We Migrated from IntenseDebate to Disqus for Blog Comments

December 18th, 2009 by

Our readers feedback in very important to us. This is why we installed the IntenseDebate comment plug-in back in May. It was designed by Automattic, a company that is literally intertwined with WordPress. The IntenseDebate comment engine was a noticeable improvement over the standard WordPress commenting system.

Back in May, I also noticed a couple of other companies that had developed blog commenting plug-ins. Disqus being one of them. Needless to say, they have taken the blogosphere by storm and have expanded past a commenting plug-in and into a blog commenting community. Every time you leave a comment on a blog, it gets added to your Disqus profile. People can track your comments by following your profile, just like Twitter. In addition, when you comment on blogs with Disqus installed, you can automatically post a link to your comment on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and more….

I did a quick video interview with Ro Gupta, VP of Business Development at Disqus to explain more. We were also giving WeToku a test-drive, it’s a free service for recording video interviews online; the system is still in early beta, so the quality of the audio and video isn’t all that good, I hope that doesn’t detract too much from the quality of the content. Our goal was to give you a 10 minute explanation on how Disqus can benefit bloggers and commenters.

Here is a screenshot of my Disqus Profile:

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You can see how the Disqus Commenets plug-in works, at the bottom of this post.  If you don’t have a blog, click the Disqus logo below and create a Disqus Profile.  Whenever you comment on this blog, or another blog that has Disqus Comments, your comments will be centralized to your Disqus Profile.  If you have a blog and want to install or migrate to Disqus, visit their website.

Do you have a question about Disqus?  Just leave a comment below and I will do my best to answer it.

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About the Author:

Will Franco is the CEO/Founder of jiveSYSTEMS (a video email marketing software and training company). He also runs an online community / membership group called AskFlywheel, in which he teaches cutting-edge online marketing strategies. His mantra at work is "Think-Automate: Do it, Automate it, Delegate it, or Ditch it"


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  • http://www.all-carpets.com/ Alyssa Edwards

    Disqus is a great commenting tool for bloggers and it's prevent to spammers.Disqus lets you subscribe to individual comment threads.

  • http://bizimsamsun.com/ Banetta Carter

    Disqus has ability to import existing comments as well as export comments. I didn't lose any comments when I moved to Disqus..Disqus is really good stuff methinks!

  • http://www.wirelessmaster.net/ Wendara Lewis

    Disqus works great with Facebook Love it. Disqus is much nicer and I can see all the comments I make in one place..

  • http://www.pwilkinsurance.com/ Xena Roberts

    I think Disqus is the top comment plug-in to date. It's very good and has many options.Disqus is a great commenting plug-in..

  • http://www.nicegirlgames.com Girl Games

    But i have a question, because i use intense debate. I use blogger platform, and i consider adding disqus comments instead of intense debate: Am i gonna lose my excisting comments (even those on intense debate), when i install the disqus? plz let me know!!

  • propellerhead

    No, you shouldn't. We didn't have problems like that in the switch:)

    • http://www.wholesaleinsurance.net/ Term the coin

      That is a relief I was holding back this overdue switch because I was afraid of losing all the comments as well.  I have a question though why did you not choose facebook commenting system over disqus?Just curious anyways thanks for the above information.

  • http://www.suitusa.com/ Mens Suit

    Yeah. Try disqus and you’ll know how it really works. :)

  • http://www.suitusa.com/ Mens Suit

    Yeah. Try disqus and you'll know how it really works. :)