Remove All nofollow From WordPress Output

Instead of targeting comments or posts separately, hook into the final HTML output and strip every rel="nofollow" before it reaches the browser.

Add this to your functions.php (or better: a small custom plugin):

// Remove all nofollow from final HTML output
function wp_remove_nofollow_from_output($buffer) {
    // Remove nofollow, ugc, and combinations
    $buffer = str_replace(
        ['', '', '', '', ''],
        '',
        $buffer
    );
    return $buffer;
}

// Start output buffering
function wp_start_remove_nofollow() {
    ob_start('wp_remove_nofollow_from_output');
}
add_action('template_redirect', 'wp_start_remove_nofollow');

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How This Works

• ob_start captures the entire HTML page just before it’s sent to the browser.
• It strips out any rel="nofollow" (no matter where it came from).
• Works for posts, pages, menus, comments, plugins, SEO tools – everything.

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Steps

1. Go to Appearance > Theme File Editor > functions.php
2. Paste the above code at the bottom (before ?> if exists).
3. Save.
4. Clear all caches (WordPress cache, browser, Cloudflare if using).
5. Reload your site → nofollow should be gone.