Plugin info

Total downloads: 17,248
Active installs: 400
Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 4.7
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 12/7/2025 (24 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/10/2011 (14 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.9
Minimum PHP version: 7.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 24 days ago • 6 reviews

70/100

Is Hide Trackbacks abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 24 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.0

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Description

Introducing Hide Trackbacks – keep the benefits of track- and pingbacks (know when someone writes about posts) while keeping the comments clean and uncluttered.

After enabling the plugin, trackbacks and pingbacks are no longer shown on your posts and the comment count is updated correctly to reflect this. They remain accessible via the admin panel.

Original code created by Honey Singh (used with permission of the author).

Installation

Install the plugin via the plugins tab in the admin area, or manually if you prefer:

  1. Upload the hide-trackbacks directory to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

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Changelog

1.1.6

  • Added assets

1.1.5

  • Update supported WordPress versions to 5.8+. Older versions then tested might work. Tracking the latest two versions.
  • Plugin now requires PHP 7.0+. Next version will require 7.1.
  • Iterating on a list of posts that’s not an array will no longer result in a warning. Thanks @aecnews.

1.1.4

  • Tested up to: 5.4
  • Minimum supported WP version increased to 5.0.

1.1.3

  • Tested up to: 4.9.9
  • PHP compatibility

1.0.2

  • Tested up to: 3.3.1

1.0.1

  • Improved readme legibility

1.0

  • Initial version