You've already seen them, read them and maybe even used them! I'm talking about the comment sections, often in the footer of blog posts. These elements are very often plugins (or javascript extensions).

In this article we explain (1) why you should add comments to your blog, (2) our selection of the best tools, free and paid.

Why set up a commenting system on your blog?

You have a blog on your website? (Wordpress, Webflow or Drupal?) You have two good reasons to set up a comment system on your articles.

Create and interact with your readers, your community

• Engage your readers and increase the time spent on the page if new comments add value.
• Some of the comments may give you ideas about what you should write in your future content. Answering a question asked by a reader, for example?
• By engaging in discussions with people, you build credibility. You show your audience that you are prepared to back up what you say with facts.

Improve your SEO!

Yes, in three ways:

1. Increasing the amount of time people spend on your page (this is an important measure for SEO)
2. Adding more content and keywords if the comments are relevant
3. Comments are a living part of your pages, they allow you to refresh and update your pages and Google loves content that is updated

3 plugins to integrate into your site easily

Whatever your CMS (Wordpress, Wix, Drupal, Webflow) there is either a plugin or a Javascript embed to easily integrate a commenting solution on your blog posts. But which one to use?

1) Disqus

Disqus is probably the most used extension (plugin) on websites worldwide.

Benefits ✅

• Easy to install
• Internationally recognised

Minus ❌

• Advertisements
• Tracking of your website users' data
• Awards

Link to Disqus

2) Commento.io

The solution is lightweight and optimised for your website's performance. It only requires 11kb of javascript code to run. So it won't stifle the performance of your site!

Benefits ✅

• Easy to install
• Google Core Vital compliant
• Awards

Minus ❌

• Few features (no emoji reactions for example)

Link to commento.io

3) Hyvor.talk

The last one of the selection is our favorite! Developed by an Indian company, this solution is currently the one we have implemented on our site. The solution offers many customization options, at a reasonable price. We are really happy with its look and feel. Especially the emojis 😍

Benefits ✅

• Easy to install
• Google Core Vital compliant
• Almost fully customisable in CSS

Minus ❌

• Link in the comments in UGC* (Haven't found a way to put them in nofolow yet?)
• A little blurb on responsive text on small mobile
• No free version

* The UGC (User Generated Content) attribute will allow webmasters to indicate that they do not editorially approve of specific hyperlinks on their site. In addition, the UGC attribute will indicate to Google that the link is within user-generated content, such as a comment or forum post. This is another layer of information provided to Google and an indication that the link is not affiliate marketing.

Link to Hyvor.talk

3. Can the tool be changed on the way?

This is a good question! What if you want to change your review collection tool along the way? Are all the reviews lost?

The answer is no! The tools in our list offer you a way to automatically extract all customer feedback from your website to a location of your choice such as another tool, even if it is a competitor's. (Through an API or Webhook)

For all other Webflow integrations, do not hesitate to contact our no-code agency.