From d8f12120d15cdbe22507842f0aba04ead294bcba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "jon+ikiwiki@663db4cb26e845748f3e7e6d51eeb26c6014f1c3" Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 10:29:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] pingbacks dead? webmentions instead? --- doc/todo/pingback_support.mdwn | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/todo/pingback_support.mdwn b/doc/todo/pingback_support.mdwn index 7b3b158ee..5d93e6094 100644 --- a/doc/todo/pingback_support.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/pingback_support.mdwn @@ -39,3 +39,26 @@ case I will consider this done with an entry in [[tips]]; otherwise a > all urls found. --[[Joey]] >> Is there any update on this? This would be highly useful and is the main reason why I am not using my blog more regularly, yet. (And yes, now that git-annex is doing everything I need and more, I thought I should revisit this one, as well). -- RichiH + +---- + +Happy 9th anniversary, bug! + +For whatever reason I was compelled to look at this situation afresh. I've +added some instrumentation to my own site to see whether there's any external +attempts to issue pingbacks to my own site, to gauge whether it's worthwhile +spending any more time on this. But it looks like pingback in the wider world +might be dead or dying. + +[I started a conversation on Twitter with the inventor of Pingback to see what +he thought](https://twitter.com/jmtd/status/1042730998839107585). He suggested +taking a look at "webmentions". here's some preliminary reading on those: + + * + * + * + +At this point I don't know if webmentions actually has more traction than pingback, +but the key issue I guess is whether it's growing. I'm going to (but am yet to) add +corresponding instrumentation to my site to try and track that, too. +-- [[Jon]] (2018-09-24)