Comments on: Hack WordPress http://eventurebiz.com/blog/hack-wordpress/ A blog about thinking and growing as an Entrepreneur and winning online. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:31:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Biggest Mistake I Made In Blogging | Blogging Without A Blog http://eventurebiz.com/blog/hack-wordpress/#comment-1216 The Biggest Mistake I Made In Blogging | Blogging Without A Blog Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:52:45 +0000 http://eventurebiz.com/blog/?p=77#comment-1216 [...] I didn’t know the difference between a plugin and a widget, or a trackback vs a ping. (Thank you John Hoff for the great explanation on pings and trackbacks) [...] [...] I didn’t know the difference between a plugin and a widget, or a trackback vs a ping. (Thank you John Hoff for the great explanation on pings and trackbacks) [...]

]]> By: John Hoff http://eventurebiz.com/blog/hack-wordpress/#comment-1191 John Hoff Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:18:09 +0000 http://eventurebiz.com/blog/?p=77#comment-1191 Yeah what's easy to some, is alien to others. I suppose it's super easy <em>for some people</em>. If you ever decide to add the code to do this, I'll do it for ya! ;) Good question about the difference between the two. They basically use similar technology but are used for two different purposes: <b>Pings</b> Pings are used to notify search engines that you have written a new blog article. If it weren't for pings, it could take weeks for your blog article to be indexed. Most blogging software comes with automatic pings built into the template, if not, you could use sites like <a href="http://pingomatic.com/" rel="nofollow">Ping-o-Matic</a>. <b>Trackbacks</b> Trackbacks are when two blogs talk to each other. If you link to one of my articles, your blogging software sends a message to my blogging software and says, "Hey yo! I just sent you some link love, can you show everyone on your site and link back to me?" Yeah what’s easy to some, is alien to others. I suppose it’s super easy for some people. If you ever decide to add the code to do this, I’ll do it for ya! ;)

Good question about the difference between the two. They basically use similar technology but are used for two different purposes:

Pings

Pings are used to notify search engines that you have written a new blog article. If it weren’t for pings, it could take weeks for your blog article to be indexed. Most blogging software comes with automatic pings built into the template, if not, you could use sites like Ping-o-Matic.

Trackbacks

Trackbacks are when two blogs talk to each other. If you link to one of my articles, your blogging software sends a message to my blogging software and says, “Hey yo! I just sent you some link love, can you show everyone on your site and link back to me?”

]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://eventurebiz.com/blog/hack-wordpress/#comment-1190 Barbara Swafford Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:55:28 +0000 http://eventurebiz.com/blog/?p=77#comment-1190 You're funny John, "It's super easy"......haha. :lol: When I started blogging I didn't even know what a php file was. I do now. I'm not getting too many trackbacks, but when I do, I know where to get the information from. Question. What's the difference between receiving a ping vs a trackback? <em>Barbara Swafford's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bloggingwithoutablog/DWWZ/~3/305861562/' rel="nofollow">Book And Product Reviews Generate Traffic</a></em> You’re funny John,

“It’s super easy”……haha. :lol:

When I started blogging I didn’t even know what a php file was. I do now.

I’m not getting too many trackbacks, but when I do, I know where to get the information from.

Question. What’s the difference between receiving a ping vs a trackback?

Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Book And Product Reviews Generate Traffic

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