Pingbacks showing up even though "Allow" is unchecked

Do you have a link to the pages affected?

I do, thank you for responding.

Here and here.

but, for instance, other pages are not affected:

Example 1 and Example 2

Have you tried deleting and recreating the pages, making sure to empty the trash after delete and before recreating, to free up the permalinks?

I would first check the settings on each post – make sure to visit ‘screen settings’ in the post editor – with a post open…

Pfft, scrambler, you’re a genius. That worked.

Thanks mate! I hadn’t thought of that and it was so simple. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for that tip as well, Seacoast!