Ping/Trackback Test Thread

[rob]

Getting spam notifications to this thread.

I suspect that users subscribed to a thread, get pingback/trackback notification regardless of whether trackback/pingback moderation is on, or off

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Probably you mean this thread: trackback test!! ?
Normal subscribed users should get notifications when pingback is approved only, perhaps there is a bug here. I will check the issue

[Juan Muriente]

No need to check anything - I was testing some functionality and approved like 9 spam trackbacks at once.....

Have you received ping/trackback notifications for that thread since yesterday?

[NeutralizeR]

How can i disable trackback/pingback moderation for all of the forums?

[Keith Cohen]

Edit each forum and turn off the moderation options.

[NeutralizeR]

Edit each forum and turn off the moderation options.

What if i have more than 100 forums?

I'm asking for a SQL query...

[NeutralizeR]

*Bump* (my first)

Oleg, wanna be a hero once again?

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Hello,

you can try this SQL query:

UPDATE `forum` SET
`vbseo_moderatepingbacks` = '0',
`vbseo_moderatetrackbacks` = '0'

you may need to rebuild the forums information in vB admincp after that.

[NeutralizeR]

Hello,

you can try this SQL query:

you may need to rebuild the forums information in vB admincp after that.

Actually, i had my phpmyadmin open on my screen, queries were entered... just wanted you to reply me :P

I love you.

[offline]

Shesh, I must be an idiot but I can't any purpose for this feature what so ever. Someone please make it clear to me. I put a track back in my blog (wordpress blog) and nothing different is showing up.

Thanks!

[Noodles]

This is just a test

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[Noodles]

Cool, I like it

Had me confused for a while. Does blogger not do trackbacks?

[rmjvol]

A trackback can be sent only when creating a new thread as you must enter the trackback URL in a special field.

Why is it that way?

I've been having MUCH better success in doing trackbacks vs pingbacks. So I've been making replies in existing threads & using the edit thread option to access the trackback field. Kinda cumbersome. I'd much rather there be an option for trackback from posts.

It also means only a thread starter or someone with Mod access can do trackbacks. That seems rather limited.

Ross

[Juan Muriente]

That's a good point. Thing is, trackbacks are always associated to threads and never to posts. You cannot send an anchor ('#postid') with a trackback ping.

So, trackbacking an external resource from, say, post #35 in thread ABC will suggest to the landing site that *thread ABC* is relevant, when in fact it may be a single post "somewhere" within the thread.

[rmjvol]

That's a good point. Thing is, trackbacks are always associated to threads and never to posts. You cannot send an anchor ('#postid') with a trackback ping.

So, trackbacking an external resource from, say, post #35 in thread ABC will suggest to the landing site that *thread ABC* is relevant, when in fact it may be a single post "somewhere" within the thread.

I understand the point there but that may be more of a blog-centric way of looking at trackback. And you guys are the ones that are expanding our way of thinking about this stuff

With a blog, the most important info on the page is almost always the initial post by the blogger. The comments are almost never the focus or best part.

With a forum, it's quite often the opposite. It's very common for a thread to have a very simple/sparse 1st post and then have some great info in the replies.

As an example, I regularly see threads on my forum where somebody asks a brief question. With an eye on trackback/pingback, I'll usually surf for blogs with good info and reference the blog in my reply. Then I have to head to the edit thread option to do the trackback.

I get your point about if the trackback is ONLY related to some post buried in a long thread but, for me, that's not the way I'm using it. The original thread starting post might not be worthy of doing a trackback to anybody's blog but the entire thread might be worthy based on the reply (or replies).

Ross