Movable Type Community Forum > Where Is "rdf:description" Code Generated?

nlxj

Dec 12 2006, 03:17 PM

I've been chasing a trackback problem for weeeeks. I feel I am close to an answer. It seem that the code that lets other clients know how to auto decect my Trackback URL is not being generated into my templates, as I've seen it shown in others.

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<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
       xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<rdf:Description
  about="<$MTCategoryTrackbackLink$>"
  dc:title="<$MTCategoryLabel encode_xml="1"$>"
  dc:identifier="<$MTBlogURL$>" />
</rdf:RDF>

That's what I'm talking about. Where does this code go? How do I get my MT installation to put this into the templates. Please help as I am about five lines of code away from insanity.

Thank you.

nlxj

Dec 12 2006, 03:55 PM

i see that it is not generated and you have to drop it in. so im hunting down teh default snippet now. i cant beleive this info is so hard to find.

sarah

Dec 12 2006, 04:55 PM

What code are you looking for exactly? What is it you are wanting to include - the auto-discovery code for TrackBacks for entries, or for a TrackBack-enabled Category (which appears to be what the code you've pasted is for)?

nlxj

Dec 12 2006, 05:31 PM

QUOTE (sarah @ Dec 12 2006, 04:55 PM)

What code are you looking for exactly? What is it you are wanting to include - the auto-discovery code for TrackBacks for entries, or for a TrackBack-enabled Category (which appears to be what the code you've pasted is for)?

thank you for replying. i think i discovered that category fact since i posted that. i have more info now. but I dont know for sure if it's right yet.

i am trying to get regular trackbacks to work.

here is the code i now have on my Main Index page. Is it right?

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this code seems to be showing up on individual pages now (viewing Source) with the correct specific info plugged in (not the trackback, just the code in the template)...do you think it should work? i tried sending a ping from wordpress blog. Did not work!

sarah

Dec 12 2006, 06:54 PM

If you're talking about entry TrackBacks, then you just need to add the following (which should already be in the default templates) to the Individual Entry Archive template, and any other Index Template, such as Main Index (within the <MTEntries> container), that you wish the information to be included in the page source.

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nlxj

Dec 12 2006, 07:02 PM

QUOTE (sarah @ Dec 12 2006, 06:54 PM)

If you're talking about entry TrackBacks, then you just need to add the following (which should already be in the default templates) to the Individual Entry Archive template, and any other Index Template, such as Main Index (within the <MTEntries> container), that you wish the information to be included in the page source.

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well, that is in my template. i was hoping this would solve my trackback problem. i've seen that in other blogs, but i didnt have the rdf info so i thought that would be it.

man. why are people's pings not registering except from MT blogs and spam and my own internal trackbacks? can you think of any reason from what you know about MT?

AGH!

sarah

Dec 12 2006, 07:20 PM

The MTEntryTrackbackData tag generates the RDF in the page source when rebuilt.

If it is just WordPress weblogs that are having a problem sending TrackBacks, that's probably something to check with WordPress support. Maybe see if any errors are being recorded at that end.

nlxj

Dec 12 2006, 07:23 PM

QUOTE (sarah @ Dec 12 2006, 07:20 PM)

The MTEntryTrackbackData tag generates the RDF in the page source when rebuilt.

If it is just WordPress weblogs that are having a problem sending TrackBacks, that's probably something to check with WordPress support. Maybe see if any errors are being recorded at that end.

ITs wordpress, it's blogger, and actually i've not recorded one but from an MT blog, i'm pretty sure.

i wonder why i see the rdf info in some people's page source, but not in mine until i added that code?