Cusdis is an open-source, privacy-first comment system designed as a lightweight alternative to Disqus, which you can easily embed in a static blog. In this article, I show the integration using partials and a dispatcher in Hugo, discuss moderation, and check the real overhead on requests and transfer added by the widget.

Complete guide to integrating Giscus comments in Hugo - a lightweight alternative to Disqus powered by GitHub Discussions. Includes setup, multilingual support, and real performance data showing 8x better performance than Disqus.

Complete guide to integrating Disqus comments in Hugo with detailed performance analysis. Learn setup steps, performance impact, and whether Disqus is right for your static site.

A summary of the Hugo performance optimization series. From images through CSS and JavaScript to server configuration. A collection of proven techniques that reduced my site’s transfer by 98% and raised the Lighthouse score to 98/100.

Learn how to add bundling and fingerprinting in Hugo. Cut the number of requests by at least 50%, enable safe caching, and stop dealing with users running outdated code.