Comments on: Personal Ramblings http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:44:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/#comment-15909 Sarah Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:26:07 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1106#comment-15909 Yes, sounds like something is being blocked. I've had a quick look around but can't find a real technical answer on how trackbacks work, just the typical user answer. I'll let you know if I find anything :) Yes, sounds like something is being blocked. I've had a quick look around but can't find a real technical answer on how trackbacks work, just the typical user answer. I'll let you know if I find anything :)

]]> By: Sam http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/#comment-15903 Sam Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:32:16 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1106#comment-15903 Ugh, an overheated room would definitely mess with your body. That sounds very uncomfortable to sleep in. I think I'll wear a surgical mask next time I go out to avoid others germs ;) I've checked through my blog settings and when writing a post both 'Allow Comments' and 'Allow Pings' are ticked under the Comments and Pings section. In Discussion > Discussion Settings 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks.)' is ticked also, so I'm a bit baffled as to why they're not showing up. Could be something being blocked, as you say. Ugh, an overheated room would definitely mess with your body. That sounds very uncomfortable to sleep in. I think I'll wear a surgical mask next time I go out to avoid others germs ;)

I've checked through my blog settings and when writing a post both 'Allow Comments' and 'Allow Pings' are ticked under the Comments and Pings section. In Discussion > Discussion Settings 'Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks.)' is ticked also, so I'm a bit baffled as to why they're not showing up. Could be something being blocked, as you say.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/#comment-15902 Sarah Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:59:35 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1106#comment-15902 Sam - this is why you shouldn't leave the house. You catch everyone else's germs ;) However, I credit the heat in our hotel room to this cold. It was cold outside yet so warm in the room that we couldn't sleep under the blanket. Eventually we had to have a standing fan going all night to let us sleep comfortably, and I'm guessing all of that didn't help. Sounds like your trackbacks are not as they should be. Couple of things to check in case they've accidently been switched off. Is your blog set up to allow trackbacks by default, and when you write a post, check if the checkbox is ticked to allow trackbacks for that particular post. I'll have a look around to see how else they could get switched off or stop working. I think if the blog is set to allow them then it's down to a file not running or being blocked. Sam – this is why you shouldn't leave the house. You catch everyone else's germs ;) However, I credit the heat in our hotel room to this cold. It was cold outside yet so warm in the room that we couldn't sleep under the blanket. Eventually we had to have a standing fan going all night to let us sleep comfortably, and I'm guessing all of that didn't help.

Sounds like your trackbacks are not as they should be. Couple of things to check in case they've accidently been switched off. Is your blog set up to allow trackbacks by default, and when you write a post, check if the checkbox is ticked to allow trackbacks for that particular post.

I'll have a look around to see how else they could get switched off or stop working. I think if the blog is set to allow them then it's down to a file not running or being blocked.

]]> By: Sam http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/#comment-15898 Sam Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:40:02 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1106#comment-15898 Loads of people I know have had or are coming down with this rotten cold. I've got it now - just praying it doesn't develop into the full-blown kind with sinusitis, but I know it's just a matter of time before it does. Thanks for the trackback info. I know of a few posts on friends blogs that link to some of my blog posts (see this from my stats package) but the trackbacks don't appear in my comments at all, even when looking through the Manage > Comments section. I have enabled everything I can think of enabling, but still no show. A shame really as I do like to see trackbacks in comments to see who's linking to my stories (without having to delve deep into stats packages!). Loads of people I know have had or are coming down with this rotten cold. I've got it now – just praying it doesn't develop into the full-blown kind with sinusitis, but I know it's just a matter of time before it does.

Thanks for the trackback info. I know of a few posts on friends blogs that link to some of my blog posts (see this from my stats package) but the trackbacks don't appear in my comments at all, even when looking through the Manage > Comments section. I have enabled everything I can think of enabling, but still no show. A shame really as I do like to see trackbacks in comments to see who's linking to my stories (without having to delve deep into stats packages!).

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/#comment-15897 Sarah Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1106#comment-15897 Cheers Sam. Yeah the cold has been a bit crap :( In regards to the trackbacks, I actually didn't do anything! They just suddenly started working again for me. Are you not getting trackbacks at all? You can obviously see these in your Manage -> Comments section in the admin. If yes then you just need to make them show in the comments file on your theme. However, if you're not getting trackbacks showing up in the admin then something's restricting them completely. Hopefully it's just your theme not displaying them. Only other reason I can think of (in my limited knowledge of trackbacks) is that your host is not allowing the xmlrpc file to execute properly, which I think is what deals with the trackbacks (but I could be wrong!) Cheers Sam. Yeah the cold has been a bit crap :(

In regards to the trackbacks, I actually didn't do anything! They just suddenly started working again for me.

Are you not getting trackbacks at all? You can obviously see these in your Manage -> Comments section in the admin. If yes then you just need to make them show in the comments file on your theme. However, if you're not getting trackbacks showing up in the admin then something's restricting them completely.

Hopefully it's just your theme not displaying them. Only other reason I can think of (in my limited knowledge of trackbacks) is that your host is not allowing the xmlrpc file to execute properly, which I think is what deals with the trackbacks (but I could be wrong!)

]]> By: Sam http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2008/10/19/personal-ramblings/#comment-15895 Sam Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:09:09 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/?p=1106#comment-15895 Glad to hear you had a nice weekend away in Dublin :) Boo for the head cold when you came back, however. Your new logo looks great. A little bit of colour always brightens things up. I noticed on some of your other posts recently that it shows your trackbacks in the comments. I remember we were talking a little while back about how, despite having trackbacks enabled in Wordpress admin, they weren't showing. How did you get that working in the end? I've been searching for days on how to get trackbacks showing in my comments for days without any luck. Glad to hear you had a nice weekend away in Dublin :) Boo for the head cold when you came back, however.

Your new logo looks great. A little bit of colour always brightens things up.

I noticed on some of your other posts recently that it shows your trackbacks in the comments. I remember we were talking a little while back about how, despite having trackbacks enabled in WordPress admin, they weren't showing. How did you get that working in the end? I've been searching for days on how to get trackbacks showing in my comments for days without any luck.

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