The standard WordPress trackback link behavior does not provide users their expected result. wp-TrackbackPopup resolves this issue.
As of April 2026, wp-TrackbackPopup is a WordPress css plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
From the authors of wp-Typography comes wp-TrackbackPopup.
In WordPress the default trackback link behavior causes persistent user confusion. Knowledgeable users right-click on the link and copy the link location. But the vast majority of users click the link — expecting to copy the link from the browser’s location bar — only to be redirected back to the very page they were on. The standard implementation does not provide the expected result.
wp-TrackbackPopup resolves this issue. It uses unobtrusive JavaScript to create a popup window when a user clicks the trackback link. The popup window provides a text version of the trackback URL for easy copying and pasting.
The popup window may be styled to match your existing theme.
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| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.8.6 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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