=== Disqus Comment System === Contributors: disqus, alexkingorg, crowdfavorite, zeeg, tail, thetylerhayes Tags: comments, threaded, email, notification, spam, avatars, community, profile, widget, disqus Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 4.0 Stable tag: 2.83 The Disqus comment system replaces your WordPress comment system with your comments hosted and powered by Disqus. == Description == Disqus, pronounced "discuss", is a service and tool for web comments and discussions. Disqus makes commenting easier and more interactive, while connecting websites and commenters across a thriving discussion community. The Disqus for WordPress plugin seamlessly integrates using the Disqus API and by syncing with WordPress comments. = Disqus for WordPress = * Uses the Disqus API * Comments indexable by search engines (SEO-friendly) * Support for importing existing comments * Auto-sync (backup) of comments with Disqus and WordPress database = Disqus Features = * Threaded comments and replies * Notifications and reply by email * Subscribe and RSS options * Aggregated comments and social mentions * Powerful moderation and admin tools * Full spam filtering, blacklists and whitelists * Support for Disqus community widgets * Connected with a large discussion community * Increased exposure and readership == Installation == **NOTE: It is recommended that you [backup your database](http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database) before installing the plugin.** 1. Unpack archive to this archive to the 'wp-content/plugins/' directory inside of WordPress * Maintain the directory structure of the archive (all extracted files should exist in 'wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/' 2. From your blog administration, click on Comments to change settings (WordPress 2.0 users can find the settings under Options > Disqus.) = More documentation = Go to [http://disqus.com/help/wordpress](http://disqus.com/help/wordpress) == Screenshots == 1. Disqus Comments 2. Discovery Box (part of Disqus Comments) 3. Moderation Interface == Changelog == = 2.83 = * Fix errors when using SSO and rendering javascript inline = 2.82 = * Fix PHP errors when there are no comments to sync * Adds a new option to render Disqus javascript directly in page markup = 2.81 = * Fix for automatic comment syncing * Make sure all markup validates for HTML5 = 2.80 = * Move all scripts to separate files instead of rendering them in php * Added a hook to attach custom functions to disqus_config in javascript * Fixed exporting bug introduced in 2.78 (Thanks to mkilian) * Numerous small compatibility and security enhancements = 2.79 = * Reinstate changes removed by 2.78 = 2.78 = * Security fixes * Compatibility for Wordpress version 4.0 = 2.77 = * Fixes login by email issue * Make sure Disqus is enabled after installation * Additional security fixes = 2.76 = * Security fixes (Thanks to Nik Cubrilovic, Alexander Concha and Marc-Alexandre Montpas) * Bump tested Wordpress version to 3.9.1 * Remove obsolete SSO button uploader * Enable 'Output javascript in footer' by default during installation * Fix for 'Reset' function not completely working the first time = 2.75 = * Bump supported WordPress version to 3.8. * Properly encode site name for SSO login button. * Increased timeout for comment exporter to 60 seconds. * Use https: for admin pages * Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements. = 2.74 = * Updated settings UI * Add filter hook for setting custom Disqus language * For WP >= 3.5, use new media uploader * Disable internal Wordpress commenting if Disqus is enabled (thanks Artem Russakovskii) * Cleaned up installation and configuration flow * Added link to WP backup guide in README * Fix admin bar comments link * Added a check to avoid a missing key notice when WP_DEBUG=TRUE (thanks Jason Lengstorf) * Prevent 404 errors for embed.js from being reported by Google Webmaster Tools (missed in 2.73 README) = 2.73 = * Apply CDATA patch from Wordpress 3.4 to dsq_export_wxr_cdata() (thanks Artem Russakovskii for the patch). * Added Single Sign-On log-in button and icon to options (only for sites using SSO) * Output user website if set in SSO payload * Added plugin activation statuses to debug info * Bump supported WordPress version to 3.4.1 * Fixed issue where disqus_dupecheck won't properly uninstall * Load second count.js (output-in-footer version) reference via SSL too * Added screenshots = 2.72 = * Load count.js via SSL when page is accessed via HTTPS * Fixed styling issue with Disqus admin. = 2.71 = * Fixed issue where embed wasn't using SSL if page was loaded via HTTPS * Fixed issue with syncing where to user's without a display_name would revert back to Anonymous (really this time). * Fixed issue where Google Webmaster Tools would incorrectly report 404s. * Fixed issue with Disqus admin display issues. = 2.70 = * Properly uninstall disqus_dupecheck index when uninstalling plugin. * Fixed issue with syncing where to user's without a display_name would revert back to Anonymous. * Fixed issue where IP addresses weren't being synced properly. * Allow non-Administrators (e.g., editors) to see Disqus Moderate panel inline (fixes GH-3) = 2.69 = * Bumped version number. = 2.68 = * Removed debugging information from web requests in CLI scripts (thanks Ryan Dewhurst for the report). * Reduced sync lock time to 1 hour. * Fixed an issue which was not allowing pending posts (for sync) to clear. * Fixed an issue with CLI scripts when used with certain caching plugins. = 2.67 = * Bumped synchronization timer delays to 5 minutes. * wp-cli.php now requires php_sapi_name to be set to 'cli' for execution. * Fixed a bug with imported comments not storing the correct relative date. * Added a lock for dsq_sync_forum, which can be overriden in the command line script with the --force tag. * dsq_sync_forum will now handle all pending post metadata updates (formerly a separate cron task, dsq_sync_post). = 2.66 = * Fixed issue with jQuery usage which conflicted with updated jQuery version. = 2.65 = * Corrected a bug that was causing posts to not appear due to invalid references. = 2.64 = * Added an option to disable Disqus without deactivating the plugin. * Added a second check for comment sync to prevent stampede race conditions in WP cron. = 2.63 = * Added command line script to import comments from DISQUS (scripts/import-comments.php). * Added command line script to export comments to DISQUS (scripts/export-comments.php). * The exporter will now only do one post at a time. * The exporter now only sends required attributes to DISQUS. * Moved media into its own directory. = 2.62 = * Changed legacy query to use = operator instead of LIKE so it can be indexed. = 2.61 = * Fixed an issue which was causing invalid information to be presented in RSS feeds. = 2.60 = * Added support for new Single Sign-On (API version 3.0). * Improved support for legacy Single Sign-On. = 2.55 = * Added support for get_comments_number in templates. = 2.54 = * Updated URL to forum moderation. = 2.53 = * Fixed an issue with fsockopen and GET requests (only affects certain users). = 2.52 = * Fixed issue with Disqus-API package not getting updated (only affecting PHP4). = 2.51 = * Added CDATA comments for JavaScript. * Syncing comments will now restore missing thread information from old imports. * Install and uninstall processes have been improved. * Fixed an issue in PHP4 with importing comments. * Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate comments in some places. * Added an option to remove existing imported comments when importing. = 2.50 = * Added missing file. = 2.49 = * Database usage has been optimized for storing comment meta data. You can perform this migration automatically by visiting Comments -> Disqus, or if you have a large database, you may do this by hand: CREATE INDEX disqus_dupecheck ON `wp_commentmeta` (meta_key, meta_value(11)); INSERT INTO `wp_options` (blog_id, option_name, option_value, autoload) VALUES (0, 'disqus_version', '2.49', 'yes') ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE option_value = VALUES(option_value); = 2.48 = * Comment synchronization has been optimized to be a single call per-site. * disqus.css will now only load when displaying comments = 2.47 = * Fixed a security hole with comment importing. * Reverted ability to use default template comments design. * Comments will now store which version they were imported under. * Added an option to disable server side rendering. = 2.46 = * Better debugging information for export errors. * Added the ability to manual import Disqus comments into Wordpress. * Added thread_identifier support to exports. * Cleaned up API error messages. * Fixed a bug which was causing the import process to not grab only the latest set of comments. * Added an option to disable automated synchronization with Disqus. = 2.45 = * Comments should now store thread information as well as certain other meta data. * Optimize get_thread polling to only pull comments which aren't stored properly. = 2.44 = * Fixed JavaScript response for comments sync call. * Comments are now marked as closed while showing the embed (fixes showing default respond form). = 2.43 = * Fixed a JavaScript syntax error which would cause linting to fail. * Correct an issue that was causing comments.php to throw a syntax error under some configurations. = 2.42 = * Correct a bug with saving disqus_user_api_key (non-critical). * Added settings to Debug Information. * Adjusting all includes to use absolute paths. * Adjusted JSON usage to solve a problem for some clients. = 2.41 = * Correct a bug with double urlencoding titles. = 2.40 = * Comments are now synced with Disqus as a delayed asynchronous cron event. * Comment count code has been updated to use the new widget. (Comment counts must be linked to get tracked within "the loop" now). * API bindings have been migrated to the generic 1.1 Disqus API. * Pages will now properly update their permalink with Disqus when it changes. This is done within the sync event above. * There is now a Debug Information pane under Advanced to assist with support requests. * When Disqus is unreachable it will fallback to the theme's built-in comment display. * Legacy mode is no longer available. * The plugin management interface can now be localized. * The plugin is now valid HTML5. == Support == * Visit http://disqus.com/help/wordpress for help documentation. * Visit http://help.disqus.com for help from our support team.