In website content operation, the management of external links is an important factor in improving user experience and optimizing search engine rankings.AnQiCMS provides a practical external link filtering feature, allowing us to flexibly control the display form of external links in the content according to actual needs.This article will thoroughly introduce how to enable or disable external link filtering in the Anqi CMS backend settings, as well as the display effects under different settings.

Why is it necessary to manage external links in the content?

When posting articles or product information, we sometimes refer to or recommend resources from other websites. These links that point to external websites are called external links.Although appropriate external links can help enhance the authority and richness of content, too many irrelevant external links, or links with malicious intent, may dilute the website's weight, affect the user's jump experience, and even bring security risks.Therefore, it is particularly important to effectively manage these external links.

The external link filtering function of AnQi CMS is specifically designed to help us better control these external links, thereby maintaining the health and SEO performance of the website.

Introduction to AnQi CMS external link filtering function

AnQi CMS external link filtering function mainly provides two processing methods:

  1. Automatically remove external links:When this feature is enabled, the system will automatically detect links to external websites in the content and remove them from the article when saving or publishing.
  2. addrel="nofollow"attribute:When the external link filter is disabled and the option to retain external links is selected, the system will automatically addrel="nofollow"The attribute informs search engines not to follow the link and not to pass the page authority to the target page.

After understanding these two processing methods, let's see how to set it up in the background.

How to set up external link filtering in AnQi CMS background.

Set the external link filter very intuitively, it can be completed with just a few simple steps:

  1. Log in to the backend:First, log in to the backend management interface of Anqicms using your administrator account.
  2. Enter the content settings:In the navigation menu on the left of the background, find and click the "Background Settings" option. Expand and select "Content Settings".
  3. Find the external link filtering option:In the "Content Settings" page, you will see an option named "Whether to automatically filter external links."
  4. Enable or disable:
    • To enable external link filtering:Check this option (or select "Yes"). This means you do not want any external links to be included in the content you publish.
    • To disable external link filtering:Uncheck this option (or select "No"). This means you allow external links to appear in the content, but the system will automatically add them to these links.rel="nofollow"Property.
  5. Save settings:After making your selection, be sure to click the "Save" or "Submit" button at the bottom of the page to make your changes effective.

Enable the content effect after filtering external links.

After you enable the "Automatic Link Filtering" feature in the background, the system will strictly control external links in the content.

  • Impact on newly published content:When you insert an external link and save the article in the editor, these external links will be automatically removed and will not appear in the content displayed to the user.
  • The impact on published content:When re-editing and saving an article that has been published but contains external links, if external link filtering is enabled, these external links will also be removed.

This pattern is suitable for when you want the website content to be completely closed-loop, not allowing users to jump to other websites through the article content, or to avoid external links from dispersing the weight of the website itself.

Disable the effect of the content after the external link filter is disabled

If you disable the 'Auto Filter External Links' feature in the background, the system will handle external links in a different way, i.e., keep them and addrel="nofollow"Property.

  • External links are retained:External links inserted in the article will be displayed normally, and users can click to access.
  • Automatically addedrel="nofollow":These external links will be added automatically.rel="nofollow"Property. This means that although users can access these links, when search engines crawl your website, they are told not to pass on your website's authority to these external pages.This is very important to maintain the SEO health of your website, especially when linking to external resources that you cannot fully trust or control.

This pattern is suitable for situations where you need to refer to external resources, recommend partner websites, but do not want to lose the weight and ranking of your own website in search engines.

Practical suggestions: When to enable, when to disable?

  • Recommended scenarios for enabling external link filtering:
    • Official information release:If your website mainly publishes authoritative and original content and you do not want the content to be interfered with by external websites, enabling filtering can ensure the purity of the content.
    • Avoid loss of SEO weight:For operators who focus on the SEO weight of their own website and do not want to 'contribute' to other websites, enabling filtering is a direct effective method.
    • Prevent malicious links:In a scenario of multi-user submission or content collection, enabling filtering can effectively avoid the appearance of malicious or spam external links.
  • Recommended scenarios to disable external link filtering:
    • Content richness requirements:If your content requires a large number of references to external sources, research reports, news sources, etc., disabling filtering can ensure the completeness and authority of the content, at the same timenofollowThe attribute will help you manage the SEO impact.
    • Business cooperation and friendship links:When you need to display partner links or exchange friendship links, disable filtering and let the system add automatically.nofollowIs a reasonable choice that balances content requirements and SEO considerations.
    • User community interaction: In user comments or community content, if users are allowed to share external resources (under reasonable regulation), disabling filters can promote information exchange.

In summary, the external link filtering function of AnQi CMS endows us with a high degree of control over external links in the website content.According to your website positioning, operation strategy and SEO goals, reasonably enabling or disabling this feature will help you build a healthier, more efficient website.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. After filtering external links, will the image links in the article be deleted?

This feature mainly targets the links inserted in thehyperlinks (i.e., through<a>tags created by the links)If your image is being introduced through an external link (such as an imagesrcIt pointed to an external address, so the external link filtering function will not directly delete these images; but if the image itself is wrapped in a hyperlink pointing to an external website, then this hyperlink will be affected by the external link filtering rules (it will be cleared or added)rel="nofollow")

2.rel="nofollow"Are tags automatically added? Can I remove them manually?

Yes, when you disable external link filtering, Anqi CMS will automatically add links that meet the external link standards to all content.rel="nofollow"Property. You cannot manually remove or control a link individually in the content editor.nofollowProperty (unless you switch to HTML source mode for manual editing, but this is usually not recommended because the system may reapply the rules again when saved).

What is the standard for determining external links in Anqi CMS?

Under normal circumstances, Anqi CMS determines whether a link is an external link based on itsIs the domain name different from the domain name of your current website?If the domain of the link points to the same domain as your website (including subdomains), it is considered an internal link and is not affected by the external link filtering feature.