Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable, computing A method to
keep track of links tocontent , especiallyblog entries . - noun countable, Internet A
snippet of textjoined to an entry from anotherwebsite linking to it.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Making this all particularly crazy, your trackback is there.
Waldo Jaquith - Thanks to Goode, Martinsville owes some $145,000. 2007
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By including a link to a article or post, not the blog itself, in a post on your blog, a trackback is automatically done, with no effort by you.
Why Do You Blog? Do You Have a Purpose? « Lorelle on WordPress 2006
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Yes Paul, trackback is working fine, but my trackback logs show no recent ones from your own blog.
TechLudd's no dud, hotspots are hot, Cork is streaming, Limerick's a lady 2008
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If Jeff agrees with CaptiousNut that my trackback is spam, then he should just delete it.
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A trackback is a note from one blog to your blog, triggered by a link to your blog.
I Love It When You Say Nice Things About Me « Lorelle on WordPress 2006
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Yes, a trackback is something we who have our own blogs do … unbelievable,
Think Progress » New Study: All Warming Is Not Created Equal 2006
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A trackback is an electronic copy of the text around a link made in your post to another web page which appears as a “trackback” comment on blogs with trackback features.
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What the trackback is talking about is common and explained here and in the WordPress Codex article on Conditional Tags, as well as elsewhere in the Codex, the online manual for WordPress users.
Creating Multiple Single Posts for Different Categories « Lorelle on WordPress 2005
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A trackback is a link to this post published on another blog post.
Separating Comments and Trackbacks in WordPress – The Answer « Lorelle on WordPress 2005
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So with a click we can edit the trackback from the Comment panel to add a little more information or edit it to be more appropriate.
cranewang commented on the word trackback
Trackback is nearing dead as a technology to connect relevant weblog posts together as search engines and backlink are more widely used.
May 2, 2008
cranewang commented on the word trackback
Trackback is nearing dead as a technology to connect relevant weblog posts together as search engines and backlink are more widely used.
May 2, 2008