Hide External Links

how to hide guest links

[TheFlipguy]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum. Please let me know if this isn't :¦

I have a page where guests can leave comments and a URL to their own website. However I do not want the links to their website appear directly on my pages. Right now I'm using an ASP.Net Script. I call my own asp.net page e.g. www.mywidgets.com/goto.aspx?site=redwidget.com

the goto.aspx page then does a response.redirect to redwidget.com.

Is this a correct way to avoid the search engines taking redwidget.com as a one way outbound link from my website? If not, what is the correct way? I want to avoid PR leakage due to outbound link (is that the correct term?)

Thanks in advance.

Flip

[HStiepel]

I'm not sure, but do think your method works.
But I'm wondering why you don't use the method recommended by searchengines and add the nofollow attribute?

<a href="http://www.example.com/" rel="nofollow">
would make spiders ignore the link. Isn't that what you're trying to achieve?

[sunny_kat]

TheFlipguy

Why dont you make the comments and url display in a javacript popup html page as many blog sites do

This would also help the links to be not displayed on your main website.

Thoughts Guys?

[TheFlipguy]

Thanks HStiepel.

I think the search engines still would consider that as an external link and count it so even if they do not follow it. I do not want to search engine to see the link at all.

Flip