<p>This plugin adds a new widget which can show statistics for your blog’s/forum’s<br />
Disqus comments: most popular discussions, top commenters, recent comments.</p>
<p>Configurable are:<br />
   * Color Theme<br />
   * Number of items to show<br />
   * Default tab view (most popular discussions, top commenters, recent comments)<br />
   * Whether to show the standard WordPress widget title bar<br />
   * Title of the widget in the title bar</p>


Disqus Widget

Allows the user to display statistics for their blog's/forum's Disqus comments.

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</ul>
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