Disqus is the web's most popular comment system. Use Disqus to increase engagement, retain readers, and grow your audience.
| Last updated | October 22, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 4.4 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.6 or newer |
| First published | August 28, 2008 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
2.7 / 5 from 219 reviews
| 5 stars | 72 |
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| 4 stars | 16 |
| 3 stars | 11 |
| 2 stars | 7 |
| 1 star | 113 |
Disqus is the web’s most popular commenting system trusted by millions of publishers to increase reader engagement, grow audience and traffic, and monetize content. Disqus helps publishers of all sizes engage directly with their audiences to build loyalty, retain readers, and foster thriving communities.
The Disqus for WordPress plugin lets site owners and developers easily add Disqus to their sites, replacing the default WordPress comment system. Disqus installs in minutes and automatically imports your existing comments.
In addition to our free-to-use, ad-supported Basic plan, we also offer ad-optional subscription plans that come with more advanced features and access to priority support. Please see our pricing page for more details.
NEW: Disqus Polls – Engage your audiences with interactive polls, and seamlessly install them on your site.
Why Disqus?
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Yes! Disqus is free to use. We also provide subscription plans for larger, commercial sites that want access to more powerful moderation and audience tools and customization.
Disqus automatically checks your site’s font and background color and adapts to either a light or dark color scheme, along with a serif or sans-serif font. If these are detected incorrectly, you can override them in your Settings.
The Disqus for WordPress plugin automatically syncs comments back to WordPress. These comments will remain in WordPress should Disqus be deactivated or removed. You can also export your comments from Disqus at any time.
Yes, you can import your existing WordPress comments into Disqus during installation.
SSO allows users in your database to comment without requiring them to register with Disqus. Access to SSO is currently available as an add-on for users with a Business subscription. If you would like to enable this feature, contact our Support team. Also check out our guide for setting up SSO on WordPress.
Check out our WordPress Troubleshooting guide with specific solutions for potential problems you might be experiencing.
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Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.