Negative SEO
Actions intended to harm another website's visibility, such as link spam. A ranking drop alone proves no attack; investigate evidence and alternative causes.
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Actions intended to harm another website's visibility, such as link spam. A ranking drop alone proves no attack; investigate evidence and alternative causes.
Definition and sourcesA rel value indicating how search engines should treat a link. Nofollow is a hint, not a reliable indexing block or access control.
Definition and sourcesA directive asking supporting search engines to exclude a page from indexing. Crawlers must be able to read it; noindex does not secure confidential data.
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