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The reason I am writing about this topic is very simple.  When I was using the Thesis theme I had Disqus active for my commenting system.  When I switched to the Canvas theme I really enjoyed the styling of the standard WordPress commenting system.  The reason I use Disqus first was so people could comment using Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo or any OpenID account.  From what I have observed please tend to comment more when it is easier for them.

When I made the decision to reactivate Disqus on the Canvas theme I found that a bunch of comments were missing.  I submitted a ticket with Disqus and posted a tweet about it.  Soon later the issue was resolved (and very easily I might add).  The following day I noticed that a new comment didn’t show.  I followed the instructions that Disqus told me and it fixed the problem.  Will it happen again?  I do not know.

A Quick Comparison

  • WordPress
    • Free
    • Built-In
    • Threading
  • Disqus
    • Free
    • 2-Way Sync
    • Social Commenting
    • Likes
    • Javascript
    • Multimedia
    • Quick Support
    • Independently Owned
  • Intense Debate
    • Free
    • 2-Way Sync
    • Social Commenting
    • Javascript
    • Comment voting
    • Owned by Automattic
  • Echo
    • Paid
    • Real-Time
    • Social Commenting
    • Javascript
    • Multimedia
    • Independently Owned

I might have missed a bunch of features from the commenting systems but I have only used the default WordPress and Disqus systems before.

Please share

So here is my question to everyone.  What comment system do you use and why?  Are you using Disqus, Intense Debate, Echo or the standard WordPress commenting system.  Why are you using it? What do you think the advantages are over the others?  Please share your thoughts by commenting below.

Thanks for reading,

Scott

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405 comments

  1. I'm using the standard WordPress commenting system right now. It works well and is easy but I'm thinking about switching to another system. Echo really interests me. It aggregates social comments in the blog post which really adds value to the content. It is a paid service so that's why I haven't made the switch yet although I'm seriously thinking about it. One thing about it being a privately owned paid service is at least they have a business model and hopefully the revenue is enough to keep them going and improving their product.

  2. Hey there, just want to throw another commenting system into the mix: Livefyre. We are: free, super simple install, social, threaded comments, javascript, universal ratings, privately owned, comment syncing, LIVE…the list goes on :)

    We’re in private beta right now, feel free to sign-up at livefyre.com. I’ll send beta invites to anyone interested. Feel free to ask me any questions. Thanks!

  3. Jenna,

    Looks very similar to Disqus and Intense Debate. I see there will be paid versions as well? How do you compare your loading time front end and backend to the others?

  4. Currently in the private beta we are offering our free blogger version. In the future we will have paid publisher and white-label versions with added benefits. You can check them out here:

    Our front load time is very quick, and the messages are sent over XMPP, the open-source chat protocol making the backend extremely efficient.

  5. On Livefyre we don't have spam because users have to create an account to be able to comment. We make this easy with Twitter and Facebook signups. Connecting to social profiles also helps weed out additional spam since in brings accountability to the users.

  6. I'm making this comment on my iPhone through the Disqus Mobile Theme. It's pretty cool.I use Disqus on my Joomla! powered blog. Disqus has to be good or they are simply going to disappear. It's the one thing that they do. Joomla! does have a couple of commenting systems and until recently I didn't like any of them. For now I will stick with Disqus since it's as good as anything that's out there. If they should decide to become a paid service down the road I'll have to make a business decision which will be based simply on income vs expenses of the blog site it's being run on.I think that Disqus has contributed to the popularity of my blog because of the integration of the social media platforms. I tend to be loyal when I find something good that works so it's unlikely I'd jump to another commenting system unless forced to because of either Disqus ending their service or another system coming along which disrupts the industry the way Google disrupted search engines.

  7. Yes Livefyre looks interesting. I tried it in september. But it was so slow that I uninstalled it immediately.

    I’m giving it another try. I hope it will encourage discussion, even if the lack of authentification via Google/Yahoo/OpenID looks like a big lack to me. Facebook is often blocked in the workspace, and everybody doesn’t have twitter.

    1. Since writing this post I have removed all commenting systems and not use the default WordPress system. I did activate CommentLuv which is a nice way for commenters to share their latest blog posts.

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