gitalk/gitalk
Gitalk is a modern comment component based on Github Issue and Preact. observed · 2026-10-15
Health v2 · maintenance only
70/100
- Activity 83
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3385
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 107
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7160 stars · 615 forks observed · 2026-10-15
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Gitalk is a comment widget for websites that stores comments as GitHub Issues and renders them using Preact. It is serverless, authenticating users via GitHub OAuth and works on static sites via a script tag or React component.
Use cases
- add comments to a static blog without a backend
- use GitHub Issues as a comment storage backend
- embed a comment section in a React site
- let readers comment with their GitHub accounts
- add comments to docs or a Jekyll/Hexo site
When to choose
- your audience is developers who already have GitHub accounts
- you want a serverless comment system for a static site
- you want comment data you fully control in a GitHub repo
When to avoid
- your readers are non-technical and unlikely to have GitHub accounts
- you need anonymous commenting or moderation tools
- you worry about GitHub API rate limits on high-traffic pages
Facets
plugin · maturity stable
ui-components auth plugin-system web-development frontend cms developer-tools browser comments github-issues preact serverless static-site blog-comments javascript nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gitalk/gitalk · fetched 2026-10-15 · c1194c91ab88
- homepage: https://gitalk.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · ca776f941b56
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gitalk/gitalk | main | 70 |
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