How to disable WordPress trackbacks?

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I have high Google Page Rank, and as a result of that, lots of spammers make trackbacks. Every day I have to delete them.

Will those trackbacks negatively affect my site’s SEO? How can I disable all trackbacks on my site?

I have run the following code in my MySQL admin and using the WordPress Manage DB plugin, but it shows me an error. 

UPDATE wp_posts SET ping_status="closed" WHERE post_status="publish" AND post_type="post";

UPDATE wp_posts SET ping_status="closed" WHERE post_status="publish" AND post_type="page";

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This can be solved using the Bulk Edit WordPress functionality.

bulk edit

and

editing bulk edit

Change the number of items to be shown in Screen Options, so you can select all posts/pages at once.

Two things worth noting in the Q&A pointed by @BartKarp:

  • There is the option to turn off trackbacks/pingbacks under Settings > Discussion.

  • it has a link to a plugin by @chrisguitarguy. If you want to implement total blockage of trackbacks, use chris’.

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