Manual:$wgNoFollowLinks

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Site customization: $wgNoFollowLinks
If true, external URL links in wiki text will be given the rel="nofollow" attribute.
Introduced in version: 1.4.0
Removed in version: still in use
Allowed values: boolean
Default value: true

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[edit] Details

If true, external URL links in wiki text will be given the rel="nofollow" attribute as a hint to search engines that they should not be followed for ranking purposes as they are user-supplied and thus subject to spamming.

[edit] See also

$wgNoFollowDomainExceptions