New feature: Add your blogs and start reblogging comments on Disqus.

Watch a quick introduction to reblogging comments:
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Comments Can Be Blog Posts

We think so too.

A lot of great conversation goes on in comments that shouldn’t be stuck behind the fold. Publishing these back to traditional blogs is a great way to bring attention to great content. It needs to happen more often.

That’s why we’ve been trying to make it even easier.

Announcing Reblogging on DISQUS

Now on comments throughout DISQUS, you can find a reblog link where you can publish a quotation of the comment to your blog. This quote is cited with the original author, the blog where it originally appeared, and a link back to the original comment to give the discussion full context.

At the moment, we’re supporting publishing to Wordpress, Movable Type, TypePad, and Tumblr with more platforms to come.

So next time you see a comment that everyone really needs to read, give it a whirl. We’re excited to see more good content bubble to the surface.

Originally posted as a comment by Devin on A VC using Disqus.

5:25 pm: Disqus is currently experiencing downtime due to a problem affecting all customers at our host. We are working hard to fix it and I’m sure they are too. If you are using our Wordpress plugin, your site should automatically revert to builtin comments. I will post updates here as we have them.

Update 5:35 pm: The issues at our host seem to be resolved. We are continuing to investigate the situation and preparing ways to respond to similar events in the future. We apologize to everyone for the interruption of service.

Update 5:50 pm: What happened is that a server room went offline at our host, and when it came back up all internal networks were disabled. More details as they emerge.

To get the new plugin, just go to your website’s integration page and select WordPress (or download the zip directly here. If you already have 2.0 installed, you should be prompted to update when you visit your WordPress admin panel.

Not a Disqus member yet? No time like the present — come check it out.

The 2.01 update addresses a number of issues that some people were experiencing after installing the 2.0 release. It also adds back in a number of features that were missing from the previous release, so we highly recommend that everyone update.

We are constantly adding to our WordPress documentation for details and support.

We’ve had a lot of great interest in the Disqus for WordPress plugin 2.0, with many websites syncing their old comments up with Disqus. While the large majority went through the import process successfully, there was a significant number of people who were experiencing issues. These issues were:

• Not being able to leave legacy mode
• Importing only some of the comments
• Issues with the RSS feed (FeedBurner)
• Complete importing/exporting failure

Most of these issues are now fixed. You can get the latest repackage of the 2.0 release on the integration page.

If you’ve received an error during the process, we know about it. You will personally receive an email from Disqus when these issues are resolved for your website.

Finally, we will be releasing a 2.01 release of the plugin which everyone should update to. I apologize for the troubles and thank you for the great patience and feedback.

With this latest update, we are making Disqus easier, faster, and more portable. Simple enough, right? Let’s begin.

In reverse order!

Portable

WordPress Plugin 2.0

We’ve been working on improving integration with platforms. Available now, the new WordPress-Disqus plugin 2.0 features the following:

• Comments are indexable by search engines (SEO-friendly)
• Export and import of comments
• Automatic synchronization between Disqus.com and your WordPress comments
• Uses the new Disqus API
• Moderate/administer your blog right from the WordPress admin

This update makes it easier than ever to try Disqus out.

Note about import: Comments imported into Disqus will be initially unclaimed. People can merge these comments with their Disqus profiles simply by claiming the comments.

The WordPress plugin is just one of the first uses of our new, revamped APIs, which we built to open Disqus up to developers. There are currently some developers using our API for custom integrations or connecting web applications with the Disqus network. We are still polishing up our public documentation, but they will be available soon.

Faster

Disqus now has a new look. The look itself isn’t faster — it’s accessing your stuff that is now speedier. The entire interface was retooled to improve how you use Disqus. Not only is using Disqus faster, we’ve worked on making the entire service quicker. We know many people trust our service to be fast and reliable so we spent some time making sure we’re delivering on this.

The New Homepage for Commenters

The new Disqus homepage is completely focused on you, the commenter. From the homepage, you are able to view your and friends’ comments, track replies, and manage everything from a single interface.

Adding and Following Friends

Following people’s comments has been improved. On someone’s profile, click “Follow”. You can view view all of your friends’ comments by toggling the button on the homepage.

Easier

New Admin Interface for Bloggers

Publishers, bloggers, or website owners have a hard job. The new Admin interface makes it much easier to moderate commenters and administer settings. We feel that the new Disqus.com is much more useful; we hope you take a look around and will agree with us.

Comment Blogs

Disqus also has new profiles for commenters. While familiar, the new profiles have one big difference: we’re treating them as comment-blogs. Many people don’t have a blog, but comment regularly all over the place. A comment blog is their place to collect and show off their thoughts. We have big plans for this, including customization.

Welcome

With 30,000 websites signed up, this network of connected, cross-platform discussions has been growing faster than ever. We intend for Disqus to grow alongside the great communities it’s helping bring together.

So, welcome to the new DISQUS.

Jobs

Disqus is hiring. We’re looking for smart developers to help take Disqus and online discussion to the next steps. If you’d like to join a fun, small and growing startup in San Francisco, send us your resume or portfolio to jobs@disqus.com.