alternative to Squarespace Comments and Disqus?

Site URL: https://www.experiential-psychotherapies.com

Can anyone recommend an alternative commenting plugin to Squarespace comments or Disqus?  Squarespace support told me those were my only two options but I read that because I'm paying for their business plan I can integrate other commenting systems using custom code.  Is this accurate and is there a better option?

A bug in the Squarespace Comments system prevents visitors from subscribing to blog threads on Safari and Chrome!!!   And I'm finding that some people can't subscribe to Disqus because the "verification email" never comes through.  I can't risk people being frustrated by that and leaving my site without commenting.  I find Disqus' whole verification is a pain and I'd like to turn it off since I'm moderating all the comments anyway but Disqus won't let me.  I generally find Disqus not streamlined enough but they give me very few options for control at the $9.99/month level and no support. 

Is there a simpler, better alternative to Disqus?   

Here's an example of one of my discussion forums (currently using Disqus but want to change that)  https://www.experiential-psychotherapies.com/coherence-therapy-discuss/join-coherence-therapy-forum

On 9/26/2020 at 7:20 PM, Niallgeo said:

Site URL: https://www.experiential-psychotherapies.com

Can anyone recommend an alternative commenting plugin to Squarespace comments or Disqus?  Squarespace support told me those were my only two options but I read that because I'm paying for their business plan I can integrate other commenting systems using custom code.  Is this accurate and is there a better option?

A bug in the Squarespace Comments system prevents visitors from subscribing to blog threads on Safari and Chrome!!!   And I'm finding that some people can't subscribe to Disqus because the "verification email" never comes through.  I can't risk people being frustrated by that and leaving my site without commenting.  I find Disqus' whole verification is a pain and I'd like to turn it off since I'm moderating all the comments anyway but Disqus won't let me.  I generally find Disqus not streamlined enough but they give me very few options for control at the $9.99/month level and no support. 

Is there a simpler, better alternative to Disqus?   

Here's an example of one of my discussion forums (currently using Disqus but want to change that)  https://www.experiential-psychotherapies.com/coherence-therapy-discuss/join-coherence-therapy-forum

I'm in a similar situation. I see from your site you settled with Commento. What made you select them?

On 3/2/2021 at 3:42 PM, nathanlmcguire said:

I'm in a similar situation. I see from your site you settled with Commento. What made you select them?

Hi. I helped him install Commento as well as adjust the Commento box style.

If you need any help, let me know. We can take a look

On 3/2/2021 at 12:42 AM, nathanlmcguire said:

I'm in a similar situation. I see from your site you settled with Commento. What made you select them?

Sorry I never saw this till now.  Commento looked clear and simple and I had read reviews that said that when you contacted their customer service you could reach an actual human being easily.  It's been working fine but I've contacted customer services a few times and have never received any response of any kind!  Lame.