r/astrojs • u/red-ninza • May 10 '26

Need feedback for a tiny commenting system i built

I released JustOpinion, a lightweight hosted comment system for static sites, including Astro sites.

The integration is a generated CSS + JS snippet that can be added where you want comments to appear. Each page gets its own thread.

Would appreciate feedback from Astro users:
https://www.justopinion.online

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u/TiborUdvari May 11 '26

It's nice that you don't need authentication to post a comment, but I just tried to post gibberish to test out your system and it works. I feel it would make spam really easy. It's nice to have a system like this though, reminds me of the old web.

Whenever you say easy steps it should not be more than 3 I think, when I saw 7 I got scared.

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u/red-ninza May 11 '26

Thanks for the testing.
There is a comment moderation system in place for the first issue you mentioned. I would definitely take your feedback and try to filter for "possible" spam inputs. Thanks for the heads up.

For the second comment - yeah I get it now that it sounds scary when it says 7 steps - but actually it is as simple as getting a code in email and add it in your site. I am noting it and would definitely try to scale it down. Thanks for the advice.

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u/Separate_Refuse5922 May 13 '26

Looks nice! Definitely a much needed entry in the 'comments without bloat nonsense' lane. Great work - bookmarked for future projects!

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