To me, trackbacks are critical for blogging. Textpattern does not agree with me though. That is the reason I left Textpattern. According to Textpatterns FAQ:
Q.
Does Textpattern support Trackback or Pingback?
A.No.
We investigated the possibility of supporting Trackback, and concluded that it simply can�t be done securely. Trackback is an open invitation to spam.
It would be relatively easy for someone to develop a Trackback plugin. There appears to be very little demand, however.
Apparently they aren’t looking in the right place because almost every blogger I know uses Trackback. Frankly, I thought about going back to Textpattern a few weeks ago but soundly rejected that notion in my own mind by revisiting the Trackback/Pinback issue.
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Vinnie Garcia 11.12.05 at 7:44 am
I’ve been on textpattern for 8 months now and honestly I don’t miss Trackback at all. Sure I might get one or two less links but it’s not that big a deal, and I haven’t had to deal with comment/trackback spam at all since I installed it, which I think says a lot.
Vinnie Garcia 11.12.05 at 8:44 am
I’ve been on textpattern for 8 months now and honestly I don’t miss Trackback at all. Sure I might get one or two less links but it’s not that big a deal, and I haven’t had to deal with comment/trackback spam at all since I installed it, which I think says a lot.
Aaron Brazell 11.12.05 at 2:11 pm
Well, to be honest, I did a sample migration from WP to Textpattern and some 3000 spam comments were turned into published content. I would have to rewrite the import script and I just don’t feel like doing that.
Aaron Brazell 11.12.05 at 3:11 pm
Well, to be honest, I did a sample migration from WP to Textpattern and some 3000 spam comments were turned into published content. I would have to rewrite the import script and I just don’t feel like doing that.
Stuart 11.13.05 at 12:32 pm
I know that this exists but my German isn’t brilliant so I’ve never actually tried it.
Stuart 11.13.05 at 1:32 pm
I know that this exists but my German isn’t brilliant so I’ve never actually tried it.
Alex 11.13.05 at 5:18 pm
“All the captcha in the world won’t fix Trackback.” – Matthew Mullenweg
Trackback and Pingback are open invitations to spam. There is no way to fix them, they are broken by design. (WP relies on post-hoc whack-a-mole games like keyword filtering to cut down on trackback spam; it’s expensive, inefficient, and error-prone).
When a better replacement comes along, we’ll look at implementing it in Textpattern. Until then, as I wrote in the FAQ, there’s nothing stopping someone creating a plugin.
Aaron 11.13.05 at 6:14 pm
Options, options, my dear Alex. I want to make the choice for myself. Please don’t make the decision for me. This is not socialism.
Alex 11.13.05 at 6:18 pm
“All the captcha in the world won’t fix Trackback.” – Matthew Mullenweg
Trackback and Pingback are open invitations to spam. There is no way to fix them, they are broken by design. (WP relies on post-hoc whack-a-mole games like keyword filtering to cut down on trackback spam; it’s expensive, inefficient, and error-prone).
When a better replacement comes along, we’ll look at implementing it in Textpattern. Until then, as I wrote in the FAQ, there’s nothing stopping someone creating a plugin.
Aaron 11.13.05 at 7:14 pm
Options, options, my dear Alex. I want to make the choice for myself. Please don’t make the decision for me. This is not socialism.
aldahlia 03.22.06 at 1:50 am
Is it really appropriate to pull the socialism card when complaining about FREE software?
aldahlia 03.22.06 at 1:50 am
Is it really appropriate to pull the socialism card when complaining about FREE software?
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