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Why I’m Uninstalling Disqus for Wordpress

By Hara Kim on October 1, 2009

disqusI uninstalled Disqus, a commenting plugin for wordpress, today for several reasons. The first thing that I found annoying was it made the process for posting a comment longer. This is a minor setback however I want the users to be able to comment on the site quicker. Second the Powered by Disqus on everything was bothersome to see all the time. It’s alright to see it once but more than that is just over doing it in my opinion.

Also all the comments are moved to Disqus and they are no longer part of my site. Disqus uses javascript to show the comments on my posts. I prefer the comments to be apart of my site so I don’t have to rely on outside sources. Disqus is popular no doubt and is used by thousands, however I prefer my site without Disqus for the time being. I may consider trying to use it again with other projects in the future though.

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10 responses to “Why I’m Uninstalling Disqus for Wordpress”

  1. Giannii
    Giannii
    October 1, 2009 at 7:28 PM |

    Hey Hara,

    1. So how exactly did using our system make it longer to comments?
    2. We actually locally sync with Wordpress, so that not true.

    If you have any questions about our service feel free to shoot me a message http://disqus.com/help

    -G

  2. Jackie Super Star
    Jackie Super Star
    October 2, 2009 at 3:34 PM |

    I am not sure if this is related but my avatar disappeared until i signed up with disqus

  3. Hara Kim
    Hara Kim
    October 2, 2009 at 4:25 PM |

    Hi Giannii I will look into Disqus some more see what I can do as far as more customization thanks for stopping by.

    Jackie I think if you have a Gravatar it should have been working

  4. steven chang
    steven chang
    October 8, 2009 at 3:51 PM |

    Hara… so all of the Disqus comments disappear after you deactivated the plugin?

  5. Hara Kim
    Hara Kim
    October 11, 2009 at 5:15 AM |

    Well I had to import some of the comments back. The comments are still stored in Disqus’s database though.

  6. Baby Food Grinder
    Baby Food Grinder
    November 27, 2009 at 7:24 PM |

    I think Disqus makes commenting take longer because it asks you if you want to create an account before the comment is posted.

  7. Jewellery Tips
    Jewellery Tips
    February 9, 2010 at 6:13 PM |

    I am not sure if this is related blogs because DISQUS is used to very useful when I used the DISQUS the same time I have used to Facebook through the DISQUS It is most useful…

  8. John Lee
    John Lee
    February 15, 2010 at 4:44 PM |

    I like Disqus much more because Disqus is too easy to use and its important thing is Disqus is free commenting plug-ins .The great combination Disqus with Facebook,Twitter,Open Id…

  9. Nancy Bond
    Nancy Bond
    February 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM |

    Disqus is great commenting system I used Disqus always because Disqus work with Facebook,Twitter is awesome.

  10. Mary Warne
    Mary Warne
    February 17, 2010 at 1:46 PM |

    Disqus is a global comment system that improves discussion on websites and connects conversations across the web.

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