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Wordpress Comments vs Disqus

by tanerax
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I am curious if anyone has any thoughts on this. Which is better Wordpress' comments (or other wordpress plugin comments) or using something like Disqus. Are there any advantages on using Wordpress' comments system? I could list a bunch for Disqus, but I am wondering if there is any kind of SEO benefit to using Wordpress' comments.
#comments #disqus #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Andy The Copywriter
    I dislike Disqus and all similar log on systems that require you to access some app.

    I don't remember my disqus password so if I'm on a computer that's not mine trying to comment on a site where Disqus is not used, I'll often just abandon my comments.
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnnyPlan
      Originally Posted by Andy The Copywriter View Post

      I dislike Disqus and all similar log on systems that require you to access some app.

      I don't remember my disqus password so if I'm on a computer that's not mine trying to comment on a site where Disqus is not used, I'll often just abandon my comments.
      From the point of view of the blog owner, this could be a good thing, how you have to login to Disqus to post comments on enabled blogs. If the person making the comment has to take time to login, there's a chance they are not a spammer. Any place where someone can just post a link with fake (unverified) email is likely to attract spammers.
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    It depends what you are after. What happens if you use disqus comments on your blog and in a years time they go belly up (it happens). You've lost all those comments and all that content for your site.

    I'd much rather be in control of those comments and own them. That means Wordpress comments.
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  • Profile picture of the author rkcc4
    In my experience 3rd party login sites reduce engagement. If someone does not have an account with them or does not wish to join them you lose them.

    I find many sites that use disqus simply do not work.

    A lot of people want to comment but not use social networks or leave a "footprint", you also lose the most valuable thing in this business, their email address.
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  • Profile picture of the author rmacklyn
    I use disqus more than wordpress but now a days, I am facing some problem. After getting approved also if I refresh the page for 2-3 times, the comment goes to the moderation mode. May I know what is the problem with the same. I have tried with different IPs with different accounts as well. But nothing has worked.
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
    For me WordPress comment is best for me. People interact with simple forms rather than a login system asking for some information. I have also experienced that people make less comment on disqus rather than WordPress comment system.
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    • Profile picture of the author seosolzes
      Originally Posted by vishwa View Post

      For me WordPress comment is best for me. People interact with simple forms rather than a login system asking for some information. I have also experienced that people make less comment on disqus rather than WordPress comment system.
      Its true that people make less comment on disqus rather than WordPress comment system.I am agreed with you.
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      • Profile picture of the author kilgore
        This may not be a concern to most people, but due my site's traffic patterns (I often have spikes where my traffic jumps by five to ten times in a matter of minutes), I have a pretty complicated site architecture. I run my PHP servers behind a Varnish Cache server/load balancer. Disqus works well in this environment because once a user logs into my site (which they would need to do to post a comment on my site), Varnish no longer does full page caching for them -- but because Disqus is run on a third party server, they can post comments while logged into Disqus and still benefit from my full page caching. This keeps my users happy because they always get blazing fast speeds on my site and it makes me happy because I keep my server costs down.

        Another benefit is that it's not tied to any particular CMS so you can literally stick it anywhere you want comments whether it's on a shopping cart system or a static HTML page.
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  • Profile picture of the author austen
    both are same as long as your comment is not spamming
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexanderSaroyan
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    DISQUS is now really powerful and easy to setup. People are using disqus easily. From small blogs to to Barak Omaba campaign website are using DISQUS!
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  • Profile picture of the author alvinhy
    I personally use Wordpress comments. Because I have seen issues with Disqus.

    Also ask your audience if they like disqus or wordpres comments better!
    It doesn't matter how we think but most importantly how your audience thinks!
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  • Profile picture of the author cyberzolo
    They are the same. But when it comes to me commenting on a blog, I would rather comment on a blog with Disqus because it is much easier to comment, you don't have to fill out a form or anything like that.
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  • Profile picture of the author extrememan
    Wordpress comments does help with SEO and social proof.. It's actually content that the search engines look at over time. Also, people prefer to use Wordpress comments..
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  • Profile picture of the author AmericanMuscleTA
    Go simple... Use Wordpress!

    Everytime I see Disqus, or worse, Facebook commenting, I abandon ship.

    Obviously, as others above have said, I'm not alone.
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  • Profile picture of the author LuckyIMer
    I am a fan of WordPress, and I am not the only one, there are many plugins for improving WordPress commenting that you can use, apart from that, it a very popular script, flexible with many plugins and themes available online.
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  • Profile picture of the author cornail
    I think about this all the time, i say disqus is number 2 and a premium comment luv is number 1
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  • Profile picture of the author .X.
    As a frequent commenter I go back to many
    sites I'd never think of again because of Disqus.

    I like it as a user.
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  • Profile picture of the author skynetindia
    I have used both Disqus and WordPress Comment. There are a lot of bloggers switching over to Disqus from the native comment system found in WordPress. So use both blog for comment.
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnZ
    Both WordPress and Disqus comments are a good option. Using Disqus can help reduce spam, but it may have a negative impact on user engagement. From a SEO point of view, you can use any of them.
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    • Profile picture of the author TicketRaven
      If I own a ticket website like stubhub, but have limited space due to using a very limited boilerplate website structure and obviously not even a player in the ticket industry yet, should I use Disqus to improve SEO?
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
    If you have jetpack enabled in your WordPress Blog than you can use jetpack comment system which is also integrate with askimet.
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