by Joel James 4.5 (64 reviews)

Disqus Conditional Load

Name: Disqus Conditional Load
Rating: 4.5 (64 reviews)
Author: Joel James

Use Disqus comments with advanced features like lazy load, shortcode, widgets etc. Don't let Disqus to slow your site down.

Disqus Conditional Load ranks #3,947 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #206 of 3,352 in the Communication category, a 4.5/5 rating from 64 reviews, and was last updated Aug 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v11.1.2 Current Version v11.1.2

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 22 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#206 of 3,352 in Communication Top 10% by installs Downloads -8.9% this week Actively maintained

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#3,947

-1 this week

Active Installs

3K+

-22.9%

KW Avg Position

2.2

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Downloads

232.8K

+21 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (64 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 87.8%

3K+ 4K+

299

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

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Overall 90%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 2 days ago

Mar 21, 2023

Disqus Conditional Load [disqus-conditional-load] < 11.1.2

CVE-2023-23732 · Fixed in v11.1.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 11.1.2
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Joel James

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 64
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who use Disqus for comments and want it to load without slowing down their site. It solves the problem of Disqus scripts hurting page load speed by adding lazy loading, shortcode support, and options to disable unnecessary scripts.

Lazy load on scroll or click
Shortcode to load comments
Custom Post Types support
Adjust Disqus container width
Disable count scripts
jQuery-independent, pure JavaScript
Import existing comments
Remove Disqus scripts from post types

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Disqus Conditional Load

Both scroll and click are awesome. Use according to your preference.

Go to Disqus and register

Use the following shortcode in your post/page where you want to show comments. [js-disqus]

Please have a look at the DCL Pro vs Free comparision page on official website.

Yes. GO to DCL settings and enter custom post type name from which you want to remove dsiqus scripts. More documentation More detailed documentation can be found on the DCL documentation section.