Remove trackbacks from posts using functions.php

[cookieandkate]

Hi,

I don't want trackbacks to appear on my blog posts. I've googled and searched the forums for a hook to remove the trackbacks from the posts/pages but can't find anything.

To clarify, I do not want to uncheck the following option on the discussions setting page: Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks).

That feature is useful in helping me know about mentions of my content on other websites. I just don't want the trackbacks/pingbacks appearing on my posts or pages.

Thank you!
Kate

P.s. I am using the Magazine Pro theme, if that is relevant.

[emasai]

You could probably hide them with css, that is if they use a particular tag.

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[cookieandkate]

That's an idea. I want to remove them from the page altogether, though, since google doesn't look kindly on links that are built into the code but don't appear on the page.

[Brad Dalton]

You should be able to remove the code in your child themes functions file which adds them. Which theme are you using?

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[cookieandkate]

I like that idea. My theme is Magazine Pro.

Thank you for your help!

[cookieandkate]

I can't seem to figure this out. I tried adding the following to functions.php, but it didn't do anything:
remove_action( ‘genesis_pings’, ‘genesis_do_pings’ );

The Genesis comments.php includes the following:

do_action( 'genesis_before_pings' );
do_action( 'genesis_pings' );
do_action( 'genesis_after_pings' );

I want pings to be gone!

[Brad Dalton]

Strange that you have them displayed by default because i didn't think any theme does that out of the box.

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[jkrytus]

Mine has them set by default and like cookieandkate, I would love for them to go away. They are not attractive at all. I'm using the Corporate Theme.

Example

[Brad Dalton]

I don't have a copy of that theme however you should be able to remove the code. Does the theme developer provide support?

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[jkrytus]

Studiopress is the developer
http://my.studiopress.com/themes/corporate/

[Brad Dalton]

Don't think so. Try the discussion settings.

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[cookieandkate]

Well, I don't want to turn off trackbacks because they help me discover cases of stolen content. Surely there is a way to just remove them from the posts/pages instead? I'm really frustrated that Studiopress doesn't offer this option and won't help me find a solution.

[jkrytus]

Well, I don’t want to turn off trackbacks because they help me discover cases of stolen content. Surely there is a way to just remove them from the posts/pages instead? I’m really frustrated that Studiopress doesn’t offer this option and won’t help me find a solution.

Ditto that.

[cookieandkate]

I emailed Studiopress support about the issue. They told me to turn off "Enable Trackbacks" on the Genesis Theme settings page. They told me that I would still receive notifications in the dashboard, but the trackbacks won't appear on the page, which is exactly what I want to achieve. I turned off "Enable Trackbacks" and the trackbacks are gone from my posts/pages.

I am building a local test site now, though, so I have yet to see if I will receive notifications in the dashboard... I hope so!

[thingsforboys]

now that you are live, are you receiving notification for trackbacks as you hoped?

[cookieandkate]

No! I am not. I haven't received a single trackback since launching my new Genesis-based theme, even when I change my Genesis settings to allow trackbacks.

[jkrytus]

Ditto what cookieandkate says. I wish there were more support on it.

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