When a WordPress post or page links to another post or page within the same website, WordPress sends a notification or "ping" to the linked page. This can be helpful for certain types of content, but can also create a problem if the same post or page is linked multiple times, resulting in an excessive number of pings to the same page.
To stop a self ping in WordPress, you can add a simple code snippet to your functions.php file. Here are the steps to do this:
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Appearance > Theme Editor.
- Click on functions.php in the right-hand sidebar.
- Scroll to the bottom of the functions.php file and add the following code:
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function no_self_ping( &$links ) {
$home = get_option( 'home' );
foreach ( $links as $l => $link )
if ( 0 === strpos( $link, $home ) )
unset($links[$l]);
}
add_action( 'pre_ping', 'no_self_ping' );
- Click the "Update File" button to save your changes.
This code will prevent self pings from being sent by removing them from the list of links to be pinged. This can help improve website performance and reduce the number of unnecessary notifications being sent to your website.
