{"id":1323,"date":"2021-07-23T06:49:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T11:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2023-03-10T12:33:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T18:33:48","slug":"how-to-enable-disable-sending-pingbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-disable-sending-pingbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable\/Disable Sending Pingbacks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-disable-sending-pingbacks\/#how_to_enabledisable_receiving_pingbacks\" >How to Enable\/Disable Receiving Pingbacks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-disable-sending-pingbacks\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>You can easily turn off, or on, the sending of pingbacks from within the main WordPress menu options of your given site install.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to know, \u201cHow do I disable sending pingbacks?\u201d, then read on\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After logging into the WordPress admin area\u2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Settings, then<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Discussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at the first section, Default Post Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at the first checkbox, Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the post<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make changes, then click Save Changes at the bottom of the page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to send pingbacks whenever you link to a blog post, internally or externally, then make sure the checkbox is&nbsp;<strong>CHECKED<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to disable pingbacks, so you can link to your own site, or others, without generating a pingback notification, then make sure the checkbox is&nbsp;<strong>UNCHECKED<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how_to_enabledisable_receiving_pingbacks\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_enabledisable_receiving_pingbacks\"><\/span>How to Enable\/Disable Receiving Pingbacks?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Receiving pingbacks is your way of keeping a finger on the pulse of the Internet.&nbsp; It\u2019s how you know other sites are talking about you, and your content, so that you can monitor popularity, understand inbound page link strength,know why traffic is being referred from other sites, and generally keep track of inbound stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know, \u201cHow do I disable receiving pingbacks?\u201d, then continue reading\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After logging into the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/administration-screens\/\">WordPress admin area<\/a>\u2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Settings, then<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Discussion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at the first section, Default Post Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Look at the second checkbox, Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make changes, then click Save Changes at the bottom of the page<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to receive pingbacks whenever someone links to one of your blog posts, then make sure the checkbox is&nbsp;<strong>CHECKED<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019d like to disable pingbacks and trackbacks, you won\u2019t be notified when pingbacks or trackbacks are sent your way, then make sure the checkbox is&nbsp;<strong>UNCHECKED<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you missed the above &#8211; 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