I regret installing the Search Status Extension and turning the pink box on. Especially if I am the first one to comment on your blog post and see that you put me in the pink box.
Can you be more generous than that? Use this plugin and then drop me a note here and I shall reward your blog with links and comments. 🙂
And while I still have your attenion take a look at the Ultimate List of DoFollow Plugins.
@Andy & Vlad-
Thanks for the replies. I guess I’ll look into other options after I graduate and have more time to tinker. I see a flag in one of the comment tags to enable/disable spam blocking, I’ll give that a try next week. Seems like if that was it, though, I’d have been able to find someone saying so.
For $150 a year they should let people decide for themselves whether they have a spam issue…
Amy,
I am not sure that disabeling spam blocking will disable “nofollow”…
at $150 a year you probably can get your own hosting plan and use WordPress. Just a suggestion.
@Vlad: LOL.
Amy, Vlad's right. At $150 per year, the minimum should be able to do is decide whether to nofollow people, but it may be better to get your own hosting account/WP.
However, I can understand not having your own hosting account/WP installation if you don't want to worry about the management side of blogging — in that event, as Andy already said, either contact TypePad or start walking. 😐
As for your post, Vlad, I actually immediately modify my WP core files when I download it to remove all instances of nofollow. That means any subsequent installations of WP I do with those files will automatically have nofollow disabled.
Although I think pink is cute on the lips, it's not so much on the web.
~ Teli
(Admission: Some of my older blogs still have nofollow b/c they were installed before I started modifying installation files…but they're surely catching up.)
Teli,
Thanks for stopping by. It was Andy Beard who opened my eyes to the whole “nofollow” thing in the comments of your blog. If anything it is a way to thank your commentors for taking time and contributing to your blog.
@Vlad: LOL.
Amy, Vlad’s right. At $150 per year, the minimum should be able to do is decide whether to nofollow people, but it may be better to get your own hosting account/WP.
However, I can understand not having your own hosting account/WP installation if you don’t want to worry about the management side of blogging — in that event, as Andy already said, either contact TypePad or start walking. 😐
As for your post, Vlad, I actually immediately modify my WP core files when I download it to remove all instances of nofollow. That means any subsequent installations of WP I do with those files will automatically have nofollow disabled.
Although I think pink is cute on the lips, it’s not so much on the web.
~ Teli
(Admission: Some of my older blogs still have nofollow b/c they were installed before I started modifying installation files…but they’re surely catching up.)
Teli,
Thanks for stopping by. It was Andy Beard who opened my eyes to the whole “nofollow” thing in the comments of your blog. If anything it is a way to thank your commentors for taking time and contributing to your blog.
Hopefully Amy is subscribed to comments.
Mike Sansone posted a full solution for typepad today (well actually late last night US time)
@Andy
Yes I hope she does. I saw it on your blog and immediately thought of her. Good stuff.
Check in the subscribers to the post, if not, maybe drop her an email.
Good idea. Will do that.
Hopefully Amy is subscribed to comments.
Mike Sansone posted a full solution for typepad today (well actually late last night US time)
@Andy
Yes I hope she does. I saw it on your blog and immediately thought of her. Good stuff.
Check in the subscribers to the post, if not, maybe drop her an email.
Good idea. Will do that.
Hey Vlad. Thanks for the tip about Bumpzee. Seems like I've heard of it, but there's so much vying for a blogger's attention these days! 🙂 I'm gonna check it out now.
Hey Vlad. Thanks for the tip about Bumpzee. Seems like I’ve heard of it, but there’s so much vying for a blogger’s attention these days! 🙂 I’m gonna check it out now.