Epoch - A native Disqus alternative with a focus on speed and privacy WordPress Plugin
Epoch - 100% realtime chat and commenting in a tiny little package that is fully CDN and cache compatible.
Epoch is a new plugin from the creators of Postmatic. The goal: To provide a realtime commenting/chat experience using fully native comments while being compatible with page caching, cdns, mobile, other comment plugins, and seo best practices. A tall order? For sure. Try it out.
Epoch provides an amazing commenting experience to your users while improving site performance at the same time.
Key Features
- WordPress native comments
- Realtime with minimal server load
- Fully ajax commenting for both sending and receiving comments
- Integrates with any theme while still blending in with your brand
- Front end moderation with realtime updates. It's insanely fast.
Epoch solves three big native commenting problems
ajax commenting
ajax comments
better comments
cache
CDN
Chat
chatting
comment notifications
comment template
comments
discussion
disqus
email commenting
engagement
lightweight commenting
live update
mobile commenting
moderate
performance
postmatic
seo
site speed
wordpress Comments
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Usage of Epoch - A native Disqus alternative with a focus on speed and privacy over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 39 to 12 — down 27 (-69.2%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 12 | -1 |
| June 2024 | 13 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 13 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 13 | -1 |
| March 2024 | 14 | -3 |
| February 2024 | 17 | -4 |
| January 2024 | 21 | -4 |
| December 2023 | 25 | +1 |
| November 2023 | 24 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 24 | -5 |
| September 2023 | 29 | -8 |
| August 2023 | 37 | -1 |
| July 2023 | 38 | -1 |
| June 2023 | 39 | — |
Themes used with Epoch - A native Disqus alternative with a focus on speed and privacy
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Avada-child-theme |
| 3 | Avada |
| 4 | X |
| 5 | Divi |
| 6 | Builder |
| 7 | Madidus-themes |
| 8 | Alfieboe |
| 9 | Pc-azbuka_2 |
| 10 | Foodie |
| 11 | Author |
| 12 | Autodealer-child |
| 13 | Prettysweet-4 |
| 14 | Betheme |
| 15 | Autodealer |
| 16 | Q-desktop |
| 17 | Maskitto-light |
| 18 | Modern-studio-pro |
| 19 | Matt-steele-v7 |
| 20 | Reverie |
Sites running Epoch - A native Disqus alternative with a focus on speed and privacy
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