Title: Ping “http://” or “https://” ?
Last modified: August 4, 2018

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# Ping “http://” or “https://” ?

 *  [stopthepress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stopthepress/)
 * (@stopthepress)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ping-http-or-https/)
 * Hi,
    Nowadays almost everyone is going, or planning to go, https:// and SSL, 
   however all list I have found on url’s to ping show http:// sites. Of course 
   I know they can redirect from http:// to https:// but I’m a purist. Does anyone
   knows what’s going on on this matter?

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 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ping-http-or-https/#post-10558884)
 * Moved to Fixing WordPress.
 * If the site supports `https://` then use that. If not, then use `http://`.
 *  Thread Starter [stopthepress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stopthepress/)
 * (@stopthepress)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ping-http-or-https/#post-10559187)
 * Jan, I didn’t explained myself correctly or you missed the point. I’m referring
   to ping servers like:
 *     ```
       http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
       http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
       http://ping.feedburner.com
       http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080
       http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx
       http://api.feedster.com/ping.php
       http://rpc.pingomatic.com
       http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
       ```
   
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ping-http-or-https/#post-10559284)
 * Sorry, I had a lack of coffee. I did get what you meant but I didn’t reply clearly.
   Also almost all of those services are dead or don’t matter anymore. 😉
 * That list is for pinging services to announce your post. Since the post is public
   I don’t see any harm in using the http for the service that still remains. It’s
   not like you’re passing confidential or sensitive information and your own URLs
   that are sent can be https.
 *  Thread Starter [stopthepress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stopthepress/)
 * (@stopthepress)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ping-http-or-https/#post-10559634)
 * “Also almost all of those services are dead or don’t matter anymore. 😉”
 * Really?
 * The following is the list included in WP 4.9.8 (At first glance only two are 
   missing from the list above: [http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx](http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx)
   and [http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080](http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080)):
 * [http://api.feedster.com/ping](http://api.feedster.com/ping)
    [http://api.moreover.com/ping](http://api.moreover.com/ping)
   [http://api.moreover.com/RPC2](http://api.moreover.com/RPC2) [http://blo.gs/ping.php](http://blo.gs/ping.php)
   [http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2](http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2)
   [http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc](http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc) [http://geourl.org/ping](http://geourl.org/ping)
   [http://ipings.com](http://ipings.com) [http://ping.blo.gs/](http://ping.blo.gs/)
   [http://ping.feedburner.com](http://ping.feedburner.com) [http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php](http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php)
   [http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php](http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php) [http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/](http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/)
   [http://rpc.pingomatic.com](http://rpc.pingomatic.com) [http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping](http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping)
   [http://rpc.twingly.com](http://rpc.twingly.com) [http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2](http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2)
   [http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2](http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2) [http://www.blogshares.com/rpc.php](http://www.blogshares.com/rpc.php)
   [http://www.blogsnow.com/ping](http://www.blogsnow.com/ping) [http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi](http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi)
   [http://www.feedsubmitter.com](http://www.feedsubmitter.com) [http://www.newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php](http://www.newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php)
   [http://www.pingerati.net](http://www.pingerati.net) [http://www.pingmyblog.com](http://www.pingmyblog.com)
   [http://www.weblogalot.com/ping](http://www.weblogalot.com/ping)

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 * Last reply from: [stopthepress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stopthepress/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ping-http-or-https/#post-10559634)
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