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Thread migration tool

We’ve released new tools for our advanced users that allows for migrating threads to a new domain. Many people have contacted us asking for help redirecting their comments once they’ve moved domains and we hope these tools will make the process easier.

What are threads? Threads are uniquely associated with each page which has Disqus embedded, typically an article or a blog post. For each of those pages, Disqus creates a thread that contains all of the relevant comments. Because a thread is associated to a page’s URL, or web address, they can sometimes become disassociated when the URL changes. If you’ve changed your website’s domain, you can use these new tools to restore these associations.

If you’d like to migrate your threads, you have two choices. The Migration Wizard guides you through 3 steps to move your domains. This is recommended for most people. If you consider yourself a little savvier, you can tell Disqus to crawl your website and look for 301 redirects. If we see those redirects, we’ll follow them to the new URLs and update your threads accordingly.

You can find the thread migration tools on the Tools page.