How to activate utteranc.es

[mertbozkir]

What is the snippet to activate utteranc.es comment feature in config.toml file?

[prathamdupare]

I paste the script tag generated on utteranc.es in default.md file. So whenever I create a new blog file comments section gets generated automatically.

[pulkitkrishna00]

I paste the script tag generated on utteranc.es in default.md file. So whenever I create a new blog file comments section gets generated automatically.

Where is the "default.md" file located?

[sramekmichal]

Probably in /archetypes folder.

[sramekmichal]

I was able to activate it like this:

1. Filled a form at https://utteranc.es/
2. Switched my repo to public
3. Installed https://github.com/apps/utterances to my repo
4. Checked, if the issues feature was turned on in my repo
5. Copied script from utterance:

<script src="https://utteranc.es/client.js"
  repo="<user/repo>"
  issue-term="title"
  label="<my-label>"
  theme="preferred-color-scheme"
  crossorigin="anonymous"
  async>
</script>

into /layouts/partials/comments.html inside my root folder.
6) Copied /themes/blist/layouts/_default/single.html into /layouts/_default/single.html inside my root folder.
7) Added:

  <div class="article-container"></div>
  {{- partial "comments.html" . }}
  </div>

at the end of single.html (inside my root folder), just before {{- partial "social.html" . -}}.

[chris-gillatt]

I wrote a blog about how to get this working here https://howinteresting.co.uk/blog/2022-08-28-blog-comments-using-github-and-utterances/

However, Utterances is not maintained, and I'd recommend using Giscus instead which does the same thing. I wrote a blog about that too here: https://howinteresting.co.uk/blog/2022-09-03-blog-comments-using-github-and-giscus/

[sramekmichal]

I was able to activate giscus at the same way as utterances 💯

[apvarun]

I think we can support this as a config in the theme without any html editing

[chris-gillatt]

That'd be great because I have to fork this theme to add Giscus in at the moment. It'd be nice to just have this repo as the upstream.

[apvarun]

Added support: https://github.com/apvarun/blist-hugo-theme/releases/tag/v2.1.0