Disqus comments are disabled by default. There are several steps you must do to enable them on your blog:
If you don't have Disqus account
- First head over to Disqus' website and register
- On the admin page click on the menu button located at the top left corner and then Add new site
- Fill in the blanks then click Finish registration
- On the next page choose Tumblr as your platform
- You'll be given a shortname
- Copy that shortname and paste it into your theme settings under the option Disqus shortname
- That's it!
If you already have Disqus account
- Go to Disqus' website, open your admin page and click on the menu button located at the top left corner
- From the dropdown menu select the website you want to use
- Once selected click on Settings located at the top right corner, then on the next page click on the Install link which will be visible just bellow Settings
- Choose Tumblr as your platform
- You'll be given a shortname
- Copy that shortname and paste it into your theme settings under the option Disqus shortname
- That's it!
To disable Disqus comments, just remove the shortname from your theme settings.