Ping submission sites tell blog directories and feed aggregators that your content has been published or updated. They do not make Google index your pages faster: Google retired its sitemap ping endpoint in 2023, so the reliable ways to get indexed are a sitemap, Google Search Console and good internal links. Use ping services as a small extra, and only the ones that still work.
This guide explains what pinging does today, lists the ping services that were still online when we checked them on 2 November 2026, and warns you about the many dead and hijacked ping sites that still appear on old lists.
What Is a Ping and What Does It Do?
A ping is a small notification, traditionally sent by a standard XML-RPC request, that says “this site has new content.” Ping services pass the notice to blog directories, feed readers and aggregators, which may then crawl your feed. Blogging platforms such as WordPress can send pings automatically when you publish, through their update services settings.
Pinging was most useful when blogs were the main source of fresh web content. Today it has a narrow job: letting a few feed-based services and directories know that your feed changed.
Does Pinging Still Help SEO in 2026?
Not for Google. In June 2023, Google announced that it was retiring its sitemap ping endpoint, and requests to it now return a 404 error. Google explained that unauthenticated sitemap pings were not very useful and that most submissions led to spam. Read the details in Google’s announcement. Some other services still accept pings, but treat them as a minor extra, not as a way to rank or index faster.
What Actually Helps New Pages Get Indexed
- An XML sitemap that lists your URLs, with accurate last-modified dates, submitted in Google Search Console and referenced in your robots.txt file.
- The URL Inspection tool in Google Search Console, where you can request indexing for important new or updated pages.
- Internal links from pages that are already indexed, so crawlers find the new page quickly.
- IndexNow, an open protocol that lets you notify participating search engines such as Bing and Yandex when content changes. Check each search engine’s documentation for support.
- Useful, original content. If pages are crawled but not indexed, content quality is usually the issue. See our guide to fixing “Crawled – Currently Not Indexed”.
Ping Submission Sites That Still Work (Checked 2 November 2026)
We loaded every domain from our previous list in a browser-style request on 2 November 2026. The tools below were online and presenting themselves as ping or feed-notification services. “Online” does not guarantee that a ping triggers anything useful, so test with your own URL and check your server logs or the service’s response.
| Service | Website | What it presents itself as |
|---|---|---|
| Ping-O-Matic | pingomatic.com | A long-running service that sends one ping to several blog and feed services at once. It is the default update service in WordPress. |
| Pingler | pingler.com | A blog and ping tool for submitting URLs |
| PingFarm | pingfarm.com | A free mass-ping site for submitting URLs and feeds |
| Ping.in | ping.in | A blog ping tool |
| FeedShark | feedshark.brainbliss.com | A tool for pinging blogs, RSS feeds or podcasts |
| Twingly | twingly.com | A blog and news data provider. Its ping endpoint address has changed, so check its documentation before using it. |
Always read each service’s terms and privacy policy before you submit a URL, and never enter passwords or payment details on a ping site.
Why Old “100+ Ping Sites” Lists Are Risky
Most long ping lists on the web were copied from lists written many years ago. When we tested the 95 domains in our own earlier list, the results showed how stale such lists get:
- 47 domains no longer exist (no DNS record).
- 5 were parked or for sale.
- Several now redirect to unrelated sites, including betting and gambling pages, for example pingmyurl.com and totalping.com.
- Only about a dozen were running real, relevant services, and only the six above are ones we are comfortable recommending.
Submitting your URL to a hijacked or abandoned domain gains you nothing, and it can expose you to spammy or malicious sites. If you are using a long ping list in a plugin or script, clean it up.
How to Ping a New Post
- Publish the page and make sure it is live, indexable and returns a 200 status.
- Add the page to your XML sitemap and request indexing in Google Search Console if it is important.
- If you want feed-based services to know about it, submit the URL or feed to one of the working ping tools above, or use your platform’s built-in update services.
- Check Search Console after a few days to see whether Google has crawled and indexed the page.
WordPress Users
WordPress can notify update services automatically when you publish. If you have an old, long list of ping URLs in your settings, replace it with a short list of working services, because every dead address adds a failed request each time you publish.
Common Mistakes
- Pinging the same URL again and again. It does not help and can look like spam.
- Relying on pings instead of sitemaps and Search Console.
- Pasting huge ping lists without checking whether the domains still exist.
- Pinging thin or duplicate pages that are unlikely to be indexed anyway.
- Ignoring technical blockers such as a noindex tag or a robots.txt rule. See our explainer on robots.txt if you are not sure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do ping submission sites still work?
A few feed and blog services still accept pings, but they do not influence Google’s index. Google retired its own sitemap ping endpoint in 2023.
Will pinging make Google index my page faster?
No. Use a sitemap, the URL Inspection tool and internal links instead.
How often should I ping?
Once when you publish or make a significant update, and only if you are using a working service. Repeated pings add nothing.
Are ping sites safe?
Reputable services are low risk, but many old ping domains have expired and been taken over by unrelated sites. Verify a service before you use it.
Do ping sites build backlinks?
Not reliably. Some ping services publish lists of recently pinged URLs, but these links are low quality and are not a substitute for real link building. If you want links that help, see our link building packages, or read about how crawl budget affects discovery on large sites.
