How do I disable TrackBack, RSS, and RSD?

I don't want automatic comments and pings and what-not from other websites, nor do I want to share my site's content with other sites. And I have no idea what RSD is; when I searched Google it came up with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.

So am I able to turn off all of these automation features that seem to be enabled by default, completely and permanently (or at least until I change my mind)?

Trackback can be turned off in Weblog Config - you'll want to turn off "TrackBack Autodiscovery" and rebuild. As for RSS and RSD, I'd suggest going into your Templates window, opening each of those templates and unchecking the "rebuild this template when index templates are rebuilt" - it will just lay dormant, and you don't have to go into your other templates adn remove any code.

RSD is a syndication format that stands for "Really Simple Discoverability". I'm not sure 'discoverability is a word, but I like syndication

Does that help?

Donna

Thanks, I shall do that immediately!

If I remember right, I think that RSD is for your XML-RPC information.

For example, Zempt needs this information. I think that when you put in your blog URL, it looks for an RSD page to get the blog ID, XML-RPC URL, etc. If it doesn't find the RSD file, you have to supply it with a link to mt-xmlrpc.cgi.

Does that make sense?