A free Joomla plugin that adds the Tolstoy comments service to articles, keeps a copy of the comments in the site database and synchronises them with the service via API.
Tolstoy Comments integrates the Tolstoy commenting service with Joomla articles. The comment widget appears in articles automatically or via a shortcode, and the comments are also stored in the site's local database so they can be indexed along with the page. A Tolstoy account on a paid plan is required (the first 14 days are free). The plugin itself is free and released under the GPL 2 licence.
Features
- Comments in Joomla articles (com_content).
- Exclude selected categories.
- Turn comments off in a specific article with the
{tolstoycomments-off}shortcode. - Place the widget exactly where needed with the
{tolstoycomments}shortcode. - Set an exact page ID.
- Store comments in the local database.
- Synchronise comments with the Tolstoy service via API, including on a schedule (cron).
- Comment indexing.
Installation and setup
- Sign up for the Tolstoy service and get your widget ID.
- Install the plugin with the standard Joomla extension installer.
- Enable the Tolstoy Comments plugin and enter the widget ID in its settings; to download comments from the service via the API, also enter the API key.
Compatibility and requirements
- Joomla 3 (3.5 or later).
- A Tolstoy account on a paid plan.
