Skip to main content
Shopify fix guide

Outbound Links Missing rel Attributes on Shopify

External links are missing rel="noopener" or rel="sponsored"/"ugc" hints where appropriate. This is a minor best practice for security and SEO hygiene.

Issue ID: ONPAGE-OUTBOUND-REL-001Severity: advisoryEffort: S

Why this matters

External links are missing rel="noopener" or rel="sponsored"/"ugc" hints where appropriate. This is a minor best practice for security and SEO hygiene. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.

Shopify fix path

How to fix this on Shopify

Use theme settings, page settings, or theme code.

  1. 1Find the source of the issue in Shopify admin.
  2. 2Apply the change.
  3. 3Preview and publish.

After you fix it

  • Inspect external links and confirm appropriate rel attributes

See every Shopify issue on your site

This is one issue of many the full audit checks. Run a free scan to see what else might be holding your site back.

Run Free Audit