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Stop Trackbacks

Disables Trackback Protocol

by David Shanske · github.com/dshanske/stop-trackbacks · website

★ 3stars

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/dshanske/stop-trackbacks/archive/refs/heads/trunk.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/dshanske/stop-trackbacks ↗

Disables the Trackback Protocol

Description

Once activated, this plugin:

  1. Disables the trackbox meta box
  2. Returns an error message to any receipt of a trackback
  3. For WordPress 5.6 or later, will disable the function that looks for whether there are trackbacks to send to avoid wasting resources.
  4. Disables XMLRPC function to get Trackbacks using the Movable Type API

Changelog

1.0

Initial release.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any settings?

No, there are no settings. Once activated, this plugin disables all trackback functions.

Why just Trackbacks?

WordPress allows you to disable the receipt of pingbacks or trackbacks, but not one or the other. This just handles trackbacks at a very basic level.