Isso Configuration

The following configuration keys are available for Disqus comments. Note that all the keys correspond to the data attributes used to configure the Isso client:

DISCUSSION_ISSO_URL

URL where the Isso server resides. Required.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_CSS

Set to False to prevent Isso from automatically appending the stylesheet. Defaults to True.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_LANG

Override useragent’s preferred language with one of the languages available in Isso (two letter code). Defaults to en.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_REPLY_TO_SELF

Set to True when server spam guard is configured with reply-to-self = true.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_REQUIRE_AUTHOR

Set to True when server spam guard is configured with require-author = true.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_REQUIRE_EMAIL

Set to True when server spam guard is configured with require-email = true.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_REPLY_NOTIFICATIONS

Set to True when reply notifications is configured in the server with reply-notifications = true.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_MAX_COMMENTS_TOP

Number of top level comments to show by default. If some comments are not shown, an "X Hidden" link is shown. Set to "inf" to show all or "0" to hide all.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_MAX_COMMENTS_NESTED

Number of nested comments to show by default. If some comments are not shown, an "X Hidden" link is shown. Set to "inf" to show all or "0" to hide all.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_REVEAL_ON_CLICK

Number of comments to reveal upon clicking the "X Hidden" link.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_AVATAR

Set to True to enable avatar generation or False to disable it.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_AVATAR_BG

Set avatar background color. Any valid CSS color will do.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_AVATAR_FG

Set avatar foreground color. Up to 8 colors are possible. The default color scheme is based on this color palette. Multiple colors must be separated by space. If you use less than eight colors and not a multiple of 2, the color distribution is not event.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_GRAVATAR

Set to True to use gravatar images instead of generating svg images. You have to set DISCUSSION_ISSO_AVATAR to False if you want to use this. Otherwise both the gravatar and avatar svg image will show up. This requires setting the gravatar = true configuration in the server.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_VOTE

Set to True to enable voting feature on the client side.

DISCUSSION_ISSO_VOTE_LEVELS

List of vote levels used to customize comment appearance based on score. Provide comma-separated values (e.g. "0,5,10,25,100") or a JSON array (e.g. "[-5,5,15]").

For example, the value "-5,5" will cause each isso-comment to be given one of these 3 classes:

  • isso-vote-level-0 for scores lower than -5

  • isso-vote-level-1 for scores between -5 and 4

  • isso-vote-level-2 for scores of 5 and greater

These classes can then be used to customize the appearance of comments (e.g. put a star on popular comments).

DISCUSSION_ISSO_FEED

Set to True to enable the addition of a link to the feed for the comment thread. The link will only be valid if the appropriate setting, in [rss] section, is also enabled server-side.