Creating a trackback to a blog

You can create a link on your blog (or web page) to an entry on another blog by copying the trackback URL for that article and posting it on your own site.

A trackback URL is not the URL of a blog entry, but is a specific URL generated for managing trackback links.

1. Navigate to the page of the blog that contains the entry to which you want to link:

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Beneath the article to which you want to create a trackback link, click Leave Comment. The page refreshes, and displays a Trackback URL, similar to the one shown below:

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Copy the entry's Trackback URL, and then logout from the blog.

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Login to your blog's Control Panel, and click the Post tab.

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On the Article Options panel on the Post Article page, click the arrow beside Advanced Options to expand it.

6.

In the Trackback URLs to Notify (Ping) textbox, paste the Trackback URL of the article to which you want to link.

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In the Article Title section, type a name for the link.

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In the Article Body section, type any comments you may have regarding the link.

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Click the Save button.

The link is saved as an article on your blog, while the blog containing the original entry shows that a trackback has been created for it.

   
Related topics:
Enabling auto-discovery for remote trackback pings