[wp-hackers] automatically trackbacking a url if post is in given category

[Tara Star]

Matt Mullenweg wrote:

> Tara Star wrote:
> 
>> e.g., each time I post something to my "Music" category, I would like 
>> WP to trackback http://topicexchange.com/t/music/ -- can that be done? 
>> Does a plugin/hack for this exist? (otherwise I'll end up doing it if 
>> nobody does ;-))
> 
> 
> Suggested implementation:
> 
> Addtional field in category table (like category_trackback) with a 
> newline separated list of URIs to ping when a post is made to a 
> category. Then use the publish/edit action hooks to do the proper 
> pinging when a post is published. Already pinged URIs should be saved in 
> the post level field for this.
> 

Thanks for the suggestion. Does that mean making a plugin out of it? 
Would anybody be willing to help me out with this? (I'm not sure how to 
go about table modifications and hooks...)

Steph
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