Mon Feb 03 2020

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Threaded Pagination Comes to FastComments

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.

Sat Feb 01 2020

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How to Allow Anonymous Comments With 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.

Thu Jan 30 2020

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Image Uploads Come to FastComments

A picture is worth a thousand blog posts, right?

Wed Jan 29 2020

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How to Hide Your Comment Feed Under a Link

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.

Tue Jan 28 2020

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How to Prevent Spam in Your Comments

There's no way to completely eliminate spam. But FastComments implements several measures to help.

Mon Jan 27 2020

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What Notifications Does FastComments Send?

Learn about how FastComments might - or hopefully might not - annoy you.

Sun Jan 26 2020

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Migrating From Muut Comments To FastComments

Read this post to see how to fully migrate from Muut to FastComments.

It's simply a matter of removing the small snippet Muut provides and replacing it with our own. You can even run Muut and FastComments on the same site temporarily to test and tweak the look and feel. We can assist with that.

Sat Jan 25 2020

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Migrating From Commento To FastComments

Read this post to see how to fully migrate from Commento to FastComments.

Gotchas

Commento doesn't provide us with complete URLs. What they offer is just the domain name that a comment thread belongs to - like "fastcomments.com/some-page". This means that the FastComments importer has to assume what the protocol is, defaulting to https. If you run the import and do not see your data you may want to ensure that your site is properly secured.

Fri Jan 24 2020

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How to create a comment system like Hackaday.com

In this tutorial, we’ll explore building a comment thread similar to the one on Hackaday.

When you click the link to this post, the overall page styling along with the FastComments Blog will change.

Thu Jan 23 2020

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Migrating From Disqus To FastComments

Read this post to learn how to fully migrate from Disqus to FastComments.

If you're using the Generic Site Integration with Disqus, then it's simply a matter of removing the small snippet they provide and replacing it with our own. You can even run Disqus and FastComments on the same site temporarily to test and adjust the look and feel. We can assist with that.

If you're not using the Generic Site Integration, then the instructions will vary based on your platform - again, reach out to us.