topic Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback in Community Site Feedback

Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback

prichardson — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:14:04 GMT

Wordpress will pick out URLs included in a blog post and will attempt to automatically process a trackback to it.
This is all well and good, infact, good way of pushing external content we mention and in our individual blogs, ensuring that follow-ups are mentioned in original postings.
However, content pushed the front-page of the community site, which is often only a stub for the real content in the comms blog for example, it pushing out a trackback.
Liam posted an item regarding CSC stats, with a small stub on the front of the site. This pushed a pointless trackback to the comms blog, which effectivly links to nothing.

Re: Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback

Colin — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:51:15 GMT

Disabled. I'd actually argue that the other blogs should refuse Trackbacks, but that's up to the individual admins.

Re: Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback

prichardson — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:56:10 GMT

Automatic trackbacks in the individual blogs is actually very handy, and I would be interested in why you feel it should be disabled by said individual admins?
Automated linking between the sub-blogs is good, and the tackback obviously has a valid reason for its link.
It just seemed pointless when the primary purpose of the front-page so far seems to be as a stub for the others. Genuine trackbacks can still be processed via the trackback box.

Re: Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback

Colin — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:07:07 GMT

Experience on the Internet shows that Trackback's are more ofen sources of Spam than anything else.

Re: Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback

prichardson — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:49:39 GMT

Yer,
The main issue was resolved, the rest is a debate on if we should/shouldn't

Re: Front page blog posts set to auto-trackback

Kelly — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:09:31 GMT

Can close or move away from here.