Adding a comment system¶
Material for MkDocs is natively integrated with Disqus, a comment system that provides a wide range of features like social integrations, user profiles, as well as spam and moderation tools. Of course, other comment systems can be integrated, too.
Configuration¶
Disqus¶
Source · Default: none
First, ensure you've set site_url in mkdocs.yml. Then, to integrate
Material for MkDocs with Disqus, create an account and a site giving you a
shortname, and add it to mkdocs.yml:
extra:
disqus: <shortname>
This will insert a comment system on every page, except the index page.
Metadata¶
The Metadata extension, which is part of the standard Markdown library,
adds the ability to add front matter to a document and can be enabled via
mkdocs.yml:
markdown_extensions:
- meta
Front matter is written as a series of key-value pairs at the beginning of the Markdown document, delimited by a blank line which ends the YAML context.
Customization¶
Selective integration¶
Source · Metadata · Difficulty: easy
If the Metadata extension is enabled, you can disable or enable Disqus for specific pages by adding the following to the front matter of a page:
---
disqus: <shortname>
---
...
---
disqus: ""
---
...
Other comment systems¶
Source · Difficulty: easy
In order to integrate another JavaScript-based comment system provider, you can
extend the theme and override the disqus block:
{% block disqus %}
<!-- Add custom comment system integration here -->
{% endblock %}