Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress?

dasongoh · 03-06-2011, 10:37 PM

Hi warriors,

I run a blog and everytime I add a new post I get tons of pingbacks from seemingly unrelated blogs listed under the section "related blogs" of their posts.

Yesterday after adding a new post I get like 40+ pingbacks in a few hours. Is this spam? Should I approve them or delete them permanently? Will approving them lead to big *G thinking I am linking to "bad neighborhood" / unrelated blogs?

Thanks for your help in advance!

parbat · 03-06-2011, 11:11 PM

strange thing , r u using any pluging for autobloging ?

Marketing Cheetah · 03-06-2011, 11:15 PM

I usually never approve them. Why have outbound links on your site without any reason?

dasongoh · 03-06-2011, 11:18 PM

Oh its not. It's not an autoblog but a manual one. Sometimes I do get a few pingbacks for my new posts which I think is normal, but 40+ in a few hours seem like I'm spammed (though they are pingbacks not comments).

Any idea what is the impact of pingbacks?

Thanks!

NumbersJunkie · 03-06-2011, 11:29 PM

I rarely ever approve mine. They just provide a place for visitors to exist your site and to leak page rank. Unless you have requested the pingbacks and know the blog authors, I say don't approve them to be shown.

pratoocool · 03-07-2011, 04:12 AM

I think you should delete them as this is no use but will only promote others blogs and websites.

03-06-2011, 10:37 PM	#1
dasongoh Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 72 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress? Hi warriors, I run a blog and everytime I add a new post I get tons of pingbacks from seemingly unrelated blogs listed under the section "related blogs" of their posts. Yesterday after adding a new post I get like 40+ pingbacks in a few hours. Is this spam? Should I approve them or delete them permanently? Will approving them lead to big *G thinking I am linking to "bad neighborhood" / unrelated blogs? Thanks for your help in advance!

03-06-2011, 11:11 PM	#2
parbat crazzy warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 59 Thanks: 1 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Contact Info	Re: Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress? strange thing , r u using any pluging for autobloging ?
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03-06-2011, 11:15 PM	#3
Marketing Cheetah Cheetah War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Online Posts: 497 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 101 Thanked 68 Times in 62 Posts	Re: Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress? I usually never approve them. Why have outbound links on your site without any reason?

03-06-2011, 11:18 PM	#4
dasongoh Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 72 Thanks: 12 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress? Oh its not. It's not an autoblog but a manual one. Sometimes I do get a few pingbacks for my new posts which I think is normal, but 40+ in a few hours seem like I'm spammed (though they are pingbacks not comments). Any idea what is the impact of pingbacks? Thanks!

03-06-2011, 11:29 PM	#5
NumbersJunkie Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 20 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress? I rarely ever approve mine. They just provide a place for visitors to exist your site and to leak page rank. Unless you have requested the pingbacks and know the blog authors, I say don't approve them to be shown.

03-07-2011, 04:12 AM	#6
pratoocool Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: India Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Should I approve Pingbacks in WordPress? I think you should delete them as this is no use but will only promote others blogs and websites.