# Hakanai Connect

> Connect (https://connect.hakanai.io) is a commenting system for static sites and blogs. A single script tag adds a comment thread to any page. Readers comment with just a name, no account required, and the site owner moderates by email in one click.

Key facts:
- Works on any website: one script tag and one div. Setup guides for the main static site generators are listed in the Docs section below.
- The widget weighs a few kilobytes (under 5 kB gzip), has zero dependencies, and renders in a Shadow DOM so it never conflicts with the host page's styles. It lazy-loads when the reader scrolls near it.
- Guest commenting: name required, email optional. No account, no login wall, no social sign-in required to comment.
- Comments support basic Markdown (bold, italic, links, code). Content is sanitized server-side.
- Moderation: approve or reject from the notification email in one click, without logging in, or use the dashboard queue with bulk actions. Three modes per site: moderate everything, moderate new authors only, or auto-publish.
- Built-in anti-spam (honeypot, timing checks, rate limiting, per-site keyword blocklist), with no third-party spam service.
- Privacy: hosted in the EU with no US sub-processors, no visitor tracking, no ads, no cookies set by the widget. Commenter IP addresses are stored only as hashes.
- Migration: Disqus and WordPress XML imports (the WordPress format also covers Hyvor Talk exports), full JSON export at any time. No lock-in.
- Pricing is based on the number of new comments per month, never on page views. Comments are never turned off when a quota is exceeded. Current plans: https://connect.hakanai.io/pricing

## Docs

- [Introduction](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs): What Hakanai Connect is, how it works, and where to start.
- [Installation](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/getting-started/installation): Add the Connect comment widget to any website with one script tag, and understand the attributes that control it.
- [Add comments to a Hugo site](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/integrations/hugo): Add a comment section to your Hugo blog with a partial template, including per-post opt-out and stable page identity.
- [Add comments to an Astro site](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/integrations/astro): Add a comment section to your Astro blog with a reusable component, including View Transitions support.
- [Add comments to a Jekyll site](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/integrations/jekyll): Add a comment section to your Jekyll blog with an include, including per-post opt-out and GitHub Pages compatibility.
- [Add comments to an Eleventy site](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/integrations/eleventy): Add a comment section to your Eleventy (11ty) blog from your post layout, with per-post opt-out and stable page identity.
- [Add comments to a Nuxt site](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/integrations/nuxt): Add a comment section to a Nuxt blog with a small component that survives client-side navigation.
- [Moderation](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/moderation): Choose how comments get published, moderate from your inbox in one click, and handle volume with the dashboard queue.
- [Spam protection](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/spam-protection): How Connect filters spam server-side without CAPTCHAs, third-party services, or making readers prove they are human.
- [Reply notifications](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/reply-notifications): How commenters get notified when someone replies to them, and how unsubscribing works.
- [Styles and theming](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/theming): Make the comment widget match your design with CSS custom properties, including dark mode.
- [Widget language](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/language): Set the language of the comment widget per site, or override it per page.
- [Comment counts](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/comment-counts): Display the number of comments next to each post on your homepage and listing pages.
- [Writing comments](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/features/writing-comments): The Markdown formatting available to commenters, and how comment content is processed.
- [Import from Disqus](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/import-export/import-from-disqus): Migrate your existing Disqus comments to Connect with an XML export, a preview, and an idempotent import.
- [Import from WordPress or Hyvor Talk](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/import-export/import-from-wordpress): Migrate your existing WordPress or Hyvor Talk comments to Connect with a WXR export, a preview, and an idempotent import.
- [Export your data](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/import-export/export): Download every thread and comment of a site as a single JSON file, at any time, on any plan.
- [Plans and quotas](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/account/plans-and-quotas): How Connect billing works: the metric, the quotas, and what happens when you exceed them.
- [Privacy and data](https://connect.hakanai.io/docs/account/privacy): What Connect stores, where, for how long, and what it never collects. GDPR posture included.

## Company

- Connect is part of the Hakanai suite (https://hakanai.io), a toolbox for blogs that also includes Pulse (https://pulse.hakanai.io), a blog analytics product, and Broadcast (https://broadcast.hakanai.io), a newsletter product.
- Pricing page: https://connect.hakanai.io/pricing