Title: Hide Trackbacks Author: Sander van Dragt Published: May 10, 2011 Last modified: December 7, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hide-trackbacks/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2719155) ![](https://ps.w.org/hide-trackbacks/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2719155) # Hide Trackbacks By [Sander van Dragt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pacifika/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hide-trackbacks.1.1.7.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-trackbacks/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-trackbacks/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-trackbacks/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-trackbacks/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/) ## 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](http://www.honeytechblog.com/how-to-remove-tracbacks-and-pings-from-wordpress-posts/)( 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. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f521a04ecf38ded410c7eefb8028e2b5b03172846a17212b7d937d84b3dd21e8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-460/)󠁿 [chrissmit](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrissmit/) October 14, 2016 1 reply This plugin simply does what it says it does. And that’s the way I like it 😉 Thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/933a0d090560285155511f2dc7864a2ab0a5665f7681b493c0ba1371b3ab8c93? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[still working with 4.5.3](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/still-working-with-453/)󠁿 [extremecarver](https://profiles.wordpress.org/extremecarver/) September 3, 2016 1 reply could get an update just to tell it’s still working… [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Hide Trackbacks” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sander van Dragt ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pacifika/) [Translate “Hide Trackbacks” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hide-trackbacks) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-trackbacks/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hide-trackbacks/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hide-trackbacks/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hide-trackbacks/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## 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 ## Meta * Version **1.1.7** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hide-trackbacks/) * Tags * [comments](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/comments/)[pingback](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/pingback/) [spam](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/spam/)[trackback](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/trackback/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-trackbacks/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-trackbacks/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sander van Dragt ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pacifika/) ## Support Got something to say? 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