Turn off pingbacks and trackbacks
Closes pingbacks and trackbacks on every post, old and new. They’re almost all spam today.
<?php
add_filter( 'pings_open', '__return_false', 20 );
add_filter( 'pre_option_default_ping_status', static fn() => 'closed' );
add_filter( 'pre_option_default_pingback_flag', static fn() => 0 );
In these packs
- Comments: Fewer spam comments and more control: close old posts, set minimum and maximum lengths, a spam trap, no links.
- Turn off more: More features you may not need: sitemaps, trackbacks, automatic updates, pattern suggestions.