Using Disqus with Shifter

By integrating Disqus with WordPress, you can add a feature-rich and highly customizable comments section to your website.

Step 1: Create a Disqus Account

  1. Go to the Disqus sign-up page to create a Disqus account.

  2. After registering your account, Disqus will ask, “What do you want to do with Disqus?” Select “I want to add comments to my site.”

  3. Go to the Disqus dashboard and click [+ New] under [Your Sites].

  4. Fill in all the fields. This information will be used to connect your website to Disqus.

  5. Under “What platform is your site on?”, select “WordPress.”

  6. Disqus will show you how to install and configure the plugin for your WordPress site. Follow the instructions.

Step 2: Installing and Configuring the Disqus Installing and Configuring the Disqus

To integrate the comment system, add the Disqus plugin to your WordPress site.

  1. Search for and install the Disqus Comment System plugin.

  2. After activating it, go to [Disqus] in the sidebar.

  3. Next, go to the [Site Configuration] tab and click [Click to make changes] to unlock it.

  4. Enter your site’s shortname ( https://help.disqus.com/installation/whats-a-shortname).

  5. Verify that the [Site Secret] is set to the preset value, and do not change it.

  6. Click [Save] to apply the changes. You have now completed the Disqus comment system setup in Shifter.

Step 3: Generate

Now, let’s apply all the changes to your Shifter site and generate the new comment section.

  1. Click [Stop App], then click [Generate].
  2. Verify that the Disqus comment form appears on the generated site. That’s it!