TrackBack Tags

Table B.8 contains the tags that allow you to take advantage of Movable Type's TrackBack features. (See Hour 16, “Using TrackBack.”)

Table B.8. TrackBack Tags
Tag NameTag TypeDescription
MTPingBlogNameVInserts the name of the weblog received in the current ping.
MTPingDateVInserts the date the current ping was received. Attributes:

format: Controls how the date is written. (See “Formatting Dates” later in this appendix.)

language: Specifies in what language the date is to be written.

MTPingExcerptVInserts the excerpt text that was sent in the current ping.
MTPingIDVInserts the numeric ID of the current ping.
MTPingIPVInserts the IP address that the current ping was received from.
MTPingsLCIterates over the TrackBack pings that have been ...

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