How to Add Comments to an Astro Site...

Astro's "ship zero JavaScript by default" model is a perfect fit for comment widgets — they're the one thing on the page that actually needs to be interactive, and they're the perfect candidate for lazy loading. Here's how to add EchoThread (privacy-first, no ads, under 15 KB gzipped, free during beta) to an Astro site as a reusable component. 1. Get an API key Sign up at echothread.io, add your domain, copy the key. 2. Add the key to .env PUBLIC_ECHOTHREAD_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY The PUBLIC_ prefi