https://time-friend.com/en/tags/discussions/Recent content in Discussions on Time FriendHugoen-GBWed, 29 Jul 2026 15:15:07 +0800https://time-friend.com/en/archive/blog-architecture-giscus/Tue, 06 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000https://time-friend.com/en/archive/blog-architecture-giscus/<p>A blog needs comments. But I didn&rsquo;t want to set up a database and moderation system just for that. Giscus is the compromise.</p> <p>This blog uses Giscus for comments. It&rsquo;s based on GitHub Discussions. All comments live in the GitHub repo, no database needed, no third-party service.</p> <h1 id="full-flow">Full Flow</h1> <pre tabindex="0"><code>User opens article page ↓ Loads giscus.app/client.js ↓ Giscus script reads data- attributes ↓ Uses mapping=&#34;pathname&#34; to get current URL path ↓ Queries GitHub Discussions API for matching Discussion ↓ Found → renders comment box and existing comments Not found → shows &#34;leave a comment&#34; input ↓ User writes comment → clicks submit ↓ Redirects to GitHub OAuth (first time only) ↓ Comment written to repo&#39;s Discussions via API ↓ Giscus WebSocket listens for changes → real-time updates </code></pre><p>User never leaves the page. Entire flow is seamless.</p>