Castamir
BANNED
- Sep 4, 2019
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The Disqus commenting system platform was never one of my favourite website tools. Admittedly, I stuck with it because everyone else was using it and it looked to be the ‘way forward’. Ashamed to say I blindly followed the crowd but I guess I succumbed to the cult of new technology with a groundswell of followers.
Many of us eagerly get on board a shiny new product trend. Disqus looks great and has a fast-growing fan base so why not get on board? The slick commenting system is perfect for webmasters that want an upgrade from WordPress's comments system. I thought Disqus was a great addition to my websites at first. But then I began to find the flaws.
And I didn’t fully understand what the long-term effects would be.
First, there's the incomprehensible admin system. I couldn't easily navigate it to change commenting and moderation preferences for sites.
The default settings force potential commenters to sign up for a Disqus account. It's hard to imagine many casual commenters taking the time to create an account just to write a quick message on a website. And what about commenting using different personas or multiple identities? Imagine, you have a tech blog and a lifestyle blog, for example, (I do, actually) and want to comment on related websites using a different identity for each. With Disqus, I must log out, log back in, write the comments, and so on each time I wish to comment.
https://fatfrogmedia.com/delete-disqus-comments-wordpress/
Many of us eagerly get on board a shiny new product trend. Disqus looks great and has a fast-growing fan base so why not get on board? The slick commenting system is perfect for webmasters that want an upgrade from WordPress's comments system. I thought Disqus was a great addition to my websites at first. But then I began to find the flaws.
And I didn’t fully understand what the long-term effects would be.
First, there's the incomprehensible admin system. I couldn't easily navigate it to change commenting and moderation preferences for sites.
The default settings force potential commenters to sign up for a Disqus account. It's hard to imagine many casual commenters taking the time to create an account just to write a quick message on a website. And what about commenting using different personas or multiple identities? Imagine, you have a tech blog and a lifestyle blog, for example, (I do, actually) and want to comment on related websites using a different identity for each. With Disqus, I must log out, log back in, write the comments, and so on each time I wish to comment.
https://fatfrogmedia.com/delete-disqus-comments-wordpress/