Cache Comment List for Disqus

comment_cache_for_seo.php

<?php

/*
* Adds Author Box Extending Qode
*
*/

// Allow HTML in author bio section
function abtw_comment_cache(){
  $cache_key = '_abtw_comment-cache-key';
  $cache = get_post_meta( $post->ID, $cache_key, true );

  // if ( empty( $cache ) || $cache['expires'] < time() ):

          ob_start();
          ?>
          <!-- // A Simplified version of wp-content/plugins/disqus-comment-system/comments.php  -->

          <?php if(is_plugin_active('disqus-comment-system/disqus.php')): ?>

            <?php if (have_comments()): ?>
                    <div id="dsq-content">

                <?php if (get_comment_pages_count() > 1 && get_option('page_comments')): // Are there comments to navigate through? ?>
                        <div class="navigation">
                            <div class="nav-previous">
                                <span class="meta-nav">&larr;</span>&nbsp;
                                <?php previous_comments_link( dsq_i('Older Comments')); ?>
                            </div>
                            <div class="nav-next">
                                <?php next_comments_link(dsq_i('Newer Comments')); ?>
                                &nbsp;<span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>
                            </div>
                        </div> <!-- .navigation -->
                <?php endif; // check for comment navigation ?>

                        <ul id="dsq-comments">
                            <?php
                                /* Loop through and list the comments. Tell wp_list_comments()
                                 * to use dsq_comment() to format the comments.
                                 */
                                wp_list_comments(array('callback' => 'dsq_comment'));
                            ?>
                        </ul>

                <?php if (get_comment_pages_count() > 1 && get_option('page_comments')): // Are there comments to navigate through? ?>
                        <div class="navigation">
                            <div class="nav-previous">
                                <span class="meta-nav">&larr;</span>
                                &nbsp;<?php previous_comments_link( dsq_i('Older Comments') ); ?>
                            </div>
                            <div class="nav-next">
                                <?php next_comments_link( dsq_i('Newer Comments') ); ?>
                                &nbsp;<span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>
                            </div>
                        </div><!-- .navigation -->
                <?php endif; // check for comment navigation ?>

                    </div>

            <?php endif; ?>

          <?php else: // If plugin isn't active ?>

            <ul class="comment-list">
              <?php wp_list_comments(array( 'callback' => 'qode_comment')); ?>
            </ul>
            <div class="comment_pager">
             <p><?php paginate_comments_links(); ?></p>
            </div>

          <?php endif; ?>
          <?php
          $data = ob_get_contents();
          ob_end_clean();
          $encoded_data = base64_encode($data);
          $cache = array(
                  'expires' => time() + 24 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS,
                  'data' => $encoded_data,
          );
          update_post_meta( $post->ID, $cache_key, $cache );
  // endif;


  echo base64_decode($cache['data']); // cached or uncached result

}

NOTE, you need to put this into a function obviously and output the content underneath <?php comments_template('', true); ?> in wp-content/themes/bridge-child/single.php

Ian we might need to seriablize this object before we save it. Not sure this is untested btw.