Supported Systems

• IntenseDebate (http://www.intensedebate.com)
• Disqus (http://www.disqus.com)
• JS-Kit (http://js-kit.com/comments/)

Typical Comment System Features

• Comment Threading
• Reply-By-Email
• Importing/Exporting
• Commenter Profiles
• Reputation Points & Comment Voting
• Moderation/Blacklisting
• Widgets
• RSS Readers & Tracking
• Twitter
• FriendFeed
• OpenID
• Gravatar
• HTML Formatting

Screenshots

Installation

You can install RokComments for Joomla! 1.5 in few steps, just go into your Joomla! Administrator panel and:

• Select from the top menu: Extensions -> Install/Uninstall.
• Click on Upload Package File button.
• Select plg_content_rokcomments.zip from your local drive.
• Click Upload & Install button.

RokComments Content plugin is now installed. Repeat this process for the plg_button_rokcomments.zip file if you plan on using the editor button to instantiate your comments. You must now edit the plugin to configure it. See the RokComments Documentation. for more information.

There are three comment systems that the plugin can load from, IntenseDebate, Disqus and JS-Kit. Once you have selected your comment system of choice, there are various options that you can chose from, such as which details show in an article to which categories they load from. Each option and setup will be discussed.

IntenseDebate

To use IntenseDetbate, you need to acquire a site key, follow the instructions below:

• Go to http://www.intensedebate.com
• Sign up with the site or login if already registered
• In the dashboard, select the Site Key link
• There are 3 keys, copy the one prefixed IntenseDebate site acct
  
  
• Login into the Joomla administrator
• Go to Extensions → Plugin Manager → Content - RokComments
• Select Intensedebate from the Comment System dropdown
• Insert your key in the IntenseDebate Account field

Disqus

To use Disqus, you need to create an account with them, follow the instructions below:

• Go to http://disqus.com
• Sign up with the site or login if already registered
• Go to the Profile page, once logged in
• Copy the short name in the top right
  
  
• Login into the Joomla administrator
• Go to Extensions → Plugin Manager → Content - RokComments
• Select Disqus from the Comment System dropdown
• Insert your short name in the Disqus Dsubdomain field

JS-Kit

To use JS-Kit, you need to create an account with them, follow the instructions below:

• Go to http://js-kit.com/comments/
• Sign up with the site or login if already registered
• Select Site | Manage in the left hand menu
• Add your URL to the Add a site to manage form
• Agree to the Terms
• Click Add/Restore
  
  
• Login into the Joomla administrator
• Go to Extensions → Plugin Manager → Content - RokComments
• Select JS-Kit from the Comment System dropdown
• Insert your domain name such as yoursite.com in the JS-Kit Domain field

Configuration

Changelog

This is a changelog for RokComments, inclusive of alpha, beta and release candidate versions.

Legend:

* -> Security Fix
# -> Bug Fix
+ -> Addition
^ -> Change
- -> Removed
! -> Note

----------- 1.0 Release -----------

+ Initial Release
+ Support for IntenseDebate, Disqus, JS-Kit
+ Control via editor button, menu item, and category
+ Support for comment counts on blog view