New Comment System
After some research I have decided to upgrade the Wordpress built in comment system with an outside option called Disqus that seems to have quite a bit more functionality as well as options for me and the commenter.
For the commenter, you can:
- track and edit all your comments across all sites using Disqus (are you listening South Dakota blogosphere?)
- Reply to comments via email and cell phone
- Earn reputation with built in reputation system that stays with you on every site using Disqus (30,000 sites and growing)
- Start your own comment blog that collects and shows off your commenting prowess
For me Disqus promises:
- Threaded comments
- Comment ratings
- Strong comment spam and troll filters
- Email and phone moderation
Installation on Wordpress was a breeze requiring only the installation of a standard plugin and they also have support for most other blogging platforms including Blogger and Typepad. Finally you can easily import all your old comments so upgrading didn’t result in losing anything.
I’m going to put it through it’s paces for awhile so feel free to let me know what you think.
Let me know how you like it. I'm interested in this as well.
Can you make it default to anonymous
-PP
Let me know how you like it. I'm interested in this as well.
Can you make it default to anonymous
-PP
You can set it up accept unregistered comments but they would have to type in anonymous but the big selling point is that the service tracks comments by a particular user so why not have them use some sort of pseudonym while maintaining their anonymity?
And PP, if you decide to upgrade let me know. There is one extra setting you will have to change to integrate it into your template. I am using the same one on another of my blogs and it took me a few minutes to figure it out.
You can set it up accept unregistered comments but they would have to type in anonymous but the big selling point is that the service tracks comments by a particular user so why not have them use some sort of pseudonym while maintaining their anonymity?