What is the Current SEO Value of Pingbacks and Trackbacks on Blogs
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The latest Google updates have said that reciprocal linking isn't such a hot thing - so I am wondering if anyone has any guidance for those of us who work with WordPress bloggers?
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Thanks
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The trackback links are generally nofollow, so PageRank isn't being passed. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Personally, I do not allow trackbacks on my WordPress sites.
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