[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38207: Disable Trackbacks by Default Keep Pingbacks On

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#38207: Disable Trackbacks by Default Keep Pingbacks On
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 Reporter:  dshanske     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  low          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:               |    Version:
  Pings/Trackbacks       |   Keywords:  ui-feedback ux-feedback dev-
 Severity:  minor        |  feedback
  Focuses:               |
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 Trackback is a manual technology. Pingback is an automated
 technology(automatically pings sites linked to in post content).

 The question comes from me as the component maintainer and I'm opening
 this as a place for  if the proliferation of Trackback Spam and the manual
 requirement has made it worth disabling the receipt and/or sending of
 trackbacks by default while leaving pingbacks enabled.

 I continue to be committed to pingback and the concept in general, but I
 have to ask regarding the interest in trackback. I'm putting out a call
 for comment in this regard.

 The only recent trackback related requests involve expensive queries to
 send trackbacks(See #36824).

 Related #37007.

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