Pingback
Quick Definition
A pingback is an automatic notification that WordPress sends when one blog links to another. It appears as a comment on the linked post, showing that someone referenced your content.
What Is a Pingback?
Automated notification between WordPress blogs when one links to another. Verified by receiving site, appears as comment. Differs from trackback (manual, sends excerpt, legacy).
Control via Settings → Discussion or per-post. Most users disable them — spam, self-pings, minimal SEO value, server load.
Why It Matters
Early social blogging feature, mostly obsolete. Disable to avoid spam. See our security guide and dashboard guide.
Related Terms
BlogA blog (short for "weblog") is a website or section of a website with articles displayed in reverse chronological order — newest first. WordPress was originally built as a blogging platform.NofollowNofollow is a link attribute (rel="nofollow") that tells search engines not to pass SEO authority through that link. Use it for affiliate links, sponsored content, and untrusted user-generated links.PostA post is a piece of content in WordPress that appears in reverse chronological order — newest first. Posts are used for blog articles, news, tutorials, and any content that has a publish date.
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