“If I use a custom domain for my tumblr site will the DISQUS commenting system still work or must I re-implement it again?”
August 4 at 6:37 am
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I doesn't matter. I have done it now. My new domain for my tumblelog is http://clipotech.net/ - Svartling
There is no way to remove/add a blog on Disqus without contacting support. You can redo the integration, but I don't think you remove the old one. - cmiper
Ok. So do you mean that I now have to DISQUS systems for my tumblr site? - Svartling
My drupal web-site often has fragmented disqus comments even with a slight URL change. For example.com/my-article Vs. example.com/node/142 will results in two different sets of comments. I imagine you will "lose" your current comments when browsing your blog with the new domain. Dan comfirms (http://twitter.com/danielha/st...) that it's fixed and the path_url is *better* in this upcoming version. ...waiting for - "Czar" DJ Peterman
Let me rephrase myself, my comment was a bit off. You can ADD a new blog, but not DELETE one without contacting them. In your case, your comments will work on the site, but if anyone views the Disqus page for your blog, they links will not get them to the custom domain page, but rather the old page. If the old page was on Tumblr itself Tumblr redirects to the new custom URL, but it's not as clean as it should be. I did what you've done and actually just set up a new blog and asked them to remove the old - cmiper
@cmiper: Yes I understand now. I can see that my old comment points to the old URL, but It doesn't matter because It is forwared to the new domain. But as you said, it could be cleaner though... - Svartling
@Czar DJ Peterman: Thanks for your comment and link. I have my old comments, but they points to the old URL. Forwarded to the new one. - Svartling