Changing links to DoFollow from NoFollow after getting 5 or 10 Votes

[tktushonline]

Hi
I am not sure how this can be done....

I want to change links to source article to DoFollow once that post receive 5 or 10 positive votes!
Which means the default NoFollow attribute should change to DoFollow for those specific posts...

Can this be done?

Thanks in advance

[hotaruuser]

Hi

I think its possible... The nofollow attributes are hardcoded to the bookmarking files, I think.

So you would have to add a sql-query, which checks the votes the post have, then echo the statement you want.

But I do not know how caching acts with this...

[tktushonline]

Thanks...
But, how exactly do achieve this? I am not an expert
So, probably you guys need to put some light on this ...

[PuckRobin]

Find this line in bookmarking_post.php

       <?php if (!$h->vars['editorial']) { ?> 
            <a href='<?php echo $h->post->origUrl; ?>' <?php echo $h->vars['target']; ?> class="click_to_source" rel="nofollow"><?php echo $h->post->title; ?></a>

Replace it with:

       <?php if (!$h->vars['editorial']) { 
       if ( $h->post->post_votes_up > 5 ) $rel = ''; // Use whatever vote count you want
      else $rel = 'rel="nofollow"';
?> 
            <a href='<?php echo $h->post->origUrl; ?>' <?php echo $h->vars['target']; ?> class="click_to_source" <?php echo $rel ?>><?php echo $h->post->title; ?></a>

[tktushonline]

Thanks a ton PuckRobin - Just changed this as you said. looks pretty neat

BTW: I cannot see rel=nofollow attribute when checked using FireBug! Whereas it should I guess... Isn't it?

[PuckRobin]

You should see it. Don't forget to clean your server side Hotaru cache.

[tktushonline]

Okay! I did but couldn't see...
However, will wait for some time before I clear CloudFlare cache as well.
Will update again.

[tktushonline]

I tried but the only thing I see for any link including with 4+ votes is : class="click_to_source"
Am I missing anything?

[PuckRobin]

Probably. Show us some link.

[tktushonline]

Probably. Show us some link.

Here is a link to main site.

Thanks