https://klikukliku.dev/tags/giscus/Recent content in Giscus on Kliku KlikuHugoenTue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://klikukliku.dev/posts/hugo-comments-giscus/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://klikukliku.dev/posts/hugo-comments-giscus/<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>As part of my review of comment solutions for static blogs, I decided to test <strong>Giscus</strong>. It is an open-source tool that uses GitHub Discussions as its backend.</p> <p>I was intrigued mainly by the promise of high performance and privacy. Below, I present an analysis of this solution, an implementation guide for Hugo, and the conclusions from my performance tests.</p> <h2 id="what-exactly-is-giscus">What exactly is Giscus?</h2> <p>Giscus is a widget that connects your website directly to the GitHub API. When a reader leaves a comment under a post, the system automatically creates a new discussion (or adds a reply) in the connected GitHub repository.</p>