No-Follow Enabled On Disqus WordPress Plugin v2.04

As some of you know, we’ve been receiving a good amount of spam from SEO rank climbers over the past couple weeks.

Who are these people and why are they doing this?

The acronym “SEO” in our case refers to “search engine optimizers,” a term adopted by an industry of consultants who carry out optimization projects on behalf of clients, and by employees who perform SEO services to gain a better ranking in search engines.

Unfortunately, we have been dealing with the more malicious users versus the kind legitimate type.

To help decrease this type of spam within our system we’ve added “nofollow” to our WordPress Plugin. This is a minor update but it is very essential. We apologize for the tardiness of this release and assure you that we are constantly working to improve Disqus. We will be having a bigger release in the next couple weeks, so keep your eyes peeled!

Download WordPress Disqus Plugin v2.04
UPDATE: 2.04.3996 was released due to a bug in 2.04.3953.

Giannii
DISQUS
Community Manager
giannii@disqus.com

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Giannii on February 24th 2009 in disqus

  • This will be a great feature for all true users out there..
  • I am using disqus in my blog. I want to disable the nofollow attribute to attract commentators. So I install the plugin dofollow, but it did not work. How can I dofollow my blog that uses disqus commenting system? Thanks.
  • As a legit SEO specialist consultant I think this is a good move. Let it be said that not all SEO workers are looking to farm links by spamming valid and respectable comment boards. The adition of rel="nofollow" on word press comments should indeed help to reduce the amount of mindless spam that populaes so many valid and worthwhile threads. In turn detracting from the relivance of such threads and making people not want to use this service...long live the white hat SEO pro`s, down with black hat.

    Where not all rascals i swear!!!
  • Great post, really help me alot. Thanks.

    Cheers,
    sain-web.com
  • The nofollow will change, because it has been misused and misunderstood by the webmasters, new announcement from google
  • The nofollow will change, because it has been misused and misunderstood by the webmasters, new announcement from google
  • Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.
  • Was a good read. I'll be back for more.
  • Was a good read. I'll be back for more.
  • I absolutely LOVE Disqus. I've been using it for about a month now and it's already caught spam comments for me. I love how it detects it and requests my approval prior to adding it to my blog! Non-spam comments get added automatically. Saves me time and trouble.

    I would like the option of turning off the no-follow attribute as I would like to reward legitimate commenters for leaving their thoughts. Is this an option?
  • I absolutely LOVE Disqus. I've been using it for about a month now and it's already caught spam comments for me. I love how it detects it and requests my approval prior to adding it to my blog! Non-spam comments get added automatically. Saves me time and trouble.

    I would like the option of turning off the no-follow attribute as I would like to reward legitimate commenters for leaving their thoughts. Is this an option?
  • I absolutely LOVE Disqus. I've been using it for about a month now and it's already caught spam comments for me. I love how it detects it and requests my approval prior to adding it to my blog! Non-spam comments get added automatically. Saves me time and trouble.

    I would like the option of turning off the no-follow attribute as I would like to reward legitimate commenters for leaving their thoughts. Is this an option?
  • wallace530
    great post sir..
    thanks for sharing. really helped a lot here.
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  • claytontina1
    this is a nice post i hav to say. i was searching for property to let in central london for quite some time and i accidentally found this amazing website no agents 24 with loads and loads of information about tips for tenants, tips for moving, hips. I really like my new house. i went out for some fresh air today early morning, although i am generally not the morning person type but i have to admit i really enjoyed it.
  • claytontina1
    this is a nice post i hav to say. i was searching for property to let in central london for quite some time and i accidentally found this amazing website no agents 24 with loads and loads of information about tips for tenants, tips for moving, hips. I really like my new house. i went out for some fresh air today early morning, although i am generally not the morning person type but i have to admit i really enjoyed it.
  • claytontina1
    this is a nice post i hav to say. i was searching for property to let in central london for quite some time and i accidentally found this amazing website no agents 24 with loads and loads of information about tips for tenants, tips for moving, hips. I really like my new house. i went out for some fresh air today early morning, although i am generally not the morning person type but i have to admit i really enjoyed it.
  • johnjonatan
    You have really imparted useful tips/ knowledge
    search engine placement
  • Way to go
  • johnjonatan
    You have really imparted useful tips/ knowledge
    search engine placement
  • johnjonatan
    You have really imparted useful tips/ knowledge
    search engine placement
  • johnjonatan
    You have really imparted useful tips/ knowledge
    search engine placement
  • Way to go
  • Way to go
  • roock
    rock
  • roock
    rock
  • I ahve an opinion that if you will do as you are saying then it will be prove that you provide just quality. Hope for the best in near future.
  • I ahve an opinion that if you will do as you are saying then it will be prove that you provide just quality. Hope for the best in near future.
  • I ahve an opinion that if you will do as you are saying then it will be prove that you provide just quality. Hope for the best in near future.
  • yes, you right about this and its help in mentain the real value of page...
  • yes, you right about this and its help in mentain the real value of page...
  • yes, you right about this and its help in mentain the real value of page...
  • reklam
  • Great! You have to start somewhere, even if it's the proverbial finger in the dike.
  • Good thing, this is very helpful to search engine. sorting out the good site and the really informative and helpful site.
  • Good thing, this is very helpful to search engine. sorting out the good site and the really informative and helpful site.
  • Good thing, this is very helpful to search engine. sorting out the good site and the really informative and helpful site.
  • Good thing, this is very helpful to search engine. sorting out the good site and the really informative and helpful site.
  • MarbleHost1
    Thanks for the sharing and thanks for the information
  • MarbleHost1
    Thanks for the sharing and thanks for the information
  • MarbleHost1
    Thanks for the sharing and thanks for the information
  • Go for it.
  • Go for it.
  • Go for it.
  • P
    do it
  • P
    I think this is a good idea.
  • Go for it.
  • P
    do it
  • P
    I think this is a good idea.
  • webloji
    Yeah necessary update
  • webloji
    Yeah necessary update
  • Rosie57
    I hate spam and I thank WordPress for doing it. Can this be done with other blogs?
  • webloji
    Yeah necessary update
  • Rosie57
    I hate spam and I thank WordPress for doing it. Can this be done with other blogs?
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  • This is the story of spammers, instead of allowing for legitimate commenters to be rewarded accordingly. These unscrupulous spam mongering buffoons destroy valid plausible opportunities for many people. For what, this is what I want to know.

    It would seem to combat spam we should penalize those who initiate it. Not with 30 days jail time, or house arrest or whatever. 1st time conviction, $1,000,000.00 or 5 years in jail. 2nt time 5,000,000 and 5 years in jail. Of course there would have to be a baseline acceptable for this degree of penalty, overwhelming evidence, etc. etc. You can't just run around passing out penalties of that magnitude on small offenders, or people who broke the law out of ignorance.

    The point is, until stronger stances are made there will be no fear, no fear of loss, no fear of death, these might be the most common characteristics in criminals. If we cannot instill fear, than creating solutions for the symptoms is our only solution.

    Yes I did use "unscrupulous spam mongering buffoons" , it took on a life of it's own, I considered "unscrupulous spam mongering troglodytes"....haha

  • This is the story of spammers, instead of allowing for legitimate commenters to be rewarded accordingly. These unscrupulous spam mongering buffoons destroy valid plausible opportunities for many people. For what, this is what I want to know.

    It would seem to combat spam we should penalize those who initiate it. Not with 30 days jail time, or house arrest or whatever. 1st time conviction, $1,000,000.00 or 5 years in jail. 2nt time 5,000,000 and 5 years in jail. Of course there would have to be a baseline acceptable for this degree of penalty, overwhelming evidence, etc. etc. You can't just run around passing out penalties of that magnitude on small offenders, or people who broke the law out of ignorance.

    The point is, until stronger stances are made there will be no fear, no fear of loss, no fear of death, these might be the most common characteristics in criminals. If we cannot instill fear, than creating solutions for the symptoms is our only solution.

    Yes I did use "unscrupulous spam mongering buffoons" , it took on a life of it's own, I considered "unscrupulous spam mongering troglodytes"....haha
  • This is the story of spammers, instead of allowing for legitimate commenters to be rewarded accordingly. These unscrupulous spam mongering buffoons destroy valid plausible opportunities for many people. For what, this is what I want to know.

    It would seem to combat spam we should penalize those who initiate it. Not with 30 days jail time, or house arrest or whatever. 1st time conviction, $1,000,000.00 or 5 years in jail. 2nt time 5,000,000 and 5 years in jail. Of course there would have to be a baseline acceptable for this degree of penalty, overwhelming evidence, etc. etc. You can't just run around passing out penalties of that magnitude on small offenders, or people who broke the law out of ignorance.

    The point is, until stronger stances are made there will be no fear, no fear of loss, no fear of death, these might be the most common characteristics in criminals. If we cannot instill fear, than creating solutions for the symptoms is the our solution.

    Yes I did use "unscrupulous spam mongering buffoons" , it took on a life of it's own, I considered "unscrupulous spam mongering troglodytes"....haha
  • I think this is a positive move. I haven't seen a lot of spam come through disqus since installing it but I have been getting spam in wordpress somehow around disqus. I can't figure out how they are doing it or why (since the comments do not show on the site) but I keep getting spam in wordpress db that is not in disqus. I don't know how its getting posted. My only thought is that they are posting it in disqus, its syncing to wordpress, the getting removed by disqus' anti spam measures and somehow left in wordpress. Either that or there is some backway to post a comment to wordpress even when disqus is installed...?
  • I think this is a positive move. I haven't seen a lot of spam come through disqus since installing it but I have been getting spam in wordpress somehow around disqus. I can't figure out how they are doing it or why (since the comments do not show on the site) but I keep getting spam in wordpress db that is not in disqus. I don't know how its getting posted. My only thought is that they are posting it in disqus, its syncing to wordpress, the getting removed by disqus' anti spam measures and somehow left in wordpress. Either that or there is some backway to post a comment to wordpress even when disqus is installed...?
  • I think this is a positive move. I haven't seen a lot of spam come through disqus since installing it but I have been getting spam in wordpress somehow around disqus. I can't figure out how they are doing it or why (since the comments do not show on the site) but I keep getting spam in wordpress db that is not in disqus. I don't know how its getting posted. My only thought is that they are posting it in disqus, its syncing to wordpress, the getting removed by disqus' anti spam measures and somehow left in wordpress. Either that or there is some backway to post a comment to wordpress even when disqus is installed...?
  • Thank you.
  • The "nofollow " only used in google. So to avoid SEO, please use direct link to real link.
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  • 中文用户
    这个东西用中文没有问题吗?
  • 中文用户
    这个东西用中文没有问题吗?
  • Can you make another version for Blogger with options to turn on/off nofollow and target in links? Thank you very much.
  • great! thanks!!
  • great community
  • Can you make another version for Blogger with options to turn on/off nofollow and target in links? Thank you very much.
  • great! thanks!!
  • great community
  • Can you make another version for Blogger with options to turn on/off nofollow and target in links? Thank you very much.
  • great! thanks!!
  • great community
  • My suggestion would be an ability to give the Disqus-enabled site owner the choice to enable and disable "no-follow" via the Settings tab.
  • Actually, it is an effort nonetheless. From what I've read elsewhere, and I see the logic of the argument, bots are farming sites with comments feature. They'll try it at first and check if there is a no-follow, if it is positive, they mark it and skip it next time. If there is no no-follow, then they'll spread the news around.

    That, IMO, will lessen the spammers who are after the no no-follow sites with comments. Addressing the other type of spammers requires another approach. For example, people who were hired to spam, are more challenging to combat than the bot-spammers ;) And these type of spammers are getting more and more ingenious and creative.

    My two cents
  • Thanks for waiting. 3.04.3996 is now available from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/disqus-comm....
  • TheBlackCritic
    No problem. I really like disqus a lot and was just disappointed to see the update mess up the site. I was thinking I could manage a quick fix--since I noticed it forced a disqus hyperlink from beginning of post to the first external hyperlink in the post. But I couldn't find a solution. So I will await the update and fix...and reactivate it then. Thank you. Good to see you are aware of it and on top of it. Great job.
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