How to install and configure the Disqus Comment System plugin

Installing Disqus Comment System

To install the Disqus Comment System plugin, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site as the administrator.
2. In the left-hand pane, click Plugins.
3. Click Add New.
4. In the Search text box, type disqus, and then click Search Plugins.
5. In the Name column, locate Disqus Comment System, and then click Install Now.
6. After WordPress finishes installing the plugin, click Activate Plugin.

Configuring Disqus Comment System

After you install the Disqus Comment System plugin, you can configure it.

You must have a Disqus account to configure the plugin. If you do not already have a Disqus account, please visit https://disqus.com.

To configure the plugin, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site as the administrator.
2. In the left-hand pane, click Comments.If you receive a message about upgrading the database, click Upgrade.
3. On the Install Disqus Comments page, in the Username or email text box, type your Disqus username.
4. In the Password text box, type your Disqus password.
5. Click Next.
6. Under Select a website, select your Disqus forum, or register a new one.
7. Click Next. WordPress installs Disqus for your blog.
8. To view or change the plugin settings, click Plugin Settings.

More Information

About Disqus

The most popular commenting platform on the internet, Disqus, is simple to include into your site. Disqus is especially well-liked by WordPress users. You may enhance the way your audience interacts with your website by using Disqus. This enables you to create a thriving online community, retain audience loyalty, and enhance visitor loyalty.

In just a few minutes, you can incorporate Disqus into your WordPress website by following our instructions. Even your current comments from your website can be imported.

Easy Disqus Comment Moderation

With Akismet, Disqus will help you save time with its automatic comment spam prevention. You’ll be able to moderate comments through a number of methods including through email, right within the discussion or within the Disqus panel. Easily search, filter and manage all of your comments within the Disqus moderation control panel. Your audience will also be able to help you moderate comments with advanced features like blogging and flagging inapporpriate comments.

Disqus Features & Benefits

Disqus has become so popular thanks to the fact it’s loaded with features and benefits for both you and your audience. Here are some of features:

• Increase search engine rankings with content generated by your audience.
• Easy setup and integration into your site. You won’t have to write or edit one line of code.
• Option for your users to subscribe to comments so they get email notifications.
• Your visitors likely already have a Disqus account as it is featured on millions of sites. That means they can log in with one of their existing logins including Facebook, Twitter, or Google.
• Includes advanced caching so it won’t slow down the performance of your site.
• Do you think you’ll want to use a different commenting solution in the future? Export your comments with ease!
• Responsive design works well on mobile devices.
• Advanced commenting options allows for audience voting as well as uploading images and videos.
• Comment formatting complete with links, bolding and italics.

Disqus History

Disqus was started in the middle of 2007 by Jason Yan and Daniel Ha. Having known each other since the seventh grade, Ha and Yan started working on Disqus while attending the University of California. Before it developed into the commenting platform, Disqus was only a unique domain registration.

The Disqus team applied to Y Combinator, a business incubator, and was approved. Many well-known businesses have been launched with assistance from Y Combinator, including Dropbox, DoorDash, Stripe, Airbnb, and more. Thanks to Y Combinator, Disqus was able to raise $10 million in investment by May 2011. Disqus was the third-party commenting system of choice for 3/4 of websites in 2011. Zeta Global purchased Disqus in December 2017.