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Block Comments is a new experimental plugin from Tom Nowell that replaces WordPress’ default comment form with a trimmed down … Continue reading New Experimental Plugin Brings the Block Editor to WordPress Comments →

In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss the news of the week including, the removal of offensive lyrics … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 310 – Community Management, PHP, and Hello Dolly →

Out-of-the-box, WordPress provides the ability to blacklist comments or configure a set of options to send comments to moderation. If … Continue reading How to Whitelist Comments in WordPress →

Disqus, a comment management and hosting service, has announced it suffered a data breach that affects 17.5 million users. A … Continue reading Disqus Data Breach Affects 17.5 Million Accounts →

Every now and then, I’ll come across a user experience in WordPress that makes me scratch my head. Earlier today, … Continue reading Locating Restored Comments in WordPress Requires Detective Skills →

Over the years, I’ve received requests from people wanting their comments removed from the site. I recently received a request … Continue reading Playing the Role of Online Reputation Manager →

Earlier this year, NRKbeta, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s media and technology site, open sourced its comment quiz plugin for WordPress. … Continue reading Early Results from NRKbeta’s Comment Quiz Plugin Show Readers Enjoy the Quiz but Rarely Leave a Comment →

When we interviewed Daniel Ha, CEO and co-founder of Disqus, earlier this year, he explained why some users were reporting problems … Continue reading Disqus 3.0 Beta Improves Comment Syncing →

In this episode, Marcus Couch and I are joined by Daniel Ha, CEO and co-founder of Disqus. Ha explains why … Continue reading WPWeekly Episode 269 – Interview With Daniel Ha, CEO and Co-founder of Disqus →

NRKbeta, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s media and technology site, is experimenting with a new way of keeping comments on topic. … Continue reading NRKbeta Open Sources Comment Quiz Plugin for WordPress →

Online harassment is a hot topic right now, as Twitter’s perennial battle with trolls heats up, forcing the company to … Continue reading Google’s New Perspective Project Filters Online Comments Based on Toxicity →

When Disqus announced it would be releasing new, subscription-based versions later this year, users didn’t expect to have the new … Continue reading Disqus Hits Sites with Unwanted Advertising, Plans to Charge Large Publishers a Monthly Fee to Remove Ads →