Nofollow SEO Link Highlighter

Name: Nofollow SEO Link Highlighter
Rating: 2.4324324324324325 (37 reviews)
Author: wayfair.com

Highlight follow and nofollow links

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Nofollow SEO Link Highlighter is a Google Chrome extension designed for webmasters, SEOs, and digital marketers. It enables users to visually differentiate between follow and nofollow links on any webpage by highlighting them with customizable colors. Users can specify which domains or hosts to highlight, allowing detailed link analysis across multiple websites. The extension also offers toggle controls to enable or disable highlighting on specific sites, improving user control during site audits or SEO reviews.

This tool simplifies SEO audits by clearly identifying link attributes directly on the page, helping improve backlink strategies and ensure proper link management. Its intuitive interface and customization options make it invaluable for optimizing link structure and tracking follow vs. nofollow link distribution.

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Version:

0.2.1 Last updated: 2015-06-26

Creation date:

2015-06-26

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Permissions:

activeTab
tabs

Size:

755.00KB

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Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 16,532 ▲ 514

Other rankings

#3024 in Developer Tools ▲ 2 #64 in highlighter keyword 44 ▼ 1 #132 in seo keyword 64 ▲ 3 #159 in links keyword 38 ▲ 16

User reviews

While the extension is praised for its usefulness in identifying nofollow links and aiding SEO analysis, many users report that it doesn't work out-of-the-box. The main issue is the need to manually add domains to the settings for it to function, which is non-intuitive and leads many to believe it's broken. Additionally, concerns about violating Chrome best practices and lack of user guidance reduce its accessibility and effectiveness for some users.

Pros

Simple, straightforward, and useful for SEO analysis.
Helps quickly identify nofollow links and brand mentions.
Allows targeting specific domains for link highlighting, which is helpful for checking inbound links.
Makes work easier for SEO analysts and online marketers.

Cons

Does not work by default; many users report it doesn't highlight links without configuration.
Requires adding domains manually in settings, which is not intuitive to many users.
Violates Chrome best practices, causing concern for usability and updates.
Lacks proper documentation or guidance, making it confusing for first-time users.

Recent reviews

Does not work

Fa*****, 2024-05-20

simple, straightforward and works Edit 26 Mar 2025: Saw that it violates Chrome best practices. Hope this can be fixed! This extension was very useful for me.

Fr*****, 2023-12-28

Funktioniert nicht.

th*****, 2023-03-23

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Extension safety

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Nofollow SEO Link Highlighter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

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Nofollow SEO Link Highlighter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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