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Free Plugin by Stefan M. v1.8.1

SMu Manual DoFollow

SMu DoFollow has many DoFollow Options (Manual or Automatism) and included URL Validator (Manual, WP-Cron or Cronjob).

SMu Manual DoFollow

The facts

Rating
4.3★ from 3
Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
21 Dec 2015
Added
Sep 2010
Requires WP
3.0.0
Tested up to
WP 4.1.42
Downloads
11,068

Our analysis

AI-assisted

SMu Manual DoFollow is a WordPress plugin designed to manage DoFollow and NoFollow link statuses for comments, trackbacks, and pingbacks. It automatically assigns DoFollow status to comments from unique email addresses after a specified number of comments, while other comments remain NoFollow unless manually changed by an admin. The plugin also validates DoFollow URLs and alerts users to any broken links, which can negatively impact SEO.

This plugin is suitable for WordPress site owners who want to control the link status of comments and improve their site's SEO by managing link quality. It offers automation for convenience while allowing manual overrides for greater control.

Best for: WordPress site owners focusing on SEO and comment management.

What it does well

  • Automatically sets DoFollow status for comments from unique email addresses
  • Allows manual control over link status for comments
  • Validates DoFollow URLs and identifies broken links

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in December 2015, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
  • Limited information on additional features or support

Verdict

SMu Manual DoFollow provides useful automation for managing comment link statuses, but its age and limited updates may be a concern for some users.

From the developer

Stefan M.'s own description of SMu Manual DoFollow, lightly tidied.

This plugin will set all Trackbacks and Pingbacks automatically to DoFollow Links.

The user comments will get after X comments from a unique mailaddress automatically DoFollow status. All other comments have NoFollow, except the Admin enable manually the DoFollow Status. The status which is set manual (if DoFollow or NoFollow) will overrides the automatical process. So, you have the control if someone gets sooner the DoFollow status, or never maybe. Of corse, the automatism can be disabled to do the hole work manually.

You get an support automatism, that you don’t need to check daily, but have the full control power.

Additonal this plugin validated all DoFollow URLs and will notice if there are broken links. Broken Links are very bad the Rank in the Search Engines (SEO).

Home Page of the Plugin: IT Blögg – WordPress Manual DoFollow Plugin

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