Could I Ask a Favor?
Posted by Tim at 21:31:41
I’m trying to finish my pingback/trackback client implementation for SAFARI. I set up a copy of WordPress to use as a test target, but it isn’t working right (my WordPress installation can’t seem to locate the test entries I posted on it). Would any asisaid reader using WordPress be willing to allow me to send some test pings/trackbacks to an old blog pos on your site? It would be a lot easier if I was testing against a WP installation that I knew was in working order.
Thanks in advance! I’ll provide extra asisaid points — how about 30? — for willing victi… volunteers.
Trackback URL: http://asisaid.com/journal/trackback/590.html
Go for it. You, as always, may use WIT.
Not sure if you need it but if you want a login you can have one of those too.
Thanks, Christopher! I don’t think I’ll need a login, but I really appreciate that too!
Apparently it worked. I don’t know exactly what WP will do with the information, but when I sent your site the ping, I got a success response back:
Pingback from http://asisaid.com/journal/ to http://www.whatintarnation.net/blog/archives/2005/01/15/the-city-museum/ registered. Keep the web talking!
Thanks again, Christopher!
Is pingback and trackback the same thing?
Normally when a trackback is sent it will add a comment. I guess though it has to be from a post to do that because it will add a portion of the text from your post.
If they are different, which did you do?
Feel free to do so on me as well Tim if you want another test case. You might also look around for a B2evo blog. They seem to operate differently.
Christopher, I did a pingback. It’s a little different. Apparently WordPress’s default method is to do automatic pingbacks and manual trackbacks (which is probably good — sometimes you might not want to leave a big trackback on someone else’s site for just a little link).
A pingback, so I’ve learned this week, merely sends the URL of the page that is linking to a given page. On the other hand, the trackbacking system leaves the whole kit and kaboodle. So, I think I’ll follow what WordPress does and pingback each site I link to but only trackback if I tell it to do so specifically. I’m hoping to try trackbacking today. Thanks again!
Josiah: Thanks for the offer, it would be good, I am sure, to test against more than one site. A B2evo would probably be wise, as would a MT blog once I move to trackbacking.
Tim, since I’m mostly offline, just tell me by email what do you need. If my blog can be of assistance, I’ll be happy.
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