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  thinkandthriveblog · Member · Sep 17, 2017 at 1:30 pm

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  I thought I did the pingback right, I’ve tried it a few times, but my post isn’t showing up on the daily prompt response page

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 17, 2017 at 4:53 pm

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  Hi!

  I’d be happy to troubleshoot this with you.

  So just to confirm a few things, you have your pingbacks turned on in the settings correct?
  Go to settings > discussion and enable both “Send Pingbacks” and “Receive Pingbacks”.

  If that’s the case, make sure that you are pasting the full link in the HTML editor of the post you’re working on. The best way to make sure you are lonking properly is by posting in full HTML code format like so:
  as seen in the “Show Instructions” at the top on this prompt from the Daily Post

  Please let me know how far you get and if it works for you!

  Thanks,

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 17, 2017 at 4:55 pm

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  linking properly*

  And one more note: the Visual Editor for posts sometimes doesn’t link properly on its own hence my advice to try your linking in the HTML Editor.

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  thinkandthriveblog · Member · Sep 17, 2017 at 5:05 pm

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  I used the editor with the proper link, and in Discussion there is no option for pingbacks

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 17, 2017 at 5:20 pm

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  Hmm.

  So under “Settings > Discussion” there is no option to enable any sort of Pingbacks?

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  thinkandthriveblog · Member · Sep 17, 2017 at 5:25 pm

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  The only pingback option is enabling pings from others

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 18, 2017 at 10:42 pm

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  Ok,

  Weird. I’ve tagged this for Staff, but while we wait, do you mind including a sample of how you’re linking to that post?

  Pingbacks are easy! Just copy and paste the code below into the HTML tab of your post editor and you should be all set.
  Please note that sometimes it takes a little while for your post to show up in our grid.

  Second Time Around

  https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/second-time-around/

  Remember to put code that you type here, in quotes or the code will be executed and we won’t be able to see what you’ve typed.

  Thanks!

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 18, 2017 at 10:43 pm

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  The code mentioned above:

  “Second Time Around”

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 18, 2017 at 10:45 pm

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  I was wrong, even in quotes it executes the code. I pasted it again here and just took out the first “<“ symbol the starts out the code so you can actually see the example:

  a href=”https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/second-time-around/”>Second Time Around

  Thanks,

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  supernovia · Staff · Sep 19, 2017 at 5:31 pm

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  @thinkandthriveblog I think the error may have been on our end in this case. Do you mind editing the post once more to confirm whether it goes though?

  And @gregariousbadger, thanks for your help here. I wanted to note you’re welcome to use the ‘code’ option before and after any code – that way we’ll be able to see what you wrote instead of the browser’s interpretation of it.

  Cheers!

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  jbeats1 · Member · Sep 20, 2017 at 5:58 am

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  Thanks so much @supernovia!

  And thanks for the tip!

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  supernovia · Staff · Sep 20, 2017 at 5:08 pm

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  You bet :)