XML-RPC Pingbacks

This tag collects PostRSS technical explainers about WordPress XML-RPC pingbacks and how they relate (or don't) to RSS-based social media automation. It's a genuinely common point of confusion since both involve WordPress automatically notifying something when content is published. These articles clarify the distinction, cover the security reasoning behind disabling XML-RPC, and explain what actually determines how quickly auto-posted content reaches social media.