Disqus Comment System

Change log

3.1.4

• Added dismissible admin notice explaining free version ads and paid plan options
• Fixed deprecation warning when syncing comments with null author name

3.1.3

• Fixed bug with Disqus SSO and Gravatar Images
• Switched DISQUSVERSION to constant (issue #139)
• Fixed comment data issue if post author is null (issue #140)
• Fixed various conditions missing type checks (issue #141)

3.1.2

• Add Disqus Polls Information

3.1.1

• Add WP 6.5 to Github Actions CI

3.1

• Disqus Embed now loads correctly on WordPress Block Themes.
• Improved visibility for latest plugin version and important changes.
• Added links to remove ads and clarified language around ad-supported plans.
• Modernized styling and effects to match Disqus colors.

3.0.24.1

• Add WP 6.4 to Github Actions CI and fixed dependency issues for WP 6.4

3.0.24

• Fixed multiple bugs with the manual syncing tool regarding syncing comments without parents and syncing comments missing thread data.
• Increased allowable date range for manual syncing tool to allow for easier syncing of historical comment data.
• Improved automatic syncing tool’s error messaging and troubleshooting with regards to issues with fetching sync status and starting automatic syncing.
• Improved the error messages that get exposed to the browser console when issues occur with the manual and automatic syncing tools for easier future troubleshooting.

3.0.23

• Fixed a bug with the automatic comment import tool with newer versions of WordPress and added tests.
• Improved visual layout of the plugin. Updated corresponding snapshot for frontend test.
• Added updated directions for running tests locally.
• Update CI/CD to use GitHub actions.

3.0.22

• Added improvements to manual comment syncing (thanks Artem Russakovskii)
• Fixed a bug with the embed handling pages with missing container IDs
• Fixed a bug with REST URLs handling emtpy host configurations

3.0.21

• Fixed issue with mismatched DISQUSVERSION causing admin issues

3.0.20

• Fixed issue with comments syncing to one sticky post

3.0.19

• Fixed issue with missing admin bundles

3.0.18

• Tested plugin with WordPress 5.6 and updated documentation
• Fixed count.js script being loaded on unnecessary pages
• Fixed comments showing sync date instead of creation date in WordPress admin

3.0.17

• Bumping version for WP 5.1 version bump. (Changes to README versions and main php file’s version)
• Fixed Undefined index bug where HTTP_HOST could not find web server

3.0.16

• Add a manual syncing option that allows retroactive syncing within a selected date range
• Fixed bug where SSO avatar URLs were malformed (Thanks to klaufel)

3.0.15

• Fixed bug preventing sites from importing WordPress comments to Disqus

3.0.14

• Add a prompt to create a secret key if missing. Fixes issue preventing some sites from using automatic installation and enabling syncing
• Made it easier to reinstall the same site without having to select a new one
• Bug fix for some browsers from autofilling site configuration forms
• Bug fix for sites whose admin URL was different than their public site URL
• Prevent Disqus from loading on pending and scheduled posts

3.0.13

• Added a new option for rendering comments javascript directly into page markup
• Fixed warning that stated “cannot access private method Disqus_Rest_Api::dsq_get_settings_schema()”
• A few small copy changes in plugin’s admin UI

3.0.12

• Disabled browser autocomplete for site configuration form
• Fixed an issue where admin JavaScript bundle was missing for sites with WP_DEBUG enabled
• Implemented a dsq_can_load filter for custom control of when Disqus loads

3.0.11

• Improved UX on updating the site configuration manually
• Fixed an issue causing a site crash with PHP version 5.2
• Added additional information to support diagnostics

3.0.10

• Lowered minimum-supported version of PHP to 5.4
• Fixed a syntax issue in PHP version 5.3

3.0.9

• Added a check to deactivate plugin if PHP version is earlier than the minimum-supported version 5.6.

3.0.8

• Fixed a bug that prevented automatic installation when upgrading from version 2.86 or earlier.

3.0.7

• Plugin has been completely rewritten to support modern and secure WordPress features.
• Added new Automatic Installation for installing Disqus on your site. This also creates the API application required for enabling comment syncing.
• Completely redesigned plugin settings page. Disqus replaces the Comments menu link in your WordPress admin and includes shortcut links to popular settings.

2.86

• Don’t attempt to use cURL on IIS servers
• Check is dsq_sync_forum is scheduled before scheduling
• Add updates for Travis CI
• Fixes a bug in the upgrade process

2.85

• Fixes deprecation warnings on sites running PHP7
• Removes a javascript alert from the admin

2.84

• Fixes a bug where the comment count won’t work on some themes

2.83

• Fix errors when using SSO and rendering javascript inline

2.82

• Fix PHP errors when there are no comments to sync
• Adds a new option to render Disqus javascript directly in page markup

2.81

• Fix for automatic comment syncing
• Make sure all markup validates for HTML5

2.80

• Move all scripts to separate files instead of rendering them in php
• Added a hook to attach custom functions to disqus_config in javascript
• Fixed exporting bug introduced in 2.78 (Thanks to mkilian)
• Numerous small compatibility and security enhancements

2.79

• Reinstate changes removed by 2.78

2.78

• Security fixes
• Compatibility for WordPress version 4.0

2.77

• Fixes login by email issue
• Make sure Disqus is enabled after installation
• Additional security fixes

2.76

• Security fixes (Thanks to Nik Cubrilovic, Alexander Concha and Marc-Alexandre Montpas)
• Bump tested WordPress version to 3.9.1
• Remove obsolete SSO button uploader
• Enable ‘Output javascript in footer’ by default during installation
• Fix for ‘Reset’ function not completely working the first time

2.75

• Bump supported WordPress version to 3.8.
• Properly encode site name for SSO login button.
• Increased timeout for comment exporter to 60 seconds.
• Use https: for admin pages
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

2.74

• Updated settings UI
• Add filter hook for setting custom Disqus language
• For WP >= 3.5, use new media uploader
• Disable internal WordPress commenting if Disqus is enabled (thanks Artem Russakovskii)
• Cleaned up installation and configuration flow
• Added link to WP backup guide in README
• Fix admin bar comments link
• Added a check to avoid a missing key notice when WP_DEBUG=TRUE (thanks Jason Lengstorf)
• Prevent 404 errors for embed.js from being reported by Google Webmaster Tools (missed in 2.73 README)

2.73

• Apply CDATA patch from WordPress 3.4 to dsq_export_wxr_cdata() (thanks Artem
  Russakovskii for the patch).
• Added Single Sign-On log-in button and icon to options (only for sites using SSO)
• Output user website if set in SSO payload
• Added plugin activation statuses to debug info
• Bump supported WordPress version to 3.4.1
• Fixed issue where disqus_dupecheck won’t properly uninstall
• Load second count.js (output-in-footer version) reference via SSL too
• Added screenshots

2.72

• Load count.js via SSL when page is accessed via HTTPS
• Fixed styling issue with Disqus admin.

2.71

• Fixed issue where embed wasn’t using SSL if page was loaded via HTTPS
• Fixed issue with syncing where to user’s without a display_name would
  revert back to Anonymous (really this time).
• Fixed issue where Google Webmaster Tools would incorrectly report 404s.
• Fixed issue with Disqus admin display issues.

2.70

• Properly uninstall disqus_dupecheck index when uninstalling plugin.
• Fixed issue with syncing where to user’s without a display_name would
  revert back to Anonymous.
• Fixed issue where IP addresses weren’t being synced properly.
• Allow non-Administrators (e.g., editors) to see Disqus Moderate panel
  inline (fixes GH-3)

2.69

• Bumped version number.

2.68

• Removed debugging information from web requests in CLI scripts (thanks
  Ryan Dewhurst for the report).
• Reduced sync lock time to 1 hour.
• Fixed an issue which was not allowing pending posts (for sync) to clear.
• Fixed an issue with CLI scripts when used with certain caching plugins.

2.67

• Bumped synchronization timer delays to 5 minutes.
• wp-cli.php now requires php_sapi_name to be set to ‘cli’ for execution.
• Fixed a bug with imported comments not storing the correct relative date.
• Added a lock for dsq_sync_forum, which can be overriden in the command line script
  with the –force tag.
• dsq_sync_forum will now handle all pending post metadata updates (formerly a separate
  cron task, dsq_sync_post).

2.66

• Fixed issue with jQuery usage which conflicted with updated jQuery version.

2.65

• Corrected a bug that was causing posts to not appear due to invalid references.

2.64

• Added an option to disable Disqus without deactivating the plugin.
• Added a second check for comment sync to prevent stampede race conditions in WP cron.

2.63

• Added command line script to import comments from DISQUS (scripts/import-comments.php).
• Added command line script to export comments to DISQUS (scripts/export-comments.php).
• The exporter will now only do one post at a time.
• The exporter now only sends required attributes to DISQUS.
• Moved media into its own directory.

2.62

• Changed legacy query to use = operator instead of LIKE so it can be indexed.

2.61

• Fixed an issue which was causing invalid information to be presented in RSS feeds.

2.60

• Added support for new Single Sign-On (API version 3.0).
• Improved support for legacy Single Sign-On.

2.55

• Added support for get_comments_number in templates.

2.54

• Updated URL to forum moderation.

2.53

• Fixed an issue with fsockopen and GET requests (only affects certain users).

2.52

• Fixed issue with Disqus-API package not getting updated (only affecting PHP4).

2.51

• Added CDATA comments for JavaScript.
• Syncing comments will now restore missing thread information from old imports.
• Install and uninstall processes have been improved.
• Fixed an issue in PHP4 with importing comments.
• Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate comments in some places.
• Added an option to remove existing imported comments when importing.

2.50

• Added missing file.

2.49

• Database usage has been optimized for storing comment meta data.

You can perform this migration automatically by visiting Comments -> Disqus, or if
you have a large database, you may do this by hand:

CREATE INDEX disqus_dupecheck ON wp_commentmeta (meta_key, meta_value(11));
INSERT INTO wp_options (blog_id, option_name, option_value, autoload) VALUES (0, ‘disqus_version’, ‘2.49’, ‘yes’) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE option_value = VALUES(option_value);

2.48

• Comment synchronization has been optimized to be a single call per-site.
• disqus.css will now only load when displaying comments

2.47

• Fixed a security hole with comment importing.
• Reverted ability to use default template comments design.
• Comments will now store which version they were imported under.
• Added an option to disable server side rendering.

2.46

• Better debugging information for export errors.
• Added the ability to manual import Disqus comments into WordPress.
• Added thread_identifier support to exports.
• Cleaned up API error messages.
• Fixed a bug which was causing the import process to not grab only the latest set of comments.
• Added an option to disable automated synchronization with Disqus.

2.45

• Comments should now store thread information as well as certain other meta data.
• Optimize get_thread polling to only pull comments which aren’t stored properly.

2.44

• Fixed JavaScript response for comments sync call.
• Comments are now marked as closed while showing the embed (fixes showing default respond form).

2.43

• Fixed a JavaScript syntax error which would cause linting to fail.
• Correct an issue that was causing comments.php to throw a syntax error under some configurations.

2.42

• Correct a bug with saving disqus_user_api_key (non-critical).
• Added settings to Debug Information.
• Adjusting all includes to use absolute paths.
• Adjusted JSON usage to solve a problem for some clients.

2.41

• Correct a bug with double urlencoding titles.

2.40

• Comments are now synced with Disqus as a delayed asynchronous cron event.
• Comment count code has been updated to use the new widget. (Comment counts
  must be linked to get tracked within “the loop” now).
• API bindings have been migrated to the generic 1.1 Disqus API.
• Pages will now properly update their permalink with Disqus when it changes. This is
  done within the sync event above.
• There is now a Debug Information pane under Advanced to assist with support requests.
• When Disqus is unreachable it will fallback to the theme’s built-in comment display.
• Legacy mode is no longer available.
• The plugin management interface can now be localized.
• The plugin is now valid HTML5.