Flashes of Panic

I’m turning off Trackback by default on all new posts. Nobody’s legitimately used the trackback links except me since March (maybe if/when they read Julie’s book they’ll try?), and I’m getting buckets of spam by that route. If it’s a problem, let me know; otherwise, just comment if you’ve posted on a theme I mention here.

Update: To close Trackback on all previous posts without opening/editing each one in the Moveable Type interface, you’ll need to manipulate the database by whatever means you get access to your database. The SQL you need is this: “UPDATE 'mt_entry' SET 'entry_allow_pings' = 0 where 1;”. Then you’ll need to go in to the “Templates” section of the web interface and edit the “Individual Entry Archive” template to remove the Trackback URL section, then rebuild your site.