Ugh … trying again with comments 82

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DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS

My apologies in advance for this, but I’ve had to flip the switch back to basic WordPress comments. That means the Livefyre comments just go poof, unfortunately, and the only ones that remain from the past couple days were those done on the app.

Always trying to let you know everything that’s going on with the site, so here it is:

• I became instantly smitten with Livefyre. That was a mistake. It greatly slowed down the page, it had a separate and confusing login system, and — get this — they asked for $36,000 a year to integrate their platform with our app. So wow, no. See ya.

Again, that’s on me. Failed on due diligence.

• I’m taking this mistake and making the best of it. Because our new plan is to go with the most reliable, fastest, least intrusive platform of all, that being basic WordPress. You’ll have no extra questions asked, no extra login, nothing of the kind. That will be the foundation.

It’s ugly. But that can and will be remedied. In fact, Brisk Mobile, the world-class builder of our app — whom I should have called in the first place — will be handling that and the new commenting integration into the app. It will be one big, happy — and yes, really pretty — platform.

• I don’t have a timetable, but I’m assured it won’t take long. We’ll add in some of the features you liked on Livefyre, too. It won’t just be the bland contraption you’ll see in the short term.

Thank you for your support, and apologies again. I want this site to be the best in the city of its kind, and I got a little too excited too quickly this time.

Now, we’re going to get it right.

I’ll take any questions at all that you might have down in comments.