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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.

WordPress pingback documentation

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.

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