes.

Only for members with the permission set will they be "dofollow".

 

[BasilFawlty]

Got it, thank you!

 

[lg19]

@Brogan does this apply to YouTube links inserted into posts? Are inserted media embedded or linked?

And, how does “dofollow” work in a closed/private forum?

Also a newbie learning a lot. Slowly.