Title: Disqus Conditional JS Load
Author: jp2112
Published: <strong>April 19, 2014</strong>
Last modified: August 16, 2014

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Disqus Conditional JS Load

 By [jp2112](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jp2112/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disqus-conditional-js-load.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disqus-conditional-js-load/)

## Description

Disqus is a third-party comment management system. However it loads its javascript
code on every page indiscriminately. This code should only be loaded on pages where
the comments form is actually going to load. Otherwise your site is wasting cycles
including javascript that isn’t going to be used.

This plugin stops the [Disqus plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-comment-system/)
from loading its javascript on pages or posts where comments are closed. If comments
are closed **and there are no existing comments already**, the JavaScript will be
stopped from loading. Note that to avoid breaking the existing functionality, the
JavaScript will still load if comments are closed but there are already some comments
on a page/post.

Based on http://thomasgriffinmedia.com/blog/2012/11/tame-disqus-comments-in-wordpress/

Disclaimer: This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Disqus.

### If you need help with this plugin

If this plugin breaks your site or just flat out does not work, please go to [Compatibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load/#compatibility)
and click “Broken” after verifying your WordPress version and the version of the
plugin you are using.

Then, create a thread in the [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disqus-conditional-js-load)
forum with a description of the issue. Make sure you are using the latest version
of WordPress and the plugin before reporting issues, to be sure that the issue is
with the current version and not with an older version where the issue may have 
already been fixed.

**Please do not use the [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/disqus-conditional-js-load)
section to report issues or request new features.**

## Installation

 1. Upload plugin file through the WordPress interface.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Load a page/post where comments are open and view the HTML source — the JavaScript
    for Disqus should be present. Then load a page/post where comments are closed —
    it should not.

## FAQ

  How do I use the plugin?

Simply install and activate the plugin. It starts working immediately with no configuration
required. Pages and posts with comments disabled (and no existing comments) will
not load the Disqus JavaScript.

  I still see Disqus loading on pages/posts where comments are closed.

Are you caching the page or post in question?

Does the page or post already have comments on it?

Are you using a plugin (such as a caching or optimization plugin) that minifies 
or combines JavaScript?

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Disqus Conditional JS Load” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ jp2112 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jp2112/)

[Translate “Disqus Conditional JS Load” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disqus-conditional-js-load/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disqus-conditional-js-load/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disqus-conditional-js-load/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disqus-conditional-js-load/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.0.4

 * updated .pot file and readme

#### 0.0.3

 * minor code optimizations

#### 0.0.2

 * fix for wp_kses

#### 0.0.1

 * created
 * verified compatibility with WP 3.9

## Meta

 *  Version **0.0.4**
 *  Last updated **12 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.9.40**
 * Tags
 * [conditional](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/conditional/)[Disqus](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disqus/)
   [javascript](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/javascript/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disqus-conditional-js-load/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ jp2112 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jp2112/)

## Support

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