Disqus, pronounced "discuss", is a service and tool for web comments and discussions. The Disqus comment system can be plugged into any website, blog, or application. Disqus makes commenting easier and more interactive, while connecting websites and commenters across a thriving discussion community.

It currently powers the discussion on thousands of blogs and now with the "Disqus Comment System for Joomla!" plugin by JoomlaWorks it's easy to add Disqus on any Joomla! website or blog!

Disqus is a free service to the general public with absolutely no inline advertisements. Take the tour on disqus.com/tour/ or signup for an account right away on disqus.com

Read on to learn more about DISQUS, see the demo here and download the plugin at www.joomlaworks.net. See the plugin in action at Brian Teeman's blog at brian.teeman.net


WHY CHOOSE DISQUS? HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DISQUS COMMENT SYSTEM
Web comments can be difficult for both websites and their readers. We think Disqus is the solution. Disqus makes it easier for people to comment and track their contributions on a single profile which they can display as a comment blog. After all, there is no difference between a great comment and a great published article.

Disqus makes managing discussions on one or multiple websites painless. Enjoyable, even. With a powerful and intuitive admin interface, Disqus allows website owners to spend time elsewhere while Disqus takes care of the comments.

Key benefits for Websites, Publishers, Bloggers

   * Threaded comments and comment ratings
   * Powerful moderation and admin tools
   * Filter out spam, trolls, and unwanted commenters
   * Enable your visitors to become a real community
   * Moderation by email or mobile
   * More comments and increased engagement
   * Connected with a large discussion community
   * Increased exposure and readership

Key benefits for Commenters, Readers

   * Track and manage comments and replies
   * Verified commenter reputations across sites
   * More control over your own comments on websites
   * Never lose your comments, even if the website goes away
   * Build a global profile, or comment blog, to collect and show off what you're saying
   * Easier to comment on websites using Disqus
   * Reply to comments through email or mobile
   * Edit and republish comments with one click


USING DISQUS ON YOUR JOOMLA! WEBSITE
After you signup for an account and add your website or blog at the Disqus dashboard, all you have to do to integrate Disqus to your Joomla! 1.5 website is copy your subdomain name over to the plugin's related field. See the screenshots below.


WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2?
- Plugin re-written from scratch for better performance
- New options for comments counter/anchor link for listing and article pages
- Choose to integrate Disqus comments in specific categories and/or menu items (see the screenshots below)
- Fully MVC skinnable. Just copy the /plugins/content/jw_disqus/tmpl folder inside your Joomla! template's /html folder, rename to /html/jw_disqus and start tweaking the HTML and CSS!
- Added CSS to override default Disqus CSS remotely.
- Added scrolling effects for anchor links
- Added option for testing Disqus comments plugin locally before going live.

Enjoy one more fine release from the folks at JoomlaWorks!