Migrate to Logora · from Disqus · updated 7 June 2026
Leave Disqus. Keep the conversation, own the audience.
Moving off Disqus does not mean losing your comments. It means bringing reader accounts back onto your own domain, dropping the ads in the widget, and keeping your reader data in the EU. The technical integration is around 1.5 days, and we run the migration with you.
Why publishers move off Disqus
The reasons newsrooms switch.
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The accounts are not yours
Disqus readers sign in with a Disqus network account. The relationship, and the identity, sit with a third party. When you build community on Disqus, you are growing someone else's audience, not your own.
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Ads in the comment widget
Disqus is owned by Zeta Global, an ad-tech company. The free tier injects advertising directly into the comment area, next to your editorial content, on a surface you do not control.
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Reader data lives at a third party
Comments, profiles and reader behaviour are processed inside the Disqus network. For a European newsroom, that means weaker control over where your reader data sits and who can use it.
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A heavy third-party widget
Disqus loads as an external script, with its own assets and trackers. That weight lands on your article pages and competes with your own performance budget.
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A second login to manage
Readers face a separate Disqus sign-in flow on top of your own account system. Every extra login step costs you participation from the subscribers you already have.
Want the point-by-point breakdown on hosting, ownership, GDPR and pricing? Read the full Logora vs Disqus comparison.
What changes with Logora
Same readers, better foundation.
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First-party accounts, on your domain
Readers register and comment inside your own environment. The account belongs to you, in your database, not to a comment network.
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SSO, or a free built-in login
Bridge Logora to your existing single sign-on so subscribers comment in one click. No SSO yet? The built-in login is included at no extra cost, so no reader has to create a third-party account.
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Hybrid moderation, around 85% automated
AI plus human moderation, trained on European press content. Roughly 85% of toxic content is filtered automatically, so your team reviews what actually needs a human eye.
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Debates and consultations, not just a thread
Beyond comments, readers take positions, vote on arguments, and the strongest contributions surface. The conversation becomes a format your newsroom can drive.
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EU hosting and DSA compliance
Hosted in the EU on OVH in France. Logora acts as your data processor under Article 28 of the GDPR, with DSA-grade moderation journalling. No advertising injected into your reader experience.
See the detailed comparison
Multi-platform moderation
Comments aggregated from your website + social properties
- Websitelogora.com · 1 247 todaylive
- Facebook page@logora · 412 todaylive
- YouTube@logora · 289 todaylive
- Instagram@logora · 178 todaylive
One moderation pipeline, four platforms, same editorial standard.
The migration path
From the Disqus export to live on Logora.
Four steps. Around 1.5 days of technical work on your side, and we are alongside your team for the rest.
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Step 1
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Export your Disqus history
You pull your existing comments and threads out of Disqus through its export. We map accounts, dates, threads and votes so your archive comes across intact.
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Step 2
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Drop in the snippet and bridge SSO
A single JavaScript snippet replaces the Disqus widget on your article template. We connect Logora to your single sign-on, or switch on the free built-in login if you do not have SSO yet.
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Step 3
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Around 1.5 days of technical integration
Typical technical integration is about 1.5 days of work on your side: the snippet, the SSO client, and the template change. The rest is configuration we handle together.
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Step 4
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We run it with you
You are not on your own. We scope the migration, help with the export mapping, and onboard your moderation team. You can keep Disqus running read-only on the archive while Logora handles new conversations.
Migration questions
Leaving Disqus, answered.
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Can we import our existing Disqus history?
Yes. Your comments, threads, accounts, dates and votes are imported through the Disqus export and mapped into Logora, so you do not start from an empty page.
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Will there be downtime during the switch?
No planned downtime. Disqus can stay live, or read-only on your archive, while Logora is deployed in parallel. You flip the snippet on your template when you are ready, not before.
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What happens to our URLs and SEO?
Your article URLs do not change: Logora replaces the widget on the same pages. Comments stay on your domain rather than inside a third-party network, which keeps the conversation tied to your own pages.
More on the platform: comments, AI moderation, SSO and accounts, the comment software, our clients and pricing.
Ready to leave Disqus behind?
Tell us about your current Disqus setup and your reader login. We come back with a migration plan: the export, the snippet, the SSO bridge, and a timeline. The technical integration is around 1.5 days, and we run it with you.