Widgets: Disqus Comments

The Disqus Comments widget lets visitors leave comments on your site using the Disqus Platform. Comments can help promote interest and discussion on your site, and give visitors insight into what other visitors think of your service or product.

For information on adding widgets, see Add Widgets.

Tip

Fore more information on widgets and the widgets library, see Widgets: Library and Overview.

Content Editor

To access the content editor, right click the widget and select Edit Content. Or, if you are in flex mode or Editor 2.0, the option to access the content editor is available in the floating menu. Click the element to open the floating menu, then click the option for the content editor.

Type your Disqus Shortname to allow users to comment using this widget. Until you do so, users will not be able to comment. For more information about the Disqus shortname, see their documentation Disqus support portal (this link is also available in the Content Editor).

Note

While the shortname is listed as name.disqus.com, you only need to type name in the Disqus Shortname field.

Design Editor

To access the design editor, right-click the element, and click Edit Design. Or if you are in flex mode or Editor 2.0, select Edit Design from the floating menu to open the design panel. Click the element to open the floating menu, then click the option to edit design.

For information about design options that are not specific to this widget (for example, layout, style, or spacing), see Widget Design.

Add Comments to Blog Posts

If you want to allow comments on blog posts, you need to create a new Disqus site for each blog post and then add the Disqus comments widget to each blog post.

Note

You need to use a different Disqus shortname for each post that you allow comments on. To learn how to create shortnames, see Disqus support.

To add a Disqus site to a blog post:

1. In the side panel, click Blog.

2. Click Manage Posts.

3. Select the post you want to add the Disqus widget to and click the Edit icon ().

4. Click and drag the Disqus widget to the bottom of the blog post, below the end of your text.

5. The Disqus context menu will open. On the Content tab, enter the shortname in the Enter Your Disqus Shortname field.

6. Click Republish Post.

Moderate Comments

Comments can be moderated through the Disqus admin. To learn how, see Disqus Support.