Problems with WordPress 2.9: Pings Failing to Alert the Google Blogging Service
WordPress 2.9.1 just released, and it fixed some minor bugs from WordPress 2.9. This is just a theory, but I think that the reason my blog posts weren’t being indexed in Google as quick as they usually were was due to a glitch in the WordPress update, causing certain server configurations to fail when attempting to ping the Ping-o-matic service.
So if you’re a blogger and still using WordPress 2.9, check to see if your articles are being properly indexed, because failing to make the upgrade to 2.9.1 can be costly to you. Installing the newest version should solve your problems.
Ever since I installed the update earlier today, things have been running smoothly as ever in terms of Googlebot indexing my site.
On a side note, I apologize for making so many articles regarding this issue, but it was something that needed to be resolved. I hope that anyone else suffering from this WordPress glitch has it fixed ASAP.
Detective Joe was on the case, and it is now officially closed. Have a nice day. 
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