introducing roastidio.us

[Derek Zhou]

Hi bloggers:

I cannot find a good commenting platform for my blogs. Discus! is too invasive for me, social medias are even worse, other platforms either cost money or require too much setup. So, I built one myself. https://roastidio.us is a open commenting platform that have unique features:

 * it is _not_ embedded, so it does not mess with your blog layout. You only need to add a link to this site, no javascript, no html snippet. The platform uses the referer header to figure where the visitor is coming from and file comments accordingly. 

 * it sends emails with full text to the parties involved in discussion. So you will never lose your own comment or other people's replies, even if the website is no longer accessible.

 * no password login, only login via email links or login via 3rd party websites (github, google, microsoft and wordpress)

 * it has built in rules to limit SPAM while protecting fair usage and visitor's privacy. all comments are anonymous by default.

 * with Chinese i18n. (any DIY Chinese writing blogger out there? I very much want to make more friends)

 

The software is still rough on the edge. I use it myself and want to present it to a broader audience. If you have a low traffic blog or static site  and want to add a commenting service, please take a look at https://roastidio.us Sign up is open to anyone and free of charge.  I have a dedicated blog about roastidio.us: https://blog.roastidio.us (built with nikola too), which also serve as an example on how to use it. All feedback welcomed!

Derek Zhou

[Roberto Alsina]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 1:17 PM Derek Zhou <dere...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi bloggers:

I cannot find a good commenting platform for my blogs. Discus! is too invasive for me, social medias are even worse, other platforms either cost money or require too much setup. So, I built one myself. https://roastidio.us is a open commenting platform that have unique features:

 * it is _not_ embedded, so it does not mess with your blog layout. You only need to add a link to this site, no javascript, no html snippet. The platform uses the referer header to figure where the visitor is coming from and file comments accordingly. 

That's interesting, BUT:

Sometimes you want to reach the same discussion from multiple URLs in the blog. Is there a way to override the referer?

 

 * it sends emails with full text to the parties involved in discussion. So you will never lose your own comment or other people's replies, even if the website is no longer accessible.

 * no password login, only login via email links or login via 3rd party websites (github, google, microsoft and wordpress)

 * it has built in rules to limit SPAM while protecting fair usage and visitor's privacy. all comments are anonymous by default.

 * with Chinese i18n. (any DIY Chinese writing blogger out there? I very much want to make more friends)

 

The software is still rough on the edge. I use it myself and want to present it to a broader audience. If you have a low traffic blog or static site  and want to add a commenting service, please take a look at https://roastidio.us Sign up is open to anyone and free of charge.  I have a dedicated blog about roastidio.us: https://blog.roastidio.us (built with nikola too), which also serve as an example on how to use it. All feedback welcomed!

Derek Zhou

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[Derek Zhou]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:35 PM Roberto Alsina <ral...@kde.org> wrote:

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 1:17 PM Derek Zhou <dere...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi bloggers:

I cannot find a good commenting platform for my blogs. Discus! is too invasive for me, social medias are even worse, other platforms either cost money or require too much setup. So, I built one myself. https://roastidio.us is a open commenting platform that have unique features:

 * it is _not_ embedded, so it does not mess with your blog layout. You only need to add a link to this site, no javascript, no html snippet. The platform uses the referer header to figure where the visitor is coming from and file comments accordingly. 

That's interesting, BUT:

Sometimes you want to reach the same discussion from multiple URLs in the blog. Is there a way to override the referer?

Yes, you can pass the url with query string:

https://roastidio.us/roast?url='+encodeURIComponent(designated_url)

It is not as convenient though.