Commenting - PW's own or Disqus? SEO Impact?

[Gazley]

Hey everyone,

I wondered whether anyone is using Disqus with PW and how they like it? Any opinions on SEO impact (if any) when using Disqus versus PW's commenting module and its site hosted data.

The Disqus site seems to suggest that it is fully SEO capable.

Any experiences or opinions around these points would be much appreciated!

Cheers!

[arjen]

I would consider budget an issue here. Lots of money: own system with facebook / twitter login or default sign up (or not) to comment. No money: Disqussion ends here.

It also depends on the need, on the targetting audience, on the goals and on the types of users who will visit the website. Personally, I have used it once and it is really easy to set-up, but I always get a strange feeling if the clients content is on another system.

[Gazley]

Hey arjen - thanks for responding. I don't get why it's a budget issue? Could you explain what you mean? Are you just talking more time to develop your own commenting system? Doesn't the PW commenting module help in that regard?

Many thanks

[arjen]

Yeah, but sometimes I'm working for really small clients and integrating disqus is really easy = therefore no time charged. Commenting systems like PW's comments are really great, but sometimes more functionality is needed. Since disqus covers most functionality you can image in a commenting system, my advise would be to use that one. But if you want to be in charge of the data being saved and don't want to rely on a thirdparty other options are more robust and often better. Sometimes it just comes down to the clients budget. Corporate companies are often more focussed on saving own data than a small blog.

[Gazley]

Thanks for clarifying arjen