I'm putting this out there because I can see there's a need for it. Disqus, which I mentioned in my previous post, has a couple of methods of integration. The method I chose, the quick and dirty route, is to insert a chunk of JavaScript in certain places on your blog that injects comment counts, a comment thread, and a comment box into your page. On the other side, is a great potential for true integration with your custom blog or site. Disqus has a fairly full featured API: All API methods accept their parameters in the query string of ...
I've decided to replace my implementation of Django Free Comments and Askismet in favor of a 3rd party product called Disqus. For those unfamiliar with Disqus, here are some reasons why I've chosen this over my own implementation: Disqus allows you login via OpenID and you can obtain a feed of your comments, Internet-wide as RSS, by API. Because of this, you can plug a feed of your comments on any blog, anywhere, like on FriendFeed. Using Disqus allows individuals to include web links and profile photos, whereas Django's Free Comments do not support this. Finally, I get centralized Spam ...
by Clint Ecker