A mysterious comment says another website mentioned you. Great news, or just another thing to moderate? That notification may be a pingback, and you do not have to keep every one that arrives.
What a pingback actually does
A pingback is an automated notification that one supported website has linked to another. In WordPress, it can appear in the comments area for moderation. It is a notification about a link, not proof that the referring page is useful, trustworthy, or sending customers.
Why your own posts can trigger them
Linking from one article to another on your own site can generate self-pingbacks. Internal links are still useful for readers; you do not need the extra comment clutter to benefit from them. Review your discussion settings if these notifications become distracting.
Keep moderation under your control
Review the source before approving a pingback. Spam pages may use automated notifications to get a link displayed on your site. You can disable link notifications for new posts in WordPress discussion settings; existing posts may need their own discussion settings changed too.
Your next steps
- Review pending notifications before approval.
- Keep helpful editorial links in the article itself.
- Check both global and existing-post discussion settings.
For further guidance, see WordPress’s pingback documentation.
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