Disqus Comment Email Notification

Disqus Comment Email Notification

This repository now includes .github/workflows/disqus-comment-notify.yml and scripts/disqus_comment_notifier.py.

The workflow runs every 10 minutes, polls Disqus for new approved comments, and sends an email with the post link and comment summary.

If Disqus API returns an error (for example, 403 FORBIDDEN from some runner IP ranges), the script automatically falls back to the public RSS feed https://<shortname>.disqus.com/latest.rss.

Required GitHub Secrets

Add these secrets in: Repository -> Settings -> Secrets and variables -> Actions

• DISQUS_API_KEY
  • Disqus public API key for your application.
• SMTP_USERNAME
  • Naver sender email address (e.g. yourid@naver.com)
• SMTP_PASSWORD
  • SMTP password or app password

Naver SMTP defaults are already set in workflow:

• Server: smtp.naver.com
• Port: 587
• Secure: false (STARTTLS)

First Run Behavior

The first successful workflow run initializes a baseline state and does not send an email. This prevents a bulk notification for old comments.

After baseline setup, only comments that appeared after the previous run are emailed.

Manual Test

1. Go to Actions -> Disqus Comment Notify.
2. Click Run workflow.
3. Confirm the run succeeds.
4. Add a new comment on the blog.
5. Run workflow again (or wait for schedule) and verify email delivery.