Disqus Comment System

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Disqus is the webs most popular commenting system trusted by millions of publishers to increase reader engagement, grow audience and traffic, and monetize content. Disqus helps publishers of all sizes engage directly with their audiences to build loyalty, retain readers, and foster thriving communities.

The Disqus for WordPress plugin lets site owners and developers easily add Disqus to their sites, replacing the default WordPress comment system. Disqus installs in minutes and imports your existing comments so you dont lose any.

Why Disqus?

  • Simple one-click installation that seamlessly integrates with WordPress without ever needing to edit a single line of code or losing any of your existing comments
  • Keep users engaged on your site longer with a commenting experience readers love
  • Bring users back to your site with web and email notifications and personalized digests
  • Improve SEO ranking with user generated content
  • Keep spam out with our best-in-class anti-spam filter powered by Akismet
  • Single profile for commenting on over 4 million sites including social login support for Facebook, Twitter, and Google accounts
  • Trusted by sites like Wired, The Atlantic, and EW

Disqus Features

  • Syncs comments automatically to WordPress for backup and flexibility if you ever decide to switch to a different platform
  • Loads asynchronously with advanced caching so that Disqus doesnt affect your sites performance
  • Monetization options to grow revenue
  • Export comments to WordPress-compatible XML to backup or migrate to another system
  • Analytics dashboard for measuring overall engagement on your site
  • Mobile responsive design

Engagement Features

  • Realtime comments system with fun discussion interactions: voting, photo and video upload, rich media embed (Youtube, Twitter, Vimeo, and more), spoiler tags, mentions
  • Comment text formatting (e.g. bold, link, italics, quote) using HTML tags as well as code syntax highlighting
  • Threaded comment display (nested 3 levels) with ability to collapse individual threads
  • Sort discussion by oldest, newest, and best comments
  • Flexible login options - Social login with Facebook, Twitter, and Google, SSO, and guest commenting support
  • Instant activity notifications, email notifications, and digests pull readers back in
  • User profiles that show you recent comment history and frequented communities
  • Discovery widget that shows active discussions happening elsewhere on your site

Moderation Features

  • Automatic anti-spam filter powered by Akismet
  • Automated pre-moderation controls to flag comments based on links, user reputation
  • Moderate directly in the discussion, via email, or moderation panel
  • Email notifications for newly posted comments, replies
  • Moderation Panel that lets you search, filter, sort, and manage your comments
  • Self-moderation tools like user blocking, comment flagging

Releases (58 )

Version Release Date Change Log
3.0.22 2021-05-26
  • Added improvements to manual comment syncing (thanks Artem Russakovskii)
  • Fixed a bug with the embed handling pages with missing container IDs
  • Fixed a bug with REST URLs handling emtpy host configurations
3.0.21 2021-02-01
3.0.20 2021-01-29
  • Fixed issue with comments syncing to one sticky post
3.0.19 2021-01-11
  • Fixed issue with missing admin bundles
3.0.18 2021-01-11
  • Tested plugin with WordPress 5.6 and updated documentation
  • Fixed count.js script being loaded on unnecessary pages
  • Fixed comments showing sync date instead of creation date in WordPress admin
3.0.17 2019-03-04
  • Bumping version for WP 5.1 version bump. (Changes to README versions and main php file's version)
  • Fixed Undefined index bug where HTTP_HOST could not find web server
3.0.16 2018-05-25
  • Add a manual syncing option that allows retroactive syncing within a selected date range
  • Fixed bug where SSO avatar URLs were malformed (Thanks to klaufel)
3.0.15 2018-03-02
  • Fixed bug preventing sites from importing WordPress comments to Disqus
3.0.14 2018-03-01
  • Add a prompt to create a secret key if missing. Fixes issue preventing some sites from using automatic installation and enabling syncing
  • Made it easier to reinstall the same site without having to select a new one
  • Bug fix for some browsers from autofilling site configuration forms
  • Bug fix for sites whose admin URL was different than their public site URL
  • Prevent Disqus from loading on pending and scheduled posts
3.0.13 2018-02-22
  • Added a new option for rendering comments javascript directly into page markup
  • Fixed warning that stated "cannot access private method Disqus_Rest_Api::dsq_get_settings_schema()"
  • A few small copy changes in plugin's admin UI
3.0.12 2018-02-09
  • Disabled browser autocomplete for site configuration form
  • Fixed an issue where admin JavaScript bundle was missing for sites with WP_DEBUG enabled
  • Implemented a dsq_can_load filter for custom control of when Disqus loads
3.0.11 2018-02-09
  • Improved UX on updating the site configuration manually
  • Fixed an issue causing a site crash with PHP version 5.2
  • Added additional information to support diagnostics
3.0.10 2018-02-08
  • Lowered minimum-supported version of PHP to 5.4
  • Fixed a syntax issue in PHP version 5.3
3.0.9 2018-02-08
  • Added a check to deactivate plugin if PHP version is earlier than the minimum-supported version 5.6.
3.0.8 2018-02-07
  • Fixed a bug that prevented automatic installation when upgrading from version 2.86 or earlier.
3.0.7 2018-02-07
  • Plugin has been completely rewritten to support modern and secure WordPress features.
  • Added new Automatic Installation for installing Disqus on your site. This also creates the API application required for enabling comment syncing.
  • Completely redesigned plugin settings page. Disqus replaces the Comments menu link in your WordPress admin and includes shortcut links to popular settings.
2.87 2017-04-14
  • Version update for readme.txt and plugin directory assets
2.86 2016-10-07
  • Don't attempt to use cURL on IIS servers
  • Check is dsq_sync_forum is scheduled before scheduling
  • Add updates for Travis CI
  • Fixes a bug in the upgrade process
2.83 2014-12-09
  • Fix errors when using SSO and rendering javascript inline
2.82 2014-11-10
  • Fix PHP errors when there are no comments to sync
  • Adds a new option to render Disqus javascript directly in page markup
2.81 2014-11-10
  • Fix for automatic comment syncing
  • Make sure all markup validates for HTML5
2.77 2014-06-23
2.74 2014-06-20
2.73 2012-07-11
2.72 2012-02-23
2.71 2012-02-14
2.70 2012-01-04
2.69 2011-11-30
2.67 2011-09-15
2.66 2011-06-09
2.65 2011-05-25
2.64 2011-05-19
2.61 2010-12-04
2.60 2010-11-24
2.52 2010-10-07
2.51 2010-10-07
2.50 2010-09-15
2.49 2010-09-15
2.48 2010-09-04
2.46 2010-08-26
2.45 2010-08-21
2.43 2010-08-13
2.42 2010-08-12
2.41 2010-08-09
2.33.8752 2010-03-24
2.32.8616 2010-03-11
2.31.8600 2010-03-10
2.3.8581 2010-03-09
2.12.7121 2009-10-09
2.12.7112 2009-10-09
2.11.4349 2009-03-27
2.1.4342 2009-03-26
2.04.3996 2009-02-25
2.04.3953 2009-02-24
2.03.3166 2008-10-23
2.02.2969 2008-09-12
2.02.2869 2008-09-03
2.02.2812 2008-08-28