Help with back tracks

[TrudyD]

This is seen at the end of the post before you click on post reply

Trackback:
Send Trackbacks to (Separate multiple URLs with spaces) :

What is the purpose of this feature, how do I take full advantage of it.

Thank you,

TrudyD

[HM666]

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trackback</a>

[TrudyD]

I was unable to understand the Wikipedia article. Went over my head. Can anyone explain it to me?

Send Trackbacks to (Separate multiple URLs with spaces) :

Under this is a box in which to add the Trackbacks before you submit a new post. What am I supposed to post in this box and what is the purpose of a Trackback?

Thank you!

Trudy D

[Dragonsys]

A trackback pings (linkback) the source website when you insert a quote (with link) on another website.
So if you take a quote/information from www.abc.com, you can post a trackback on your website, which notifys www.abc.com that you used some of their info, and it provides a linkback to the original source.