09 November 2008 ~ 26 Comments

CommentLuv or Disqus?

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Blogmaster Los posted this last week and got me all excited about a new way to connect & follow each other around the blog world via Disqus. Great idea – so I installed it and quickly noticed a couple things:

  1. It killed my CommentLuv plugin, which is possibly my favorite plugin (for those who don’t know, it finds your latest blog post and puts a link to it under your comment – I click those a lot).
  2. It took over the Wordpress control of my comments. This means that I don’t see the comments in my admin section any longer, and the ‘Recent Comments’ widget is not longer working.

To both of those I say “poo”. I’m not sure how much longer I will leave Disqus up on my blog. But I thought I’d see what you thought.

  1. Disqus? which hijacked my blog, but is an amazing tool to connect us more.
  2. Or CommentLuv? which doesn’t have nearly the depth of Disqus, but leaves my blog alone.

Thoughts? (does my graphic make the choice too obvious?)

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26 Responses to “CommentLuv or Disqus?”

  1. istgah 9 November 2008 at 5:16 pm Permalink

    very nice and interesting good job

  2. loswhit 9 November 2008 at 5:39 pm Permalink

    All your comments are still there. Just import them./
    And they also have a latest comment widget.
    Los

  3. betterthanblank 9 November 2008 at 5:48 pm Permalink

    gracias amigo!

  4. inworship 9 November 2008 at 8:18 pm Permalink

    I tried it our for an afternoon and realized I didn't have much control immediately over how my comments section looked. I didn't like that.

    I love the ability to comment to each other, but that can also happen with a simple @ sign at the beginning of their name.

    I can see for Los and others how it would be beneficial with 100's of comments on a post, but for my little blog, I will do fine without it :)

    I love CommentLuv as well

  5. James 9 November 2008 at 9:25 pm Permalink

    CommentLuv wins it for me.

  6. bobby 9 November 2008 at 9:30 pm Permalink

    My vote is commentluv

  7. Chris Stout 10 November 2008 at 1:28 pm Permalink

    I like commentluv particularly…

  8. betterthanblank 10 November 2008 at 1:31 pm Permalink

    Disqus is starting to grow on me. I think it makes me want to comment more on other people's blogs?!

  9. betterthanblank 10 November 2008 at 1:55 pm Permalink

    Update: I DO see my comments in the Admin screen now, it's just a Disqus application that is managing them (not bad really).

    I took Los' advice and synced comments with wordpress and the 'recent comments' widget is working once again…

  10. Susan 10 November 2008 at 11:36 pm Permalink

    Aww – well that sucks!

  11. Jase 23 November 2008 at 11:46 am Permalink

    I prefer Disqus! so much more interaction than CommentLuv.

  12. wall art 24 November 2008 at 9:04 am Permalink

    I think its a good system

  13. Pre Lit Christmas Tree 27 November 2008 at 6:51 am Permalink

    Wow! Great post and very insightful.
    I can tell you put a lot of effort into this.
    Can't wait to keep reading your posts and happy holidays!
    I can't wait to get our Pre-Lit Christmas tree out and start trimming it.

  14. guide2prince.org 7 March 2009 at 8:47 pm Permalink

    I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

  15. Quotable Quotes 12 March 2009 at 6:16 am Permalink

    Very nice information. Thanks for this.

  16. brighton art 18 March 2009 at 11:39 am Permalink

    yes but, you gotta love the commentluv.

    brighton arts last blog post..Pete Doherty @Dome:19/03.09

  17. kestrachern 30 June 2009 at 12:02 pm Permalink

    I’ve been looking at various systems of comment tracking.. and was hoping top find something to work with commentluv…. guess I’ll be looking at IntenseDebate.
    kestrachern´s last blog ..Islands, Green, and BSG My ComLuv Profile

  18. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach 13 July 2009 at 5:05 am Permalink

    I’d love to konw if both of them can exist happily together. I really like Commentluv for the superb way it allows you to get known within your particular niche.
    Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog ..How to make gratuitous profits with CommentLuv longterm – Part 1 My ComLuv Profile

  19. Riju 19 October 2009 at 12:06 am Permalink

    I will go with coomluv…it is the best…aat least i have my comments with me…and get links too

  20. Adam 23 December 2009 at 9:39 am Permalink

    I’m stuck in the same conundrum! So far I’m staying with Disqus but I think i’d actually prefer CommenLuv. I’m afraid to disable Disqus though for fear of losing all my previous comments….

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  22. Nizam 21 February 2010 at 3:21 pm Permalink

    I’ll go with Disqus anytime! A lot more interaction plus it looks way better.

  23. tripleosk 30 April 2011 at 9:50 pm Permalink

    I already turned my blog into a do follow blog. I really like comment love and think it’s

    really cool but I’m having a problem with it on my site. Do you know if there is any

    support for this plugin. my recent post Commentluv Enabled,Enable Commentluv

  24. robertpowell 5 June 2011 at 7:41 pm Permalink

    My blog has already converted into do follow blog. I did not regret, since it is more beneficial in both sides.

  25. JohnSon 22 June 2011 at 11:26 am Permalink

    Thank for the good material. It work.

  26. EdH 3 September 2011 at 11:46 am Permalink

    COmmentLuv, for sure. Disqus is too much of a presence – CommentLuv is much more subtle and does a better job of cross-commenting.
    EdH´s last blog ..Free Money for College?!? My ComLuv Profile


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