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Does "external noopener" still pass on link equity

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jasongmcmahon last edited by

Just wondering what the consensus WRT "external noopener" passing on link equity?
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FungiMarketing Subscriber last edited by

Also see: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnrampton/2017/11/06/the-difference-between-nofollow-and-noreferrer-and-why-it-matters/#32e295f11e06

There are tracking implications, meaning traffic will come through as 'direct' source in GA instead of from the referring domain, but does not seem to impact SEO.
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paints-n-design last edited by

rel attributes like noopener or noreferrer arent used in search, even if he was asked for noopener nofollow, it is the same with followed links

here: https://twitter.com/JohnMu/status/1046429955595403264
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