I had to kill it because I love comments
I had to do it. Really, I did. I had no choice.
I had to kill Disqus because I’ve been getting so many messages from lovely readers who’ve just found it too difficult to comment. And I LOVE comments. I love getting your feedback, seeing what you think, what you like, what you don’t. It gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling.
So what did I go with? After lots of research I decided on the basic WordPress comment system with the free CommentLuv plug in. Why? Because if you’re going to go to the trouble of commenting here then the least I can do is let you add a link to your latest post. I’m all about sharing the love (except for you *pokes spammers in the eye*).
If you’re a WordPress blogger thinking about making the jump from Disqus to CommentLuv it’s actually pretty easy…
#1 Do a backup: Disqus backs up all your comments to the default WordPress comment system so I could easily check that my latest comments were there.
#2 Kill Disqus: Next I deactivated Disqus and installed the free version of CommentLuv. You could go for the pro paid-for version but most of the extras can be found in other free plug ins – like G.A.S.P for moderating spam for example (you just need to check the box when you leave a comment to confirm you’re not a spammer).
#3 Configure: CommentLuv worked here straight out of the box and I’ve configured it to let anyone choose from their last ten posts to add as a URL after their comment. The jury’s still out on whether this will increase my spam comments, so I haven’t deleted Disqus just yet, it’s just sitting there looking sad and a bit unloved. Sorry Disqus but you just don’t do it for me.
I’m not completely happy with the design yet, it’s a bit clunky and needs some finessing but I’ve already had 100% better customer service from Comment Luv than I ever had from Disqus so it’s all smiles here for now.
So now it’s over to you – is it easier to comment now? Do you prefer Disqus or CommentLuv? Let me know in my *new* shiny comment section below!
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Fantastic disquis hates me so I am glad you went with wordpress. Although I can’t use the commentluv plugin for some reason as soon as I activate it I was getting too many messages that people couldn’t comment and it disappear so I turned it off and stayed with wordpress normal and it works perfect for me. Good luck with your new commenting system. Thanks for linking up to Share With Me Happy Holidays! #sharewithme
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Why thank you for helping me promote my latest blog post, you lovely lady! And what a helpful post – adding commentLuv has been on my to do list forever. I shall forward this post on to the Mums’ Days tech team (my husband) and hopefully we can be CommentLuv buddies soon!
Hope you’ve had a good week and thanks for linking up to #theList xxx
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I think you have made a good decision. I do a lot of commenting from my phone and disqus and my phone never got on very well!x
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Good move. I never had much success commenting via Disqus on any blog. xx Thanks for linking up to #TheList
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Thanks lovely, I’m so glad I made the move
I love commentluv as a commenter and a blogger. I moved from Disqus a while back and it is a lot simpler for people to comment on. I used to find disqus would just load and load and (not) load. So happy to see another get rid.
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To be honest Emma I hadn’t realised just how MUCH of a problem it was until I killed it. The positive reaction from people has been amazing and I wish I’d done it sooner!
Haha this made me laugh! I don’t have too much of an issue with disqus but I know there are some that do…..nothing is more evil than captcha though!!!!
Arrrggghhh! *Runs away screaming from Captcha*
Hurrah! You’ve done the right thing. I’ve never worked out what the benefits of Disqus was to the blogger anyway. Far easier for the reader to comment on other commenting systems.
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You’re so right and I wish it hadn’t taken me so long to realise it! Thanks so much for commenting – and hurrah that you could!
I have had so many problems commenting through Disqus. I have about 7 accounts now!
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I know right? Urgh! Thankfully it’s easy peasy over here now!
I’m so bloomin’ FED UP with commenting on blogs, and having my comments disappear. I don’t know what the problem is. It really takes the joy out of blogging. I think there must be something that marks me out as a spammer. So any comments system that lets me comment publicly is fine by me. Let’s see if this one does.
Yes it does!! *jumps for joy*
Hurrah!!! I can comment really easily now /:) I find Disqus is a bit hit and miss when it comes to commenting and then it’s a whole mish mash when you’re accessing from a mobile.
Woo hoo! So glad you can comment now honey. And I agree, mobile commenting in general is a nightmare but Disqus makes it so much harder!
Have never understood why people want to give their comments away, standard wordpress has served me well for a decade
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I have seen the light!
Yay! Down with Disqus. There are so many fab blogs, including yours that I wanted to comment on but Disqus was just too much hassle. Looking forward to commenting on your posts now! Xxx
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Eek! I’m so glad that you’re able to comment now lovely lady *phew*
Just found you through Britmums #MBPOTW. Great piece! If you are on WP (I am), does disquis automatically run your comments? Or are you self-hosted? Sorry I am most untechnical, but would hate to think people are finding it a faff to leave comments on my site! However, if WP itself is plodding on okay I will leave it as it is for now due to time restraints. I didn’t know that I had the option to add commentluv though as will definitely do this when possible, such a nice touch to include other people’s links when they are taking the time to comment.
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment. To answer your question yes I’m self-hosted and on WordPress. Comment Luv is very easy to install. I’m not very technical myself and I found it no problem at all. Good luck!
I use the standard WP commenting but have been meaning to move to CommentLuv. I have terrible problems commenting with Disqus sites though, glad it’s not just me!
Do it! It seriously took me only a short time and I haven’t looked back since! Thanks for commenting Christine
Best move and better for SEO for others and for you when you comment on those with CommentLuv too (providing those links are made a follow or naturally are depending on how you handle your blog) yay x
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Thanks lovely, I’m so glad I made the move!
Oh, I am so glad it wasn’t just me! I was trying to leave a comment on your #AllAboutYou post last night and it was killing me! So many times I was thrown off or not allowed for various reasons! It’s a YES from me!
Yay! So glad you were able to leave a comment – I’ve already seen an uplift from readers who were clearly trying to leave one but just couldn’t!
Thank you thank you for saying what I’ve been feeling for ages. The number of times I’ve sat down and written heartfelt replies in comment sections only to find I wasn’t able to post it. I would then try and copy and paste into about 4 separate tweets on twitter probably annoying the person I was trying to sympathise with! Hope everyone reads this and changes over
Thanks Jo I actually quite liked the Disqus system from a management point of view but what’s the point of a commenting system if 100% of your readers can’t use it? Glad you were able to leave a comment – it’s obviously working!
I have never liked Disqus as a person who should be commenting, I have been using Commentluv+ (which is not free), and has extra features, but as i am so busy cannot even tell you which ones and why this should be better to capturing data about my blog readers…hopefully one day. It’s on my “to do” list
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So glad I made the change. I had a good read through lots of posts about CommentLuv premium vs the free version and thought I’d try the free one first. Let me know if you do find out some must-have benefits of the premium version! x
Thank you!
I’m using the bog standard WP comments so off to check out commentluv – have also tweaked my theme (ARGH!) so will add it to the things that need to be solved
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Once you get under the ‘hood’ of your blog it can be a real can of worms can’t it! But I’ve honestly found it easy to implement CommentLuv and if you do have a problem they’re really quick to come back to you. Good luck! x
I have to say I’m glad you made the switch! MUCH more user-friendly (and how I do wish commentluv was available on Weebly too…)
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Yay!So glad it’s working for you. Love CommentLuv – had a couple of problems early on, my fault entirely, and they were so quick to reply to me queries. Disqus still haven’t replied to my tweets about why they don’t let commenters add a link back to their site!