Disqus, the excellent service that we use for our comments on this blog, just got even better with today’s launch of Disqus 2.0. It features a new WordPress plugin that allows you to sync your comments on Disqus with your WordPress database. They have also improved comment integration in the WordPress dashboard, along with performance and UI enhancements. If you were on the fence about using Disqus for your WordPress blog, now is a great time to give it a try.
Disqus has also re-worked their user profiles, turning them into comment blogs that track your comment activity, as well as updates on other social networks like Twitter, Facebook, etc. If you ever comment on blogs that use Disqus, you should claim your comments. Here’s my profile on Disqus.
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I am having some issues with the Wordpress plugin, but they say they have found the problem and they are working it out now.
I am looking forward to the new features.
That’s great – it will definitely help adoption. I didn’t jump on the Disqus bandwagon because it didn’t sync with the internal comment system – this sounds like the right step for them. Cheers!
wanted to try this but hitting error on f
Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /
Which plugin version is this?
I sometimes comment on disqus blogs, why should we claim an account? Can someone else claim and edit our comments?
What happens if you don't claim, can someone else claim?
Umm, what happened? did you get in a fight with disqus or something? Doesn’t look like you’re using them for your comments anymore.
Is there any particular reason we should know about?
Not to speak for Scott, but I believe it was because Disquss’s spam filtering and moderating was not very useful. I love Disquss, and miss it’s presence here a ton, but I know that even with a small site like mine trying to moderate spam comments can be a huge pain. Wordpress’s own comment moderation page is much easier and consistent. With a site like Laughing Squid, spam has got to be a real headache.
I do miss it here though… like… a bunch! As a moderator it may have had it’s flaws, but as a user it rocked. I loved getting notified about replies and having a consistent sign in/commenting page that was similar to other sites I use.
Doc is right, the comment moderation features that are built into WordPress are better than what Disqus has, but I know that Disqus is constantly improving their service and it’s getting better all of the time. Also keep in mind the volume of comments, especially spam on this blog is larger than most, so for us it created a lot more work.
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