DISQUS

Disqus is a comment platform that helps build an active community for the website's audience.

 

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What Is It?

"Disqus (dis·cuss • dĭ-skŭs') is all about changing the way people think about discussion on the web. We're big believers in the conversations and communities that form on blogs and other sites."

—DISQUS' Website 2011/11/08

Developer

  • Copyright 2007-2011 · DISQUS

Open Source

No

Requirements

  • None

Add Ons

  • Professional-theme add on
  • VIP- all feature add-on

Cost

  • Free
  • Professional: $299
  • VIP: $999

Features

  • Placing comment box at top or bottom
  • Sorting comments by age
  • Setting comment pagination, fonts, gravatar sizes and much more
  • Determining the text to display when no comments are there (such as “Be the first to comment” rather than “0 Comments”)
  • Assigning multiple moderators for your blog (this is nice)
Pros Cons
  • Ability to do threaded replies is great
  • The system also pulls Gravatar pictures automatically based on email addresses
  • Links to your Facebook or Twitter redirect to your DISQUS profile
  • Lacks of free reliable and flexible OpenID solution for commenting on WordPress and other blog platforms
  • Deleting your DISQUS fails to work
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