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WordPress Trackback Spam Patch

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Trackback Patch (1.22) by Elliott Back prevents botnets from placing trackback onto your blog. The code checks the trackback for any URLs, and makes sure that at least one of them matches the IP address of the sender. This is a hack and requires changes to a core WordPress file.

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4 comments on “WordPress Trackback Spam Patch”

  1. Elliott Bäck on said:

    Wow you’re fast! I dunno if I subscribed to you since I switched to bloglines, if not I’m back online!

  2. John on said:

    :) Nothing escapes the Blogging Pro all-seeing eye.

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