cbnet Ping Optimizer
Doesn't do anything. Isn't needed. Core WordPress handling of Pings is oh-so-fine!
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·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, cbnet Ping Optimizer is a WordPress cbnet plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 338K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 14% this week. Top alternative: cbnet Multi Author Comment Notification.
0/5Rating
1.0K+active installs
338K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Hello there! You may be wondering why you’re reading this, instead of looking at Plugin settings. Well, the reason that you’re not looking at Plugin settings is because there aren’t any Plugin settings anymore. In fact, this Plugin doesn’t have any functionality anymore.
Why? Because this Plugin’s functionality is no longer needed. In fact, this Plugin’s functionality may never have been needed in the first place. But regardless of that, it certainly isn’t needed now.
How Pings Work in WordPress
Let me explain why, starting with a walkthrough of how pings work in WordPress, courtesy of @Otto42:
- When a post gets created, updated, inserted, modified, etc., eventually, it always goes through wp_insert_post().
- wp_insert_post() calls wp_transition_pos…
Ratings & Reviews
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Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 3This week: 19Period total: 949
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.0
88.4%
v2.3
11.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
3.0
- Major update
- Plugin functionality not needed, and therefore removed and replaced with an explanation of why it is not needed.
Contributors
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