# Remove pingback URL from the head element **URL:** \ **Category:** Pinegrow WP\ **Tags:** wordpress\ **Created:** [April 1, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/remove-pingback-url-from-the-head-element/8830 "2024-04-01T16:24:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![piootr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@piootr](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/piootr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/remove-pingback-url-from-the-head-element/8830/1 "2024-04-01T16:24:55Z")
Hi, Pinegrow automatically adds the following tag into the ``: ```auto ``` It’s only visible by clicking on the “Preview the PHP code” of the “WordPress” tab \> “Page Settings”, not in the tree panel. I don’t want this to be included in my theme, so to remove it I should delete the line in the exported header.php or Pinegrow editor allows it to be removed in another way? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![oleteacher](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/oleteacher/32/1121_2.png) [@oleteacher](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/oleteacher)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/remove-pingback-url-from-the-head-element/8830/2 "2024-04-03T16:58:52Z")
I may be stating the obvious to you, but if distributing your themes you may want to leave in place and let users decide. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/0/02c9ba9073e9ecc20b5b6dce74c79969aa1aaed6.png) ---
**Author:** ![piootr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@piootr](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/piootr)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/remove-pingback-url-from-the-head-element/8830/3 "2024-04-04T13:44:29Z")
Hi @oleteacher and thanks for a tip. However, my intention is to completely remove that part of WordPress functionality, without even advertising the capability to accept pingbacks/trackbacks. I can remove the line from the header manually in the exported header file, np, just thought I might also control it before exporting the theme. ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/remove-pingback-url-from-the-head-element/8830/4 "2024-04-04T14:55:00Z")
And indeed, you will need to continue removing this line manually (or automate the process using a script after each export) because there is currently no way to change this behavior through settings in Pinegrow. Note: Of course, with no guarantees, we are adding this feedback to our list of topics to possibly consider for future updates. ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/remove-pingback-url-from-the-head-element/8830/5 "2024-04-04T14:55:05Z")