{"id":14900,"date":"2023-10-05T08:38:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/?p=14900"},"modified":"2026-08-17T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:44:44","slug":"how-to-enable-disable-pingbacks-and-trackbacks-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-disable-pingbacks-and-trackbacks-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable\/disable pingbacks and trackbacks in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will explain the process of enabling and disabling pingbacks and trackbacks on your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<p>Pingbacks and trackbacks serve as link notifications, allowing you to monitor when external sites link to your content. When activated, these notifications are visible in the comments section of your posts.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW263985690 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW263985690 BCX8\">Follow these steps to configure whether new WordPress posts allow pingbacks and trackbacks by default:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW263985690 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW15486372 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15486372 BCX8\">Note:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15486372 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-IN\" xml:lang=\"EN-IN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15486372 BCX8\">\u00a0This setting applies to new posts and can be overridden on individual posts. Existing posts may need to be updated separately if you want to change their pingback and trackback settings<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW15486372 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Access your WordPress dashboard as the administrator.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2_censored-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14901 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2_censored-11.jpg\" alt=\"WordPress Login\" width=\"360\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2_censored-11.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_2_censored-11-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Now click Settings and then select Discussion.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_3.png\" alt=\"Settings\" width=\"293\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_3.png 293w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_3-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the Default post settings section:\n<ol>\n<li>To enable pingbacks and trackbacks, Tick Mark on (Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_4.png\" alt=\"pingbacks and trackbacks\" width=\"540\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_4.png 540w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_4-300x60.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To disable it, Untick Mark the (Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_5.png\" alt=\"disable\" width=\"532\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_5.png 532w, https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot_5-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this way, you can enable\/disable Pingbacks and Trackbacks in WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-or-disable-comments-in-wordpress\/\">How to Enable or Disable Comments In WordPress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will explain the process of enabling and disabling pingbacks and trackbacks on your WordPress website. 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