[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10550: nofollow attribute added to comment_reply_link function

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#10550: nofollow attribute added to comment_reply_link function
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 Reporter:  seo-dave      |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.1
Component:  Comments      |     Version:
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |
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Changes (by solarissmoke):

 * status:  closed => reopened
 * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 See #16709, and also #16681. Removing the nofollow attributes causes
 search engine bots to access a whole lot of `?replytocom= ` pages. Note
 that duplicate indexing is not the issue - this is addressed by
 rel=canonical links. The problem is the significant overhead created by
 bots visiting all these additional pages - one for each post on which
 comments are open.

 Reopening to facilitate discussion.

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