How to Import Comments to Disqus

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Learn how to import your existing comments over when switching to Disqus. • STEP 1: Export your comments 0:22 • STEP 2: Import your comments to Disqus 1:47 • STEP 3: Verify the imported comments 2:33 • WordPress Plugin users: 0:27 • REFERENCE • Custom XML Import Format https://help.disqus.com/developer/cus... • Importing Exporting https://help.disqus.com/import-export... • Troubleshooting Imports https://help.disqus.com/troubleshooti... • Import Status Page https://import.disqus.com/ • TRANSCRIPT • In this video, I’m going to walk you through the steps to import your existing comments when switching over to Disqus. • To get started, make sure you have access to your site’s comments and the ability to export them. • Here’s my test site that currently uses WordPress for comments and its CMS. • After installing Disqus on the site, let’s import our existing comments over to the new system. • Most comment systems should provide a way to export your comment data. • If you’re on WordPress, you can automatically import comments with the Disqus plugin. • Make sure you install the plugin using the Automatic installation method. • We cover this step in our WordPress installation video which you can find on our channel. • After installing the plugin, head to the Syncing tab, then click “Import Comments” to start the import process. • If you’re not using the Disqus WordPress plugin, you can manually export the comments into an XML file from your WordPress Admin. • To do that, head to the Exports page under the Tools section. • You can choose either the All content or Posts option to export your comments. We recommend the Posts option since it produces a smaller file size. • Make sure the export file is less than 50 MB. If it exceeds this limit, separate them into multiple files across different time periods. • Let’s take a quick look at the comments in our export file. • The file follows the WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR) schema which is the required format for importing to Disqus. • Each comment record should contain data like the user’s display name, email, and the body of the comment. • If you’re exporting comments from another platform or creating your own custom XML import file, check out our knowledge base article for a sample file that contains our supported format. • We’re now ready to import our comments to Disqus. • Starting in your Disqus Admin, Head to Community, then “Import”. • We’re going to upload our comments file to the importer. Make sure the file is not compressed before proceeding. • Depending on the # of comments you have, the import process can take up to 24 hours to complete. • For larger sites, we recommend creating a test site in Disqus to test import. This is helpful for debugging any potential issues that might arise later when migrating to your production site. • If you’d like to check the import status for your site, head over to import.disqus.com • Here, you can find a summary of the import progress including the total number comments that have been imported and any potential errors that may have been found. • • Let’s take a look at our site now. You can see that the comments are now appearing in Disqus. • If you find that some comments weren’t imported, check the import status for more details. • After fixing any potential errors in your import file, upload the file again. The import system skips comments that have already been imported and only imports new ones. • I hope you found this tutorial helpful. For more information, check out the Knowledge Base articles here: • https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1... • https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1... • https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1... • https://help.disqus.com/en/articles/1...

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