Title: plugin: ping.fm Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # plugin: ping.fm * [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/) * Matt, Just wondering if the status updates I get from ping.fm can be recieved as proper blogs? If there is a way to do that, I haven’t been able to find it. Thanks Richard Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Matt Jacob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjacob/) * (@mjacob) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727073) * There was an option in previous versions of the plugin to force all content from Ping.fm to be handled as posts. As of plugin version 2.0.0, all pings are being handled as posts with a custom post type, so I think the switch has become unnecessary. * All you really need to do is modify your blog’s template to show posts with a` post_type` of `pingfm`. Check out the “querying by post type” section on this page for more information on how to do that: * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types#Querying_by_post_type](http://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Post_Types#Querying_by_post_type) * Hope that helps! * Matt * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727076) * Thank you. Where do i find the post_type to change it? * [Matt Jacob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjacob/) * (@mjacob) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727082) * There’s a `post_type` column in your `wp_posts` table. I suppose you could execute a simple query to update the post types… * `UPDATE wp_posts SET post_type = 'post' WHERE post_type = 'pingfm'` * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727083) * Please excuse my ignorance, but where do i find the wp_posts table? Do i go into the server and look in the admin or content folder? * [Matt Jacob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjacob/) * (@mjacob) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727084) * No problem. * Do you have access to phpMyAdmin? If you’re with a shared hosting provider, you’ll probably have it installed already. Go into your hosting control panel and find the area about databases. There might be a link to phyMyAdmin or a different tool that will let you do what you need. * As always, back up your database before trying anything. * Matt * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727085) * Yes thank you, got it and I see the post_type column. How and where do i post or execute the query? * [Matt Jacob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjacob/) * (@mjacob) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727089) * There should be an SQL tab that will let you execute arbitrary queries. Just copy and paste and hit the GO button. * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727090) * I got this mesage * #1064 – You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘'post' WHERE post_type = 'pingfm'’ at line 1 UPDATE wp_posts SET post_type = & #039;post' WHERE post_type = 'pingfm' * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727091) * Sorry. it’s Ok i got it. all that extra number stuff (') was in the email, but i just copied straight from the post and it worked. Now I just have to see if my posts from ping go through as a blog post! * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727092) * PS do i have to save before i get out of SQL? * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727094) * It all seemed to work but posts from ping still being seen as status updates * [http://successmartialarts.com.au/smablog/](http://successmartialarts.com.au/smablog/) * [Matt Jacob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjacob/) * (@mjacob) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727096) * Right. We updated existing posts, but that change won’t have any affect on future posts. In order for that to happen, you’ll need to modify your template like I first suggested. Check out the main loop in your template. * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727098) * Existing posts are still showing as “stau updates” on the right hand side and not as full posts. * Thread Starter [richardmarlin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardmarlin/) * (@richardmarlin) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727099) * “All you really need to do is modify your blog’s template to show posts with a post_type of pingfm.” Do I do this in the data baee or somewhere else? I read the link you gave about custom post types but… * [robbie_k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robbie_k/) * (@robbie_k) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/#post-1727249) * Hi…I have been trying to do this same thing since some time now and this is the only thread I found which talked about this but it seems to have been abandoned 6 months ago without a satisfactory conclusion, I wonder why ? * Anyone out here who can help ? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘plugin: ping.fm’ is closed to new replies. * 16 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Matt Jacob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mjacob/) * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-pingfm/page/2/#post-1727250) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics