FastComments is adaptable. It attaches to a standard element on a page, allowing it to work with any web framework.
Read this post to view an example of multiple instances of FastComments on the same page.
Read this post to show how to fully migrate from IntenseDebate to FastComments.
Localization is no small step - and it's arrived at FastComments. The embeddable comment widget is now fully localized in English (en-us), Spanish (es-es), and French (fr-fr).
You'll notice that we haven't slowed down, either. Generally, when most applications add localization support, the bloat starts to set in. In our case, the client-side script has actually decreased in size as we've done some housekeeping and other optimizations at the same time.
If you'd like FastComments translated into your language, or you've spotted a translation issue, let us know.
With FastComments, you can disable image uploads in the comment section of your website for either the entire site or just a specific page.
By default, FastComments keeps your unverified comments for three days.
When a user comments and provides their email, FastComments sends them an email asking them to verify their comment. This helps combat spam and highlights the comments that the authors genuinely want to be displayed.
If you enable Anonymous Commenting, they won't even need to provide their email!
Now you can configure how long to keep these comments - perhaps you don't want to automatically remove them at all! This is all configurable via Moderate Comments -> Edit Moderation Settings.
FastComments now supports pagination without collapsing content! Also, if you want to read a long thread quickly, FastComments has a "Load All Comments" button on long threads (like here).
This means that if you have hundreds of replies on a page, we won't slow down your site by loading them all at once. Once the user scrolls down to your comment section and reads past the 30 comments we load initially, they can click "Show Next 30 Comments" to quickly load the next set and continue reading.
It's also well optimized, as usual. If you're into that kind of thing, read about it on our engineering blog.
This requires no additional setup from you! Existing customers will get this feature. Enjoy FastComments.
By default, FastComments requires an email to comment if you are not logged in. We use this email to automatically create an account for the user and allow them to verify their comment. To enable anonymous commenting, you simply need to create a customization rule. Define the domain, and optionally the page, where you want to allow anonymous commenting.
A picture is worth a thousand blog posts, right?
Don't want to display a comment feed at the end of your pages, but still want to allow users to comment? We've got you covered.
There's no way to completely eliminate spam. But FastComments implements several measures to help.