DISQUS Manages Not To Disqust Me

By Craig Agranoff    September 26th, 2008

Disqus, you have made me proud by launching a full public API.  The details can be found here.  If you read my previous post about the Automattic acquisition of IntenseDebate, you will notice I am a big fan of Disqus, and use it on several sites.

This move comes right after many started to lose hope for the commenting service.  By opening their API to the public, Disqus has proved they will not just sit still while WordPress moves to have their own commenting system.  Disqus has now made it possible that commenting can go mainstream into many sites that otherwise might have not found use for it by allowing developers to custom make tools that work on Disqus.

The API itself isn’t totally new, it has actually been working as a plugin with WordPress, and instead of having javascript to deliver the commenting it used an API.  On their Blog, Disqus says that “The methods provided are enough to let you write your own comment import tools, export tools, or even a custom Disqus plugin for your platform.”

Personally I am psyched to see Disqus stay ahead of the curve.  It is exciting to think what great tools and applications will be made using their new API.  I will cover them as they happen!

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    I just wanted to drop you a comment to say keep up the good work
  • Yesss let us start our Daniel fan club today , lol
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  • Now we can expect some cool applications and plugins related to comment integration and sharing.
  • Wow, what a great resource! Thanks for sharing this
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  • I recently switched to Disqus. Unfortunately, this upgrade seems to have wiped out all my old fashioned-ly posted comments, soooo…I start anew. I don’t know what I’m going to do having lost my whopping 15 comments, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out.
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  • Just wonder is it really so easy to write plug-in for my own CMS... Anyone tried?
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  • Disqus sounds great, I have been thinking about using Disqus to manage comments on my new blogs.

    How hard is the install process and does this plugin offer any spam protection ?

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    That is straightforward to do wordpress's built-in commenting system, since the comments are in my database. But with disqus, not so much.
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    I am curious to know why developers would develop for 30,000 blogs when they could develop for millions when Automattic and Intense Debate release theirs?
  • Cause who is to say that by offering their API out will limit them to just blogs, perhaps this will open up waves of opportunity to grow while intensedebate will be limited to wordpress
  • I love to see how Daniel and Gang conquer the Blog commenting with the release of their API. The whole idea about Disqus is to create a commenting network and in order to do so, sticking to wordpress is just not going to cut it.
  • Cheers Craig. This has been in the works for a while and we're happy to get it out to the developers.

    A few key things are coming soon that I'm very excited about as well.
  • Daniel,

    How do you suggest I fix disqus over here http://tinyurl.com/6ys2ph

    as you can see thing are getting cut off with all the indents
  • just check the development blog and you will find the right step by step to fixed it
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