Add and customize Cusdis with Hugo

Easy to use but hard to customize open-source comment system

 Posted on February 11, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  944 words  |  BarthĂ©lemy PalĂ©ologue

Alright, I was looking for an easy way to add comments to my blog. I found 2 popular solutions: Disqus and Cusdis (the names look interestingly similar!).

Cusdis

Cusdis

Disqus

Disqus

On the one hand we have Disqus, a widely used comment system, but it’s not privacy-friendly and it’s not open-source. Bummer.

On the other hand, we have Cusdis, a privacy-friendly free and open-source comment system that has a lot of potential. Comments do not need an account to be posted, it is lightweight and it’s easy to use with hugo… at least in theory. You can even host it yourself if you want to!

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