This is going to assume that you have no accounts yes with DisQUS.
1. Go here: http://disqus.com/comments/register/
2. While registering fill out all the fields as this is the start of the wizard that will
walk you through the process.
3. The next page pay attention to this statement:
Quick Setup
You can always change these settings later, so no problem if you just skip this step and continue.
So do not panic about what to choose and not choose as you can always change it.
For a quick start I unchecked the media attachement.
Checked off the askismet and entered in the key that I had already. If you
do not have one there is a link and instructions on how to obtain it.
I checked off openid login, yahoo login, trackbacks and twitter.
4. On the next page is where get to the code part.
Choose universal code
You will get 3 sets of code and instructions. We are going to focus on the first two.
The first set of code will look like (username is different of course):
This is the code that will go in the article and detail tpl file.
This is simple to add and I will use the professional template for this instruction.
In the detail template find:
<tr>
<td colspan=”2″> </td>
</tr>
</table>
{* Javascript for tracking link clicks *}
we are going to place the first set of code inside of this:
<td colspan=”2″>Disqus CODE HERE</td>
Now using javascript we have to use literal tags so
it is going to look like this:
Notice the bold tags both the literal ones and of course the username which will be the one set up in the first step
The article tpl will be almost the same but find:
{/if}
</tbody>
</table>
at the bottom of the file
after the {/if} add:
James said:
Now for the second set if code
this will go in the footer.tpl
in the footer.tpl find
</body>
</html>
right before that you will be placing code set number 2
it will look like this again with username replaced with yours and with the literal tags in place.
Save and upload.
This is very basic to get you started. Once you have it going explore your settings
disqus.com/comments/settings/username/
Here you can customize it further using css.
Enable options and moderation options plus much more.
sfod_d223 said:
Will this remove the legacy/standard comments functionality for both links and articles with Version 4.0?
James said:
No
just turn it off.
I left that part alone
am working on to where you can have either or options from in the admin area
just moving this week so am running a bit slow
nightflyer said:
for those of you using
Elevation template
!! editing !!
The article tpl will be almost the same but find:
{/if}
</tbody>
</table>
at the bottom of the file
after the {/if} add:
will place the box on top
instead try this!!
underneath ratings table
look for this code
{/if}
</fieldset>
</td>
</tr>
{/if}
and add after {/if}
<tr><td>YOUR CODE HERE</td></tr>
HOPE THAT HELPS
David said:
Looking really good sfod_d2223!
I just made a couple of comments on your, and of course tweeted them as well. Seems to be working well.
