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What is the difference between trackbacks and pingbacks?

by speedbird
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I have a WordPress website that is 5 months old, I have a long list of trackbacks and pingbacks waiting too be approved. I really don't know which way to go in terms of which to approve and which NOT to approve. I know one of them is beneficial from an SEO perspective but I cant tell which one...

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  • Profile picture of the author leapgoweb
    Pingbacks and trackbacks use drastically different communication technologies (XML-RPC and HTTP POST, respectively).

    The pingback is generally displayed on Person A's blog as simply a link to Person B's post. In this way, all editorial control over posts rests exclusively with the individual authors (unlike the trackback excerpt, which can be edited by the trackback recipient). The automatic verification process introduces a level of authenticity, making it harder to fake a pingback.

    Some feel that trackbacks are superior because readers of Person A's blog can at least see some of what Person B has to say, and then decide if they want to read more (and therefore click over to Person B's blog). Others feel that pingbacks are superior because they create a verifiable connection between posts.
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    • Profile picture of the author speedbird
      Originally Posted by leapgoweb View Post

      Pingbacks and trackbacks use drastically different communication technologies (XML-RPC and HTTP POST, respectively).

      The pingback is generally displayed on Person A's blog as simply a link to Person B's post. In this way, all editorial control over posts rests exclusively with the individual authors (unlike the trackback excerpt, which can be edited by the trackback recipient). The automatic verification process introduces a level of authenticity, making it harder to fake a pingback.

      Some feel that trackbacks are superior because readers of Person A's blog can at least see some of what Person B has to say, and then decide if they want to read more (and therefore click over to Person B's blog). Others feel that pingbacks are superior because they create a verifiable connection between posts.
      Thanks for that insightful explanation, I do appreciate
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  • Profile picture of the author davidpattrick12
    Pingbacks were designed to solve some of the problems that people saw with trackbacks.Trackbacks contain more content, i.e. the excerpt, where pingbacks just have the source and destination links
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    • Profile picture of the author speedbird
      Originally Posted by davidpattrick12 View Post

      Pingbacks were designed to solve some of the problems that people saw with trackbacks.Trackbacks contain more content, i.e. the excerpt, where pingbacks just have the source and destination links
      Thanks for your contribution. I must admit that I can clearly tell the difference.
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