WordPress 2.8.4 Solved Trackback and Pingback Issues
I have been complaining about how trackbacks and pingbacks were not working after I upgraded from WordPress 2.6.5 to WordPress 2.7. The same problem cropped up when I upgraded to WordPress 2.8. Because of that issue, I was stuck with 2.6.5 for a while.
A few weeks back, when WordPress 2.8.4 was released, I tried my luck and upgraded to the latest version, yet again. At the same time I was anticipating the same problem with previous upgrades. To my surprise, trackbacks and pingbacks worked like a charm.
What I did was upgrade to the latest version from the Dashboard instead of downloading the compressed file from the WordPress website, unzipping it and then uploading to the server. That was what I usually did. Moreover, all that was needed in upgrading from the Dashboard was just one simple mouse click. I am a happy camper once again!
Tags: pingback, trackback, Wordpress downgrade, Wordpress upgrade
Downgraded from WordPress 2.7 to 2.6.5
After upgrading to WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane,” trackbacks and pingbacks to other websites and my own stopped working. Deactivating the plugins did not work either. I took the risk to downgrade to Version 2.6.5 after making a backup of the core files. I uploaded Version 2.6.5 files allowing the FTP program to overwrite the existing Version 2.7 files except the wp-content folder. After the all files have been uploaded, I ran the upgrade script, downgrade in this case. Everything seems to be working right for now. Most importantly, trackbacks and pingbacks are working again.
Tags: pingback, trackback, Wordpress downgrade