How Hugo and Oink Integrate Giscus Comments

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hugo produces static HTML. It does not provide a server that accepts comments, a database, or a user system. Adding comments to a Hugo site with Oink therefore means delegating the comment interface to Giscus and storing the data in GitHub Discussions.

When I added comments to the site, I wanted one conversation for everyone—whether they opened the Chinese or English page, on Vercel or GitHub Pages. Here’s how the pieces work together to bring a comment onto a static blog page.

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How Hugo and Oink Integrate Giscus Comments