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**Created:** [April 25, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/welcomments-pre-rendered-static-html-comments-for-jekyll-websites-with-optional-javascript/5941 "2021-04-25T09:29:08Z")\
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**Author:**  [@roughike](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/roughike)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:29am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/welcomments-pre-rendered-static-html-comments-for-jekyll-websites-with-optional-javascript/5941/1 "2021-04-25T09:29:08Z")
Hi there, everyone!
I’m Iiro and I’ve been working on a [comment system called Welcomments](https://welcomments.io) for a while now. It’s a comment system that specializes in websites built with static site generators such as Jekyll, Hugo, and more.
Welcomments connects to your GitHub repository and commits every incoming comment as a JSON file to your Jekyll site’s \_data/ directory. If you’re using Netlify, every commit to the main branch triggers a new Jekyll build, which then regenerates all the posts and comments as static HTML.
The end result is a blog post that contains comments from your readers as 100% static pre-rendered HTML. There’s a live demo of this on the website.
Some of you might think “hmm, this seems just like Staticman!” - and you wouldn’t be too far off.
Welcomments is essentially like Staticman but as a batteries-included, easy-to-setup service, with extra features. I’ve made the setup super easy with a pretty neat installation wizard, prebuilt CSS, and an optional Javascript snippet for better UX.
Other features include:
- super easy, less than 2 minutes guided setup process
- strong built-in spam prevention
- email notifications for new replies
- full customizability, no JS required (but recommended)
- some cool stuff on the horizon 🙂
It will be a paid service, but right now, as I haven’t implemented payments yet, it’s free. I’ll give early users (this could be you!) a good deal once it’s out of beta.
I’d love it if some of you could give it a try and let me know what you think. 🙂
[https://welcomments.io](https://welcomments.io/)
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**Author:**  [@MichaelCurrin](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/MichaelCurrin)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/welcomments-pre-rendered-static-html-comments-for-jekyll-websites-with-optional-javascript/5941/2 "2021-04-25T18:14:40Z")
Thanks for sharing. Is there some kind of system like on WordPress to have comments go through approval before appearing publically?
Good to see you have spam detection already.
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**Author:**  [@roughike](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/roughike)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/welcomments-pre-rendered-static-html-comments-for-jekyll-websites-with-optional-javascript/5941/3 "2021-04-25T20:05:36Z")
> Is there some kind of system like on WordPress to have comments go through approval before appearing publically?
Funny you should ask that - I just launched the manual moderation feature 5 mins ago 🙂
If enabled, every comment will appear in the “moderation queue” tab in [the Welcomments console](https://console.welcomments.io) and no comment goes public unless you explicitly approve it. Would love to get some feedback from you on it!
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**Author:**  [@dotpotit](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/dotpotit)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/welcomments-pre-rendered-static-html-comments-for-jekyll-websites-with-optional-javascript/5941/4 "2025-06-29T17:30:07Z")
Interesting approach to comments on static sites! Pre-rendered HTML comments can boost speed and SEO. We often work with Jekyll builds at Dotpot IT and will definitely check Welcomments out. Thanks for sharing!
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**Author:**  [@george-gca](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/george-gca)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/welcomments-pre-rendered-static-html-comments-for-jekyll-websites-with-optional-javascript/5941/5 "2025-07-14T14:02:32Z")
Would you mind comparing it with [giscus](https://giscus.app/), so we can better see the pros/cons?