Disqus for EPiServer 8 is available.

What’s new

• Disqus comments 1.2.0 add-ons are compatible with EPiServer CMS 8.
• Packages can be installed from Visual Studio. Also add-ons are available in the Add-on Store (Third Party section).

System requirements

EPiServer CMS 8 and later version.

MVC and WebForms sites are supported.

Installing add-ons from Visual Studio

Starting from this version, Disqus for EPiServer packages can be installed from Visual Studio.

Make sure http://nuget.episerver.com/feed/packages.svc/ is added as a NuGet source and episerver.packaging@installationMode is set to Code in web.config. See details in developer guide.

You can find packages by searching for “disqus”.

Add-ons are installed under /modules site directory. Disqus comments configuration UI add-on is deployed under /modules/_protected sub-folder since it is protected add-on and should be accessed only by the authorized users within WebEditors or WebAdmins roles by default.

Upgrading Disqus add-ons to version 1.2.0

First of all, upgrade website to EPiServer 8.

Upgrading add-ons from Visual Studio

1. Make sure installationMode is set to Code: <episerver.packaging installationMode=”Code”>
2. If the installationMode was set to UI you need to run the cmdlet Convert-EPiAddons in the Package Manager Console, it will convert any existing add-ons installed via UI to Visual Studio format.
3. Remove Duk.EPiServer.Disqus.* assemblies in /bin and /modulesbin directories. Remove /modules/Duk.EPiServer.Disqus and /modules/_protected/Duk.EPiServer.Disqus.UI folders.
4. Make sure http://nuget.episerver.com/feed/packages.svc/ is added as a NuGet source in Visual Studio.
5. Install Disqus comments 1.2.0 packages via Visual Studio. Overwrite all existing files in Disqus add-on folders if asked.

Upgrading add-ons from the user interface

1. Make sure installationMode is set to UI: <episerver.packaging installationMode=”UI”>
2. To install add-on packages, the user needs to be a member of the PackagingAdmins user group, and must have access to the EPiServer UI.
3. Navigate to Add-ons in global navigation menu and update Disqus comments add-ons in Updates section.

More information

Please refer documentation on the project page.

Source code is available on GitHub. Feel free to report issues, ask questions and share any feedback.