Audience
Bloggers and content creators looking for a comment system platform
About IntenseDebate
IntenseDebate is a feature-rich comment system for WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr and many other blogging/CMS platforms. Enable your users to see who they're debating with. Rich profiles and the ability to connect with people make IntenseDebate a very useful widget. IntenseDebate email notifications alert you and your readers of new comments, encouraging return visits and additional comments. You can reply to and moderate comments via email, while threading makes it easy to follow the conversation. Auto-delete comments by keyword, email, and IP addresses, or ban users from posting. Akismet keeps the spam at bay. Assign additional admins to manage the same blog/website. Auto-filter comments by keyword, email, and IP addresses. Let your readers post comments using services like Facebook and Twitter. They can also sign up for an IntenseDebate profile or simply comment without one as a Guest.
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Company Information
Automattic
Founded: 2006
United States
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Platforms Supported
Cloud
Training
Documentation
Support
Online
IntenseDebate Frequently Asked Questions
IntenseDebate Product Features
Community
Content Management
Supported
Content Moderation
Supported
Website Management
Supported
Discussions / Forums
Not Supported
Event Management
Not Supported
Group Management
Not Supported
Ideation / Crowdsourcing
Not Supported
Member Directory
Not Supported
Membership Management
Not Supported
Social Media Management
Not Supported
White Label
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