We have been seeing everywhere, well, at least I have, about a big IntenseDebate and Automattic Merge. I have just been blowing it off because I didn’t know what the heck was, and thought it meant nothing to me. Then I got to thinking, “Well, I have this Wordpress Site…And if OTHER Wordpress users are talking about it, then, well, maybe it holds SOME relevance.” Ok, well, it does. To some extent, I think.
Apparently, the two companies have merged - IntenseDebate has become a part of Automattic. Mmmm, ok…? Looking into what the heck is anyhow, it is an improved comment system for blogs. Automattic has many projects that they are “involved with”: Wordpress.com, Askimet, Wordpress.org, bbPress, WordCamp San Fricisco, and many, many plugins, that you can view HERE.
There are many features that IntenseDebate boasts:
- Comment Threading
- Reply By Email
- Importing Of Comments
- RSS
- Twitter Integration
- Moderation and Blacklisting
- Different Widgets
- Reputation Points And Comment Voting
They also say that there will be tighter integration with some of their projects, Gravatar and Askimet.
It sounds almost like another SezWho, if you ask me, but I, to this DAY, have never gotten that to work and all it does has slowed down any blog I ever try to put it on. Maybe this has some promise.
HERE they state that, even though the two have merged, it is usable “…on Typepad, Tumblr, Blogger, Movable Type, and other platforms with more to come!”. Well, for such a big thing, it doesn’t list Wordpress, either .com OR .org. Or is that a given that I don’t know about?
But since, they have merged, and IntenseDebate makes no mention of Wordpress, but Automattic, on their site, does - is it integrateable with Wordpress since the merge? And what exactly will the merge bring?
It will be interesting to find out - I love plugins, integrations, and the like. If you have some information, and know more than I do, leave a comment and let us know, it would be greatly appreciated.
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