Title: trackback behaviour
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# trackback behaviour

 *  [eyetag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eyetag/)
 * (@eyetag)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trackback-behaviour/)
 * dear forum,
 * this might be a stupid question and probably it has been answered already in 
   some posts. since i couldn´t find it quick, it might be a good thing to ask 
   bundle it and ask again.
    i´m not quite clear about a trackbacks behaviour. 
   from what i´ve seen the ping is sent directly after publishing a post. but what
   happens, if – the post is changed – set private – set to draft? i just did a 
   test and although the post was not longer accesible on my blog, the trackback
   was still getting it. is wordpress refreshing the ping/trackback after a while
   that updated content gets updated on other sites as well?
 * it might be just a misunderstanding of mine about how the system works, but it
   would be great if someone could give me a short explanation…
 * thanks!

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 *  [Marc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marc/)
 * (@marc)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trackback-behaviour/#post-220397)
 * The trackback will only send it out once when you first publish your post. You
   can send it again (I believe) if you re-enter the same trackback url and save
   your entry again.
 *  Thread Starter [eyetag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eyetag/)
 * (@eyetag)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trackback-behaviour/#post-220564)
 * any other comments? is this right what marc said? what happens to changed trackbacks
   or when a post is deleted..?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trackback-behaviour/#post-220568)
 * > is this right what marc said?
 * Yes.
 * > what happens to changed trackbacks or when a post is deleted..?
 * Once a trackback is sent to the destination blog, it becomes the property of 
   the destination blog’s author. As such, only the author of the destination blog
   can edit it or delete it.

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