Pierre Ribeaucourt

JS Links lets you obfuscate links so crawlers can’t follow them — while users still can. 
It replaces <code><a></code> tags with accessible <code></code> elements (<code>role="link"</code>, <code>tabindex="0"</code>) containing Base64-encoded URLs.
✅ Use cases 
– Hide links to legal pages, login, or affiliate URLs 
– Prevent PageRank dilution in footers or widgets 
– Keep a clean, SEO-friendly internal linking structure
✅ Key features 
– Lightweight, no external calls or tracking 
– 100 % reversible (disable = restores original links) 
– Works with all SEO plugins (Yoast, Rank Math, SEOPress) 
– Compatible with any theme or builder 
– Accessible (keyboard navigation supported) 
– Optionally disable obfuscation on specific pages 
– Custom CSS styling per area (content, menu, footer, widget)
✅ Why not just use <code>nofollow</code>? 
Because <code>nofollow</code> links are still visible to crawlers and can leak PageRank. 
JS Links removes the <code>href</code> entirely and hides the destination — Google can’t see it, so no PageRank flows.
✅ Safe and compliant 
JS Links follows WordPress coding standards and includes: 
– URL sanitization (<code>esc_url_raw()</code>) 
– Output escaping (<code>esc_attr()</code>, <code>wp_kses_post()</code>) 
– CSS filtering (<code>safecss_filter_attr()</code>) 
– Protection against reverse tabnabbing (<code>noopener noreferrer</code>)
🧠 Result: total control of your internal link flow, with zero impact on UX.
<h3>Description (FR)</h3>
JS Links permet d’obfusquer certains liens pour empêcher Google et les robots d’exploration de les suivre — tout en conservant un comportement identique pour l’utilisateur. 
Les balises <code><a></code> sont remplacées par des <code></code> cliquables (<code>role="link"</code>, <code>tabindex="0"</code>) contenant l’URL encodée en Base64.
✅ Cas d’usage 
– Empêcher la transmission de PageRank sur les liens non stratégiques (CGU, mentions légales, etc.) 
– Bloquer les liens d’affiliation ou externes sans casser le design 
– Préserver un maillage interne propre et hiérarchisé
✅ Fonctionnalités 
– Ultra-léger et 100 % réversible 
– Compatible avec tous les thèmes et plugins SEO 
– Accessible au clavier 
– Personnalisation visuelle simple (CSS par zone) 
– Exclusion possible de certaines pages
✅ Différence avec <code>nofollow</code> 
Un lien <code>nofollow</code> reste une balise <code><a></code> visible par Google. 
JS Links, lui, supprime l’attribut <code>href</code> et encode l’URL — donc Google ne voit pas le lien.
✅ Sécurité 
JS Links respecte les bonnes pratiques WordPress : 
– Nettoyage et validation des URLs 
– Échappement systématique des sorties 
– Filtrage CSS sécurisé 
– Protection contre le reverse tabnabbing 
– Fallback sans JavaScript (<code><noscript></code>)
🧠 En clair : tu gardes ton jus SEO sans sacrifier ton ergonomie.
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed and maintained by <a href="https://ribeaucourt.fr" rel="nofollow ugc">Pierre Ribeaucourt</a>
<h3>Support</h3>
If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, feel free to open a thread on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/js-links/" rel="ugc">Support Forum</a>.

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