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Outbound Links Missing rel Attributes on Squarespace
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.
Squarespace fix path
How to fix this on Squarespace
Check page settings, navigation, and code injection.
- 1Identify whether this is page-level or site-level.
- 2Apply the fix.
- 3Republish and confirm.
After you fix it
- ✓Inspect external links and confirm appropriate rel attributes
Same fix, other platforms
Fix outbound links missing rel attributes on a different CMS
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