diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 9e3668f..0add926 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # TODO
 - further post clean up
-- post-article share
 - add descriptions and other metadata to generated pages
 - add rss for generated index pages
-- disqus
 - css cleanup
 - remove need for jquery
 - extract SimpleHueman theme
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 5950904..43345d0 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ redcarpet:
 simple_hueman:
   rss_item_limit: 10
 social:
+  disqus_shortname: tdg5
   facebook_app_id: "1190183924340795"
   twitter_username: dannyguinther
 tagline: explore, create, adapt, repeat
diff --git a/_config_dev.yml b/_config_dev.yml
index ddf65ba..b272a73 100644
--- a/_config_dev.yml
+++ b/_config_dev.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ redcarpet:
 simple_hueman:
   rss_item_limit: 10
 social:
+  disqus_shortname: tdg5
   facebook_app_id: "1190183924340795"
   twitter_username: dannyguinther
 tagline: explore, create, adapt, repeat
diff --git a/_data/authors.yml b/_data/authors.yml
index b6417ad..d27d682 100644
--- a/_data/authors.yml
+++ b/_data/authors.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Danny Guinther:
   bio: "Hello! I'm a passionate and motivated engineer in the Boston/Cambridge area seeking challenging opportunities to utilize and extend my engineering and development skills through building new libraries, exploring community code, crafting new applications, and enhancing existing products."
   slug: tdg5
   social:
+    disqus_shortname: tdg5
     github_username: tdg5
     facebook_username: danny.guinther
     linkedin_username: dannyguinther
diff --git a/_includes/widget/disqus.html b/_includes/widget/disqus.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6dc12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_includes/widget/disqus.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% assign author_data = site.data.authors[page.author] %}
+{% if author_data.social.disqus_shortname %}
+  {% assign disqus_shortname = author_data.social.disqus_shortname %}
+{% elsif site.social.disqus_shortname %}
+  {% assign disqus_shortname = site.social.disqus_shortname %}
+{% endif %}
+<div id="disqus_thread"></div>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+  var disqus_shortname = "{{ disqus_shortname }}",
+      disqus_title = "{{ page.title }}",
+      disqus_url = "{{ page.url | pretty_absolute_url }}";
+
+  (function() {
+    var dsq = document.createElement("script"),
+        head = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0];
+    head = head || document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
+    dsq.async = true;
+    dsq.src = "//" + disqus_shortname + ".disqus.com/embed.js";
+    dsq.type = "text/javascript";
+    head.appendChild(dsq);
+  })();
+</script>
+<noscript>
+  Please enable JavaScript to view the
+  <a href="https://disqus.com/?ref_noscript" rel="nofollow">
+    comments powered by Disqus.
+  </a>
+</noscript>
diff --git a/_layouts/post.html b/_layouts/post.html
index 5453010..16b62d5 100644
--- a/_layouts/post.html
+++ b/_layouts/post.html
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ <h1 class="post-title">{{ page.title }}</h1>
       <h4 class="heading"><i class="fa fa-hand-o-right"></i>You may also like...</h4>
       {% assign related_posts = site.related_posts | slice: 0, 3 %}
       {% include widget/related_posts.html %}
+      {% include widget/disqus.html %}
     </div>
   </section>
 </section>
diff --git a/_plugins/filters/url_helper_filter.rb b/_plugins/filters/url_helper_filter.rb
index 7df180d..988118d 100644
--- a/_plugins/filters/url_helper_filter.rb
+++ b/_plugins/filters/url_helper_filter.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def archive_url(*); super; end
     def author_url(*); super; end
     def category_url(*); super; end
     def gravatar_avatar_url(*); super; end
+    def pretty_absolute_url(*); super; end
     def pretty_url(*); super; end
     def pretty_post_slug_url(*); super; end
     def post_image_url(*); super; end
diff --git a/_plugins/util/url_util.rb b/_plugins/util/url_util.rb
index c808902..55cc088 100644
--- a/_plugins/util/url_util.rb
+++ b/_plugins/util/url_util.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ def post_image_url(image_name, page = nil)
       File.join("/assets/images/posts/", page_date, image_name)
     end
 
+    def pretty_absolute_url(url)
+      absolute_url(pretty_url(url))
+    end
 
     def pretty_url(url)
       return url unless UGLY_URL_MATCHER === url