Adding Giscus Comments to Next.js Blog Pages

Why Giscus? Every blog needs a way to hear from readers. I wanted a comment system that was: Free and open source — no vendor lock-in or monthly fees GitHub-native — my readers are mostly developers already on GitHub Zero database — discussions live in a GitHub repo, not a server I manage Theme-aware — it had to match my site's light and dark mode Giscus checks every box. It uses GitHub Discussions as the backend and renders a clean embed on your page. Each URL path gets its own discussion thread automatically. Some other options were: utterances : **The primary inspiration for giscus. It uses **GitHub Issues i nstead of Discussions to store comments. It is extremely lightweight but does not support threaded replies as natively as giscus. Gitalk **: **A modern component also based on GitHub Issues. It features a "distraction-free" mode and support for multiple languages. Vssue: Supports not just GitHub, but also GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitee, and Gitea. andrewdoering.org +4 At the end Giscu