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Re: How to import back into WP

razorshine — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:50:55 -0000

So where are we at - can we expect it this week?

Re: How to import back into WP

WillBrown — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:31:56 -0000

Fair enough.
If implemented, this feature would skyrocket sign-ups from Wordpress users.
Looking forward to the new release.

Re: How to import back into WP

techpriest — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:43:15 -0000

Thanks!

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:47:07 -0000

End of the month.

Re: How to import back into WP

techpriest — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:56:25 -0000

Any progress in this area? can you give a rough time grame when a beta of the import fro Disqus into WP plug-in will be released?

Re: How to import back into WP

razorshine — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:40:11 -0000

glad to see I am not the only one :) hopefully the next release is soon :)

Re: How to import back into WP

eyespi20 — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:02:07 -0000

Daniel -- I'm still ready and eager to test your Wordpress import engine.

Thanks!

Margaret

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:08:07 -0000

Sure. I respect your wariness and we're excited to release the next
version of Disqus that will address this.

Re: How to import back into WP

dajad — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:39:38 -0000

As with everyone else, myself and a few of my fellow blogger friends are also sitting on the sidelines, observing and waiting for a complete and verifyable comment export recovery tool for Wordpress.

Ideally, I'd like the system to simultaneously save comments to my blog and to disqus in real time so that if i ever decided to leave disqus, I just shut off the plugin with my comments already in my blog. I'm fearful that even an export/import tool that might work now might not work with the next version of WordPress, for example. But if we have a tool that is constantly duplicating our comments in both places - a function that I can test now and again, just by turning the plugin on and off - that would give me the greatest amount of confidence to take the disqus plunge.

I won't want to turn disqus off, but I've been burned too many times in the past to risk my data on any third party site.

...Dale

Re: How to import back into WP

techpriest — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:58:52 -0000

Same here, i'm hesitant to use disqus without a recourse, it's uploaded, but the MOMENT, that i have a way to switch back to the wordpress commenting system, i'll use disqus, it's just for peace of mind.

Re: How to import back into WP

eyespi20 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:52:14 -0000

Just a reminder that there are a bunch of us waiting to test your import method. It's reallly REALLY important to us to be able to control and own our own data. Please, try to help us. We WANT to use Disqus, but until you have a way for us to import our comments into Word press, we just can't.

Thanks so much!

Margaret

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:12:07 -0000

We'll keep you posted.

Re: How to import back into WP

razorshine — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:20:43 -0000

happy to test this out as well if you need more people.. I'd remove ID and switch to disqus straight away!!!

Re: How to import back into WP

jakemckee — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:50:21 -0000

Woo hoo!! Excellent news! You guys rock.

Re: How to import back into WP

jyoseph — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:59:52 -0000

Forgive me this might be my lack of ninja developing skills like you guys at disqus.

But wouldn't a general import feature be more beneficial anyway? and then build whatever "enter name of blogging platform" import functionality on top of that?

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:54:04 -0000

You're just about spot on, Jake. The #1 feature we're working on is
exactly this.

The only thing more important at the moment is reliability and
performance.

Re: How to import back into WP

jakemckee — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:41:47 -0000

Spot on - it's about security (in the "peace of mind" sense). I was talking about how cool Disqus was at the Online Community Unconference this week and someone responded as "yeah it might be cool but I don't want to hand over a third party all my data.... which is why Passport failed".

Passport was absolutely a different thing (they wanted ALL your data and they would allow you get it out at all, ever), but the feeling that a "turn my data over" service generates are the same. So really, without having EASY, any-user ways to move data in and out (no XML files don't count), Disqus finds itself competing against years of negative perception from sites like Passport, or stories like Margaret's.

Personally, I don't think the Disqus team should add any new functionality to place Disqus into additional platforms unless they launch an import/export tool alongside it. It's the ONLY way to showcase what you've said before - that you're not trying to own the data.

All that said, I'm waiting (not so) patiently to help beta test the WP importer! :)

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:50:10 -0000

Thanks Margaret. We really appreciate the support over here.

Re: How to import back into WP

eyespi20 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:15:05 -0000

Just a reminder that I am willing to test whatever you have come up with for importing my comments back into my wordpress database.

Thanks!

Just for the record -- I think this is a huge deal for WP users as that's the main reason I stopped using disqus on my blog -- I was just too uncomfortable with *my* data being off site. I had the unfortunate experience with Wordpress.com eating a 3 year old blog of mine for TOS violations -- right or wrong on their part -- I lost 100% of my original writings. So perhaps you can understand my paranoia surrounding allowing a free service to hold and control my data.

Margaret

Re: How to import back into WP

eyespi20 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:15:04 -0000

Re: How to import back into WP

onebigswede — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:41:11 -0000

I would like this functionality as well.. importing disqus comments into wordpress database.

Re: How to import back into WP

jakemckee — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:11:29 -0000

You got it - be careful what you wish for :)

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:13:06 -0000

We do and would be happy to have you test. I'll keep you posted or if
you don't hear from me soon, email me at daniel @ disqus

Re: How to import back into WP

eyespi20 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:05:05 -0000

Well, as soon as you have something even in a beta phase, I'm willing to be a guinea pig.

Margaret

Re: How to import back into WP

danielha — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:22:11 -0000

Yes. But it's not entirely ready for public consumption just yet.