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walinejs/waline

💬 A Simple, Safe Comment System observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/walinejs/waline · homepage · JavaScript · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2132
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3105 stars · 626 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Waline is a self-hostable comment system for websites and blogs, consisting of a lightweight JavaScript client and a backend server deployable to Vercel, CloudBase, Railway, and many other platforms. It supports multiple databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, TiDB), full Markdown comments, social login, anti-spam and XSS protection, article reactions, and pageview counting.

Use cases

  • add a comment section to a static site or blog
  • replace Disqus with a self-hosted comment system
  • deploy a free comment backend on Vercel
  • add pageview counters to blog posts
  • let readers react to articles with emojis
  • moderate comments with spam protection and email notifications

When to choose

  • you want a lightweight, privacy-friendly comment system with a real backend
  • you need flexible deployment across many serverless platforms and databases
  • you want Markdown, emoji, math, and HTML support in comments
  • you need anonymous and social login commenting options

When to avoid

  • you need a fully serverless client-only solution without any backend
  • you require deep integration with a specific CMS's native comment tables
  • you want a plugin for an existing platform like WordPress rather than an embeddable widget

Facets

application · maturity active

http-server ui-components auth middleware web-development self-hosted cms self-hosted serverless comment-system disqus-alternative static-site blog markdown anti-spam pageview-counter vercel nodejs web-server

7 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
walinejs/walinemain77

For agents

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