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Plugin Description
Disqus is the web’s 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 automatically imports your existing comments.
In addition to our free-to-use, ad-supported Basic plan, we also offer ad-optional subscription plans that come with more advanced features and access to priority support. Please see our pricing page for more details.
NEW: Disqus Polls – Engage your audiences with interactive polls, and seamlessly install them on your site.
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 ABC News, Entertainment Weekly, and Rotten Tomatoes
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 doesn’t affect your site’s 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
- NEW: Disqus Polls – Create and embed interactive polls directly on your site to boost engagement and gather insights from your audience.
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
- Recommendations widget that shows where active discussions are 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
Support
Screenshots
Disqus Comments
Disqus Polls
Disqus Audience Platform
Featured Comment
Recommendations (part of Disqus Comments)
Mentions
Real-time Comments
Commenter User Profile
Moderation Panel
Moderation Panel Comments
Moderate by Email Notifications
