# "rel=nofollow" and "rel=sponsored" attribute option to all links **URL:** \ **Category:** Elfsight Dashboard\ **Tags:** Gathering-Feedback\ **Created:** [July 21, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785 "2026-07-21T13:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Eric_NIEDERGANG)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/1 "2026-07-21T13:45:11Z")
Can you do add an option “rel=nofollow” or “rel=sponsored” that could be applied to all outbounds links of a widget ? **It would be nice to be able to select ‘nofollow’ (or even ‘sponsored’) for all outbound links ?** ---
**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/3 "2026-07-21T13:54:55Z")
Hi there, @Eric_NIEDERGANG 👋 Just to make sure we understand the use case correctly: would you like this attribute to be applied to all links generated by the Instagram Feed widget (for example, profile and post links), or only specific types of outbound links? Also, is your main goal SEO control (`nofollow`) or marking promotional links (`sponsored`)? Additionally, could you please share the name of the Instagram Feed widget where you’d like to implement it? I’ll be happy to check if we have a custom solution 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Eric_NIEDERGANG)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/4 "2026-07-21T14:28:34Z")
No, sorry. This applies to all Elfsight widgets It would be great if, for each widget, I could choose to add ‘nofollow’ or ‘sponsored’ to all outgoing links within that widget (Banner widget, for example). ---
**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/5 "2026-07-21T14:39:52Z")
Got it, thanks for clarification! Unfortunately, there is no way to implement this idea now. However, if more users support this request, we’ll try to think it over in the future updates 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Eric_NIEDERGANG)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/6 "2026-07-21T15:00:14Z")
If you cannot implement this to all the outbound links for a widget, you could add the options to each link of a widget In the banner widget, you add the option “nofollow” to a text link. **BUT not on image links or banner links ? why ?** ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/a/6/a6ba5a1f93de94c5d6b3c625af378daa7d5faae5.png) ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/0/e/0e3bc25f711dfc16684d0aefdaed70058b6c0cb5.png) ---
**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/8 "2026-07-22T14:20:57Z")
These attributes cannot be added to banner or image links because they only work with links created using the native `` tag. This is how text links are implemented, which is why they support the **nofollow** setting. For image links, we use JavaScript to handle the link opening, so these `rel` attributes cannot be applied in the same way. I hope this clears things up. Anyway, I totally get your point and agree that it would be a nice enhancement. Let’s hope this idea gets more traction and the devs will be able to consider it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Eric_NIEDERGANG)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/9 "2026-07-22T14:47:46Z")
Yes, I understand Sure, it would be a nice enhancement. I hope the devs will be able to consider it because it is very important concerning SEO ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Eric_NIEDERGANG)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/10 "2026-09-04T15:14:11Z")
Hi, I’m reviving this discussion. On a banner image, why can’t we add a rel=“nofollow” attribute, just like with target=“\_blank”? That would be good for SEO. I have clients who ask me to add this to avoid penalties from Google. ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/elfsight/original/3X/5/6/564a893dde365ae49e0ddf61fbc2c057176fd62d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/11 "2026-09-04T15:49:37Z")
Hello there, @Eric_NIEDERGANG 👋 As we’ve previously discussed, `rel=“nofollow”` attribute can be used with the text links only, which support ``. Banner images are opened via JavaScript, this is the reason why this attributes can be added now. Let me know if this clears things up ot if you have further questions 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eric\_NIEDERGANG](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Eric_NIEDERGANG)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/12 "2026-09-07T11:51:33Z")
Hello Max, Yes, I understand. But, it’s so important for SEO and Google ---
**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/rel-nofollow-and-rel-sponsored-attribute-option-to-all-links/168785/13 "2026-09-07T12:07:08Z")
Yeas, I also get your point and really hope the devs will be able to look into this in the future. If anything changes, we’ll update you here right away 🙂