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Hello Guys,

I have just found new tag on hyperlink (rel=”noreferrer noopener”) anyone please tell how google treated this links in terms of link juice.

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Quick answer for : the two rel values you found are browser-level privacy/security flags, not a Google "nofollow". They do not by themselves strip link equity — Google can still see and crawl a normal anchor with an href. So ’s suggestion that they act like nofollow is incorrect; to signal search engines not to pass ranking credit you should use nofollow (or the newer sponsored/ugc values) instead. (seroundtable.com)

What they do, technically: the noopener behavior prevents the newly opened page from getting a reference to the opener window (stops tab‑nabbing and related JS attacks). The noreferrer behavior removes the HTTP Referer header when the user follows the link and, by spec, also implies noopener. Those are client/browser behaviors defined in the HTML spec and implemented by browsers — they affect privacy and security, not how Google counts links. (html.spec.whatwg.org)

Practical guidance: add noopener (or rely on modern browsers’ implicit protection for target="_blank") for security, but avoid using noreferrer when you need referral data or affiliate tracking because clicks will often show up as “direct” in analytics and some affiliate systems can break. If the goal is to prevent link juice, use rel values Google recognizes for that purpose (nofollow, sponsored, ugc) and follow Google’s guidance. For routine editorial links, don’t add these attributes to internal links. Test with analytics/real‑time reports or server logs to verify how clicks are attributed. (ahrefs.com)

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I am not sure just i think the link juice treated this link as a "nofollow" link

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