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In your WP Settings/Discussion Settings area, right at the top, you'll find an option "Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the article (slows down posting)" - which means, if not ticked, you need to fill out the trackback section in each post manually to send trackbacks. - Melanie Langenhan

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The excerpt can be used i.e. on the main page of a site, it's not about SEO like the meta description. Excerpt content is a teaser for readers, meta descriptions show up in SERP and should be optimized for SEO. - Melanie Langenhan

Thanks for your help Melanie. So if I didn't tick the "Attempt to notify..." option, what would I put in the trackback section - would I put in the url of the post, or would I put in the comments url, or something else? - Isha (Marysia)

Here is an explanation (took it from Google Cache, the site isn't available): http://209.85.129.132/search... - Melanie Langenhan

I'm none the wiser from reading that: "You can also handle your trackbacks/pingbacks on a per post basis — this will also override the setting in your options panel. From the Write->Post screen, make sure there is a check next to “Allow Pings” in the Discussion box." Anyone know how folks work out what url they put into the "Send trackbacks to" section of their wp-admin? I also notice... more... - Isha (Marysia)

Your trackback is usually your "full" post title but needs to end with /trackback/ and like any linking URL must also start with http:// ..If you go to your last post page on your samurai blog, just after your Tags, you will see along with the RSS link text "Trackback" is also there. Right click on it then select "copy link location" Paste into notebook and you will see what your... more... - Ron"micronet"Harwood

Ron you are a treasure. Thank you for this. Looks like WP Direct has set it up so that it looks a bit different from regular WP & I just wasn't seeing the house for the trees, or the wood for the bear in the shit or something ;). I now promise to study my WP for Dummies this week so that I can stop asking stupido questions :) . - Isha (Marysia)

Interestingly, when I copy the url for the Trackback on my last post it doesn't end in "/trackback/" lol. It just ends in "postname/" How bizarree...:D - Isha (Marysia)

Where are you copying it from? In the browser address bar it will be just your post URL, but at the end of your post after your post tags in the quote box, if you hover over Trackbacks it will show your post title w/trackback/ after it in the status bar or if you Rt Click on it and "copy link location" it will have it in the URL which you can check by pasting it in notepad.The... more... - Ron"micronet"Harwood

So it does. Didn't see it in the status bar because the post url is so long, but I see it when I choose "copy link location". I'd opted for the "open link in new tab" right-click option - & here I wuz all these years thinking that the "open link in new tab" url was the same url as the "copy link location" one. Thank you Ron ♥♥♥ :)) Back to WP for Dummies... - Isha (Marysia)

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