Automated Disqus Weekly Engagement Reports
Every Monday, WebRun opens Disqus, reads last week's threads across your sites, counts comments and upvotes per article, names the most active commenters, sends the ranked report to your editorial Telegram channel, and emails the full version to your editor from Gmail.
How do I see which articles get the most reader comments?
WebRun opens Disqus every Monday and reads last week's threads across your sites, counting comments and upvotes per article and naming the most active commenters. It sends the ranked report to your editorial Telegram channel and emails the full version to your editor from Gmail.
- The next content plan follows what readers actually discuss
- Comment counts arrive with a week-on-week change
- Held comments are reported separately so totals stay honest
Built for editors · publishers · content strategists · community managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
disqus.com/homein a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Disqus - count comments per thread
disqus.com
WebRun opens Disqus to count comments per thread. - Open Disqus and select each site you publish
- Read the threads with activity in the last seven days
- Count the comments and upvotes on each thread and note the article title behind it
- Identify the commenters who posted most often across the week
- Note how many comments were held in the moderation queue so the numbers stay honest
Done when Every active thread from last week has a comment and vote count.
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Telegram - send the ranked report
telegram.org
WebRun opens Telegram to send the ranked report. - Send the ranked report to your editorial Telegram channel
- List the top ten threads by comment count with their upvotes and article titles
- Name the most active commenters of the week
- Give the week's totals and the change against the previous week
Done when The editorial channel has last week's engagement ranking.
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Gmail - email the editor the detail
gmail.com
WebRun opens Gmail to email the editor the detail. - Draft the full report as an email to your editor from Gmail
- Include every active thread, not just the top ten, with counts and links
- Add a short note on the themes the busiest threads share
- Send it internally to your editorial address only
Done when The editor has the full engagement report in their inbox.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it reply to or moderate any comments?
No. WebRun counts and ranks. It never posts a reply, approves a held comment, deletes anything, or bans a commenter, so moderation stays with your team.
Who receives the email?
Only your internal editorial address, set once at setup. WebRun never emails a commenter or a reader, and the report is not published anywhere public.
Does it count comments still awaiting moderation?
It reports them separately. The headline ranking uses published comments, with the number held in the moderation queue shown alongside so the totals are honest.
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