Title: Force rel attribute
Last modified: May 10, 2020

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# Force rel attribute

 *  Resolved [filarono](https://wordpress.org/support/users/filarono/)
 * (@filarono)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-rel-attribute/)
 * Hi!
    I would like to have a feature to force the ‘rel attribute’ in the same 
   way ‘set follow or nofollow’ and ‘open links in new tab’ can be forced.
 * Is it possible to implement this feature?

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 *  [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/)
 * (@manuelrocha88)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-rel-attribute/#post-12813701)
 * [@filarono](https://wordpress.org/support/users/filarono/) are You saying to 
   have a feature to add ‘rel attribute’ to all links that don’t have it?
 *  Thread Starter [filarono](https://wordpress.org/support/users/filarono/)
 * (@filarono)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-rel-attribute/#post-12816295)
 * In the ‘External links’ tab, the options ‘Open external links:’ and ‘Set follow
   or nofollow:’ have the checkbox ‘Overwrite existing values’.
 * I would like to have the checkbox ‘Overwrite existing values’ also for the option‘
   Also add to rel attribute:’.
 * So, for example, if I uncheck the ‘Add “noreferrer”‘ checkbox, the plugin should
   remove “noreferrer” from the links which have it.
 * Please let me know if I made myself clear.
    Thank you!
 *  [Manuel Rocha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manuelrocha88/)
 * (@manuelrocha88)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-rel-attribute/#post-12826463)
 * thanks you for suggesting
    sounds like a great feature… we’ll add it on our to-
   do and do our best to have it done ASAP
 *  Thread Starter [filarono](https://wordpress.org/support/users/filarono/)
 * (@filarono)
 * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-rel-attribute/#post-12828586)
 * Great! Thank you very much!

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 * Last reply from: [filarono](https://wordpress.org/support/users/filarono/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-rel-attribute/#post-12828586)
 * Status: resolved