Disqus Comments

Melody Jaimon • January 27, 2023

The Disqus Comments widget allows visitors to your site to leave comments using the Disqus Platform. Comments may serve to increase interest and debate on your site, as well as provide users with information about what other visitors think of your service or product.


To include the Disqus comments widget, follow these steps:


  1. Click Widgets on the left panel.
  2. Drag the widget into your webpage with your mouse.


See Add Widgets for additional information on adding widgets to your site.

Content Editor

Select Edit Content to open the content editor by right-clicking the widget.


To allow users to comment using this widget, provide your Disqus Shortname. Users are unable to comment until you do so. Click Disqus support portal for more information about the Disqus shortname.


While name.disqus.com is shown as the short name, you simply need to input the name in the Disqus Shortname field.

Design Editor

Right-click the widget and select Edit Design to access the design editor.


In the spacing area, you may change the inner and outer spacing. See Outer and Inner Spacing for further details.


Visit Widget Design for more information regarding design options that are not exclusive to this widget (for example, layout, style, or spacing).

Add Comments to Blog Posts

To allow comments on blog posts, build a new Disqus site for each blog post and then add the Disqus comments widget to each blog post.


You must use a unique Disqus shortname for each article that allows comments.


To make Disqus shortnames:



  1. Log in to Disqus and choose the cog symbol in the upper right corner.
  2. Choose Add Disqus to Site.
  3. Click the Get Started button.
  4. Select I want to install Disqus on my site.
  5. Give your website a name.
  6. You can see your unique Disqus URL in the Website Name column, which is formatted as test-2.disqus.com. The part of the URL preceding.disuqus.com is the short name you'll need to provide later in the Disqus comments widget.
  7. Choose a category and then click Create Site.
  8. Select a Disqus plan.


To make more shortnames for each blog post, go to the Disqus admin and select +New. Repeat steps 4-8 for each shortname you need to make.


To include a Disqus site in a blog post, do the following:


  1. Open the Editor and select Blog from the left side.
  2. Choose Manage Posts.
  3. Choose the post to which you wish to add the Disqus widget and select the Edit icon.
  4. Drag the Disqus widget to the bottom of the blog article with your mouse.
  5. In the text area, type the shortname.
  6. Click Save before republishing the post.

Moderate Comments

Disqus administrators can filter comments.


To allow comment moderation:


  1. Access your Disqus account.
  2. Select Admin.
  3. Expand the Your Sites menu and choose the site to customise.
  4. Select Moderation from the left menu.
  5. Select All or whatever option you require in the moderation settings under Pre-Moderation.
  6. Click Save.

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