[RFI] Using DISQUS on certain pages

[RFI] Using DISQUS on certain pages

[Jeff Horn]

Hello orgsters,

Suppose I have a project defined (say, "org-blog") that I use to
generate blog posts, and I want to use Disqus to track comments.
Further suppose I don't want to use a templating framework such as
jekyll to transform org into HTML. Does anyone have experience
inserting disqus code into preambles/postambles?

So far, I've defined a few variables in my projects file, but I'd just
like to know if there are any best-practices or tips anyone can share
who has emarked upon a similar quest before.

Better to ask know, when I'm awake, than when I'm tired after
bug-squashing my own amateur, careless programming.

Thanks in advance!
Jeff

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Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics
George Mason University

(704) 271-4797
jhorn@gmu.edu
jrhorn424@gmail.com

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Re: [RFI] Using DISQUS on certain pages

[Juan Reyero]

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
> Suppose I have a project defined (say, "org-blog") that I use to
> generate blog posts, and I want to use Disqus to track comments.
> Further suppose I don't want to use a templating framework such as
> jekyll to transform org into HTML. Does anyone have experience
> inserting disqus code into preambles/postambles?

Yes, and it works great.  If you want to see a working example  take a
look at http://greaterskies.com.  The source code, including the
org-mode setup and headers, footers and jekyll extras, is at
https://github.com/juanre/Greater-Skies.  The blog part (not at all
obvious on the web, just used to enable subscriptions) is done with
org-jekyll, https://github.com/juanre/org-jekyll.

Hope it helps.

jm
---
http://juanreyero.com
ps.  My personal web is also done like that, all org-mode and org-jekyll.

Re: [RFI] Using DISQUS on certain pages

[Jeff Horn]

Juan,

Thanks for sharing! I had run across your personal page before,
probably linked from worg. I think Greater Skies is a very inspiring
project, and must be rewarding to work on.

So, if I've gleaned from the source correctly, you've defined a custom
postamble and put both pieces of code Disqus generates into the
postamble? I wasn't sure whether I should separate them or if it would
matter. Also, I didn't see if you needed to use the #diqus_comments
id, as disqus suggests, in order to get it to work.

Thanks again!
Jeff

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Juan Reyero <joanmg@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Suppose I have a project defined (say, "org-blog") that I use to
>> generate blog posts, and I want to use Disqus to track comments.
>> Further suppose I don't want to use a templating framework such as
>> jekyll to transform org into HTML. Does anyone have experience
>> inserting disqus code into preambles/postambles?
>
> Yes, and it works great.  If you want to see a working example  take a
> look at http://greaterskies.com.  The source code, including the
> org-mode setup and headers, footers and jekyll extras, is at
> https://github.com/juanre/Greater-Skies.  The blog part (not at all
> obvious on the web, just used to enable subscriptions) is done with
> org-jekyll, https://github.com/juanre/org-jekyll.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> jm
> ---
> http://juanreyero.com
> ps.  My personal web is also done like that, all org-mode and org-jekyll.
>



-- 
Jeffrey Horn
Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics
George Mason University

(704) 271-4797
jhorn@gmu.edu
jrhorn424@gmail.com

http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/

Re: [RFI] Using DISQUS on certain pages

[Juan Reyero]

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think Greater Skies is a very inspiring
> project, and must be rewarding to work on.

Thank you very much.  It is indeed very rewarding, but only in the
rare occasions when I find the time to work on it.  Will keep moving,
though.

> So, if I've gleaned from the source correctly, you've defined a custom
> postamble and put both pieces of code Disqus generates into the
> postamble?

I put them on the templates in jekyll's  _layouts.  Then you can
choose which layout to use with an html chunk at the beginning of each
org file, like

---------------- Beginning of file
#+begin_html
#+include: "../../../loc/en.yml"
date:   2008-04-15
layout: page
---
#+end_html

> Also, I didn't see if you needed to use the #diqus_comments
> id, as disqus suggests, in order to get it to work.

I don't know.  I set it up quite a while ago, it might have changed.
But what's there seems to work.

The whole setup is kind of tricky, because I wanted to support a
multilanguage site that wasn't a nightmare to update, but I think the
above covers what you need.

Best,

jm

> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Juan Reyero <joanmg@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Suppose I have a project defined (say, "org-blog") that I use to
>>> generate blog posts, and I want to use Disqus to track comments.
>>> Further suppose I don't want to use a templating framework such as
>>> jekyll to transform org into HTML. Does anyone have experience
>>> inserting disqus code into preambles/postambles?
>>
>> Yes, and it works great.  If you want to see a working example  take a
>> look at http://greaterskies.com.  The source code, including the
>> org-mode setup and headers, footers and jekyll extras, is at
>> https://github.com/juanre/Greater-Skies.  The blog part (not at all
>> obvious on the web, just used to enable subscriptions) is done with
>> org-jekyll, https://github.com/juanre/org-jekyll.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>> jm
>> ---
>> http://juanreyero.com
>> ps.  My personal web is also done like that, all org-mode and org-jekyll.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jeffrey Horn
> Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics
> George Mason University
>
> (704) 271-4797
> jhorn@gmu.edu
> jrhorn424@gmail.com
>
> http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/
>



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