Index: trunk/wp-content/themes/xpress_default/single.php
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--- trunk/wp-content/themes/xpress_default/single.php	(revision 168)
+++ trunk/wp-content/themes/xpress_default/single.php	(revision 176)
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@
 					<div id ="xpress-pings-block">
 						<h3><?php xpress_pings_number(__('No Trackback/Pingback', 'xpress'),__('One Trackback/Pingback', 'xpress'),__('% TrackBack/Pingback', 'xpress')) ?></h3>
-			
-						<?php xpress_pings_list(true) ?>
+						<p class="xpress_pings_status"><small>
+						<?php
+							if ('open' == $post->ping_status) {
+								printf(__('You can <a href="%s" rel="trackback">trackback</a> from your own site.', 'xpress'), trackback_url(false));
+							} else {
+								_e('Pinging is currently not allowed.', 'xpress'); 
+							}
+						?>
+						</small></p>
+						<?php xpress_pings_list(true) ?>					
 					</div>