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Default Trackbacks

July 9, 2005 16:31 by Sze Hau 27 Comments

My very first wordpress plugin, a simple one but useful – Default Trackbacks. Default Trackbacks automatically insert a set of predefined trackback URLs into “Send trackbacks to:” field when user create a new post or editing an existing post.

Some pinger sites (such as http://www.petalingstreet.org/) use Movabletype’s TrackBack URL as the ping URL. This plugin will be useful when user has a list of frequently used trackback URLs as his/her blog’s ping URLs.

Features:

  • Automatically insert a set of predefined trackback URLs into “Send trackbacks to:” field.
  • Support simple post and advance post control.
  • Support multiple trackback URLs.
  • No database.

Requirements:

  • WordPress 1.5.x and above

Installation:

  • Download and unzip to a temporary folder. It should only have 2 files: default-trackbacks.php and trackback.txt
  • Use text editor to modify trackback.txt. Type in the trackback URLs that you used frequently, seperated by new line or white space.
  • Upload all the files to your wordpress’ plugin directory so that you end up with wp-content/plugins/default-trackbacks/default-trackbacks.php in your blog filesystem.
  • Activate the plugin called ‘Default Trackbacks’.

Download:

  • Default Trackbacks 1.1 – latest stable version
  • Default Trackbacks 1.0 – original

Historical maintenance:

  • 1.1 – Only load default trackbacks if “Send trackbacks to:�? field is empty. To upgrade, simply replace the file default-trackback.php.
  • 1.0 – Original.

F.a.q.

  • Why sometimes it can ping, sometimes it cant?
    Actually there is nothing wrong with the plugin. The plugin only help you to “type” in the predefined trackback urls in to trackback field. It has the same effect as you type in the urls by yourself. All the actual trackback and ping works is done by wordpress. When a trackback is failed, it might be caused by the network problem between your pc and your blog server or your blog server and the target urls or the target url does not response within the HTTP timeout time (server too busy).

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Comments

  1. LcF says

    July 9, 2005 19:21 at 7:21 pm

    great!

    Reply
  2. colbert says

    September 18, 2005 13:22 at 1:22 pm

    thanks for plugin

    Reply
  3. EngLee says

    September 18, 2005 20:17 at 8:17 pm

    A good one! Just tested the plugin. Works well with PPS..

    Reply
  4. LcF says

    January 16, 2006 08:47 at 8:47 am

    cannot download version 1.1? 404 error

    Reply
  5. szehau says

    January 17, 2006 00:15 at 12:15 am

    Opps… it is ok now. I forgot to change my .htaccess’s rewrite rules after I upgraded to WP2.0

    Reply
  6. Kao says

    March 28, 2006 17:06 at 5:06 pm

    Hi, really like to try it but the file is not available!

    Reply
  7. aHfUi says

    April 15, 2006 17:20 at 5:20 pm

    Hi there.
    The version 1.1 no able to download ?

    Reply
  8. szehau says

    April 15, 2006 17:29 at 5:29 pm

    Sorry.. the link is available now :D

    Reply
  9. CypherHackz says

    June 13, 2006 01:00 at 1:00 am

    Does this plugin support BlogDesk, BlogJet or any other windows desktop blogging client?

    Reply
  10. szehau says

    June 14, 2006 00:04 at 12:04 am

    no .. :) only for wordpress

    Reply
  11. azzam says

    July 27, 2006 18:01 at 6:01 pm

    Hi,

    I appreciate this is a wordpress plugin, but I am working on creating a version for Joomla CMS..
    so could we talk…
    Please email me

    Reply
  12. andreww says

    July 28, 2006 17:55 at 5:55 pm

    great plugin, just discovered it today and i’m using it in conjunction with ping.sg which uses trackback url.

    tks a million!

    Reply
  13. KcN says

    September 27, 2006 10:09 at 10:09 am

    thks..for the plugin, will see how this goes with my blog.. =)

    Reply
  14. goxu says

    November 15, 2006 02:12 at 2:12 am

    Can it set urls by categories?

    Reply
  15. szehau says

    November 15, 2006 10:06 at 10:06 am

    no.. but you can try this http://www.kamigoroshi.net/archive/2005/11/04/886

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Tech Gadgets Blog - LiewCF.com says:
    July 9, 2005 21:57 at 9:57 pm

    WordPress Plugin: Default Trackback

    Want to trackback certain URLs by default when posting in WordPress? Try Sze Hau’s Default Trackback plugin….

    Reply
  2. n305er Industries » Blog Archive » [SORRY PPS!] I’m SORRY for Ping Flooding… says:
    August 18, 2005 10:00 at 10:00 am

    […] I’ve installed default trackback plug-in inside my WP… While I was changing ALL of my blog entries’ to all their new category according to Technorati’s tags, I’ve totally forgotten about it… Until I’ve checked PPS’s front page… it was too late… Almost 1/4 the posts there are mine. […]

    Reply
  3. szehau weblog » Blog Archive » PPS has changed says:
    September 4, 2005 10:04 at 10:04 am

    […] PS: You still can use Default Trackback (a plugin for wordpress) to ping PPS. […]

    Reply
  4. TheSMSGuide Blog » Default Trackback WordPress Plugin says:
    September 18, 2005 13:24 at 1:24 pm

    […] Default Trackback WordPress Plugin source at LCF : More on Default Trackback WordPress Plugin at Szehau […]

    Reply
  5. Ah Knight's Blog says:
    November 20, 2005 11:34 at 11:34 am

    modify default-trackback

    I been using default-trackback for quite some time,  there are some problem which i facing but lazy to do anything to it ..

    the trackback field is been fill in by default, some time when some of the post you don’t wish to ping , you have …

    Reply
  6. szehau @ blog » Blog Archive » Wordpress 2.0 upgraded successfully says:
    December 28, 2005 01:47 at 1:47 am

    […] I will try to make my Default Trackback works more reliable later when I’m free. […]

    Reply
  7. Wordpress Plugin - Blogtal Trackback - Snippet IT says:
    April 7, 2009 02:11 at 2:11 am

    […] is a wordpress plugin that sends trackback to http://www.blogtal.com. It is enhanced version of my old Default Trackback. Unlike Default Trackback, Blogtal Trackback will send trackback to http://www.blogtal.com […]

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  8. A Wordpress Plugin for Blogtal - szehau’s weblog says:
    April 7, 2009 02:37 at 2:37 am

    […] the older version of my plugin, Default Trackback, Blogtal Trackback will not send trackback to Blogtal when you are saving a published post. You […]

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  9. Wordpress Plugin - Default Trackbacks - Snippet IT says:
    April 20, 2009 00:14 at 12:14 am

    […] wordpress plugin that sends trackback to a list of preset URLs. It is enhanced version of my old Default Trackback. The old Default Trackbacks plugin store a list of predefiend URLs in text file while the new one […]

    Reply
  10. PPS Unbanned My Blog - szehau’s weblog says:
    April 21, 2009 11:49 at 11:49 am

    […] haven’t encountered any serious bugs or problem. I’m now working and testing on my old default trackbacks plugin to make it more user friendly in WordPress enviroment and also to enhance the plugin to prevent […]

    Reply
  11. Wordpress Plugin - Default Trackbacks - Reborn - szehau’s weblog says:
    April 22, 2009 13:32 at 1:32 pm

    […] programming, project Finally Default Trackbacks is reborn. It is the newer version of my old Default Trackbacks WordPress plugin that I wrote 4 years […]

    Reply
  12. Blogtal Trackback Plugin For WordPress Sends Trackback to Their PageRank 3 Website For Free | SEO Services says:
    May 29, 2009 20:28 at 8:28 pm

    […] the older version of their plugin, Default Trackback, Blogtal Trackback will not send trackback to Blogtal when you are saving a published post. You […]

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