This blog post discusses how to integrate Webmentions into a statically generated website built with Hugo, hosted on Zeit. Static sites lack dynamic features like comments, often relying on third-party solutions. This post explores using Webmentions as a decentralized alternative to services like Disqus. It leverages webmention.io as a hub to handle incoming mentions and pingbacks, validating the source and parsing page content. The integration process involves adding link tags to HTML, incorporating the webmention.io API into the build process, and efficiently mapping mention data to individual files for Hugo templates. Finally, a cron job triggers regular site rebuilds via Zeit's deployment API, ensuring timely updates with new mentions.
I'm excited to introduce "commently," a simple Buzz-based commenting system for blogs and websites. It synchronizes with your Buzz feed, allowing you to easily embed comments. Just replace the placeholders in the provided javascript snippet with your Buzz username and the URL-encoded title of your blog post, and customize the handler function to display the comments on your site. Check out this post for a quick "Getting Started" guide.
I'm developing a complex new version of the AJAX Tagger (2.0) with enhanced features for adding data to journal entries. However, I'm curious if there's still interest in a simpler version like the original AJAX Tagger. Please share your thoughts and comments!
