WordPress is the hands down leader in CMS software. Unfortunately, like many common tools, most users rarely go beyond the basic install and use the more powerful features.
Ping Services
One of these power user features is Ping. A ping is an alert sent to web sites that alert other sites that new content has been published and happens every time you update, save, or publish a post. WordPress comes with a single ping service, pingomatic. However, there are hundreds of ping services out there and limiting your self to just one is like using a single ping in a submarine. It give you a little information, but rarely is it enough to help you.
You can find the ping list in WordPress under the settings tab under ‘Writing’. If you look at the list at the bottom of the page most of you will see one ping service, maybe 4 or 5 if you are aggressive. We’ve put together a list of over 160 ping services. That’s right, 160 ping services. Using this list we have seen blog posts indexed but the various search engines in minutes. Not hours, days or even weeks, minutes. This does not mean that you will automatically rank for the topic your post is about, but you can’t rank if you aren’t indexed and getting indexed fast allows you the opportunity to rank faster.
Mega Ping List
Below is our mega ping list. Feel free to copy the entire list and paste it in to your ping services window in WordPress.
http://a2b.cc
http://a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
http://api.my.yahoo.com/ping
http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
http://audiorpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://bitacoles.net/notificacio.php
http://bitacoles.net/ping.php
http://bitacoras.net/ping/
http://blo.gs/ping.php
http://blog.goo.ne.jp
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://blogbot.dk/io/xml-rpc.php
http://blogdb.jp
http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc
http://blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://blogoole.com/ping/
http://blogoon.net/ping/
http://blogpeople.net/ping
http://blogroots.com
http://blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1
http://blogsdominicanos.com/ping/
http://blogsearch.google.ae/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.at/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.be/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.bg/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.ca/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.ch/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.cl/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.cr/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.hu/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.id/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.il/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.in/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.it/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.jp/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.ma/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.nz/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.th/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.uk/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.ve/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.co.za/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.ar/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.au/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.br/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.co/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.do/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.mx/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.my/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.pe/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.sa/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.sg/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.tr/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.tw/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.ua/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.uy/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com.vn/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.de/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.es/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.fi/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.fr/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.gr/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.hr/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.ie/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.in/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.it/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.jp/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.lt/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.nl/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.pl/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.pt/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.ro/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.ru/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.se/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.sk/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.tw/ping/RPC2
http://blogsearch.google.us/ping/RPC2
http://blogshares.com/rpc.php
http://blogsnow.com/ping
http://blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
http://blogupdate.org/ping/
http://bulkfeeds.net
http://catapings.com/ping.php
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://effbot.org/rpc/ping.cgi
http://feedsky.com/api/RPC2
http://fgiasson.com/pings/ping.php
http://hamo-search.com/ping.php
http://holycowdude.com/rpc/ping/
http://imblogs.net/ping/
http://lasermemory.com
http://lasermemory.com/lsrpc/
http://mod-pubsub.org/ping.php
http://newsblog.jungleboots.org/ping.php
http://newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
http://newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php
http://packetmonster.net/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.amagle.com/
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.blogg.de/
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
http://ping.blogoon.net/
http://ping.blogs.yandex.ru/RPC2
http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc
http://ping.exblog.jp/xmlrpc
http://ping.fakapster.com/rpc
http://ping.fc2.com/
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.feeds.yahoo.com/RPC2/
http://ping.kutsulog.net/
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.namaan.net/rpc
http://ping.rootblog.com/rpc.php
http://ping.snap.com/ping/RPC2
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://ping.weblogs.se/
http://ping.wordblog.de/
http://pinger.blogflux.com/rpc
http://pingoat.com/
http://pingoat.com/goat/RPC2
http://pingqueue.com/rpc/
http://popdex.com
http://popdex.com/addsite.php
http://r.hatena.ne.jp/rpc
http://rcs.datashed.net
http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2/
http://rpc.blogbuzzmachine.com/RPC2
http://rpc.bloggerei.de/ping/
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.britblog.com/
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080
http://rpc.newsgator.com/
http://rpc.pingomatic.com
http://rpc.reader.livedoor.com/ping
http://rpc.tailrank.com/feedburner/RPC2
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.technorati.jp/rpc/ping
http://rpc.twingly.com
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://rpc.wpkeys.com
http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx
http://signup.alerts.msn.com/alerts-PREP/submitPingExtended.doz
http://snipsnap.org
http://snipsnap.org/RPC2
http://syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://thingamablog.sourceforge.net/ping.php
http://topicexchange.com
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
http://wasalive.com/ping/
http://weblogues.com
http://weblogues.com/ping/
http://weblogues.com/RPC/
http://webmaster-talk.com/ping/66385
http://xianguo.com/xmlrpc/ping.php
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping/
http://zhuaxia.com/rpc/server.php
http://zhuaxia.com/rpc/server.php
http://zing.zingfast.com
Or you can download the Mega Ping List text file.
Ping Plugin
The mega ping list is just one part of the equation though. A failing in WordPress is that the developers decided that every time you save a post, edit a post, or even schedule a post for future publishing is ping worthy. this is simply not the case. And if you are like me and you tend to edit your posts frequently, your site can actually be labeled as a ping spammer and banned from many ping services.
To solve that problem we recommend, and use, Chip Bennett’s Ping Optimizer. The cbnet Ping Optimizer limits the pings sent out by WordPress to one publish click. No more edited post pings, no future publishing pings, just real pings for real posts. We highly recommend that if you are going to use our mega ping list you should also be using the Ping Optimizer plugin.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/cbnet-ping-optimizer/
WordPress is a great tool, but like any tool, you need to customize it to get the most out of it for your particular situation. Our mega ping list used in conjunction with the ping optimizer is another refinement of that tool and will help get your blog posts indexed faster than ever.
Uploaded the list to my WP.
Article published on blog Feb 28, 2010 @ 0:46.
Indexed by Google: Feb 28, 2010 @ 0;48
Don’t think you can say fairer than that!!!!!!!!
I have a similar set-up to this. I bookmarked this post so I can go back and compare the list and plug-ins. I love WordPress posts!
I have it set up so that WordPress sends out pings every time I make a new post. It’s really hand as search engines know to crawl my site, and I also ensure this by submitting to Digg and everything.
Thanks for this ping list and link to the plugin. I’m giving it a try on my blogs.
Get WordPress Posts Indexed in Minutes…
Wordpress is the hands down leader in CMS software. Unfortunately, like many common tools, most users rarely go beyond the basic install and use the more powerful features….
Excellent post and a great resource too. Pinging is often overlooked. Also, XML sitemaps help search engines find new pages quickly too. Here’s a post I created back in 2007 showing their effectiveness –> http://www.digitalsapien.com/xml-sitemaps-work-pretty-damn-fast-on-google
Well I’ll give you that… you’re ping list is bigger than mine
I’ve had about 22 solid ones I’ve used for a while with client sites… I’ll troll through the list and see what you’ve got.
Question: How does this many pings do with posting speed? Any degradation you can see?
I’ve never noticed a slowdown in posting at all..
okay man – thanks – not sure I need all the foreign google blogsearch pings but I suppose it never hurts
Steve that is a HUGE ping list. I have customized mine a bit, but it’s nowhere near as long as yours. haha Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to updated my blogs and see what kind of impact it has.
That is the secret for fast indexing. It works all the time. Also on new blogs.
Very nice list indeed. Thanks for putting that together and sharing. I used to have a super list but lost it somehow.
This was a great list, added to our blog! I always find it so refreshing when people are so willing to give out great insider information. We’re all in this community together and helping each other out ought to give us due credit in Google heaven eventually right?
He forgets to mention this cost alot of bandwidth and can lag your website.
Like I said before, I have noticed absolutely zero impact on our server or bandwidth.. Perhaps you are on a budget hosting program??
This is fantastic, I had a bunch of sites in my ping list but hey you can always add a few more! I’ll check out the Ping Optimizer plugin, looks like that could be a good addition to stay off the ping blacklist.
I didn’t know posts were re pinged on edits…like you I constantly add/edit my posts.
Great list; it does need to be customized for each user, but I appreciate that you put it together. I have clients who need more pinging, so this is great. Thanks!
aha – a great list – thanks. Do you need to include all the Google variants?
No, you do not need to include all of the Google variants.. I remove several of them as irrelevant for our target audience.. I was sort of hoping people would figure out that much on their own
This really works! A lot of my wordpress sites are indexed and ranking in the 30 or so seconds it takes me to press “publish” then go search for them.
This is also a great way to test the waters with a few select keywords on different pages and see where they will rank right off the bat before choosing which ones to incorporate into your content. Just don’t abuse it by overdoing this!
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Thanks for the plugin. I have installed and will give go for it…see what happens.
Nice knowing you
Thanks for the list. I added some of them to my new website. Definitely using the ping limited plugin.
Steve,
I just joined SEO Dojo and logged-in. The first thing I clicked on was the link to your post here.
Brilliant! I’ve grabbed your Ping list and I’m off to add the Ping Optimizer plug-in to my WordPress sites now.
Many thanks
Mark
Great tweak my friend !! my site indexing after long hours by google.
But with this tip indexing after 3′ thanks a lot
Best Regards Giorgos
Tested your ping list and WordPress Smart Update Pinger plugin under WordPress 3.0 and it works great. Thanks.
wow good one how to add them?
Excellent article, We bookmarked ones weblog for you to visit when about, Best wishes
your information will useful to me. Thanks for this ping list and link to the plugin. I’m giving it a try on my blogs.
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Wow, My Blog posts indexed by google i a few minutes. Thanks for your Plugin information.
Great tips, this will help with all the website i design and optimise. Gary – SEOWebby.com
Thx buudy, Nice Info, I am using it on my blog
Now that’s a great list. Combined with the ones I’ve already got, all scrubbed, wow…
I’m looking forward to putting it to the test.
Thanks for sharing
Hi Steve, I have to say a big thank you for the post. In fact this is a mega give away for everyone that drops by at your blog.
This only goes to show that some people are out to assist other blogger get to the top!