Native comments are disabled by default. If you want to use them in your publication, you must first enable them in Settings --> Membership --> Access, as shown in the following screenshot:
If the user has access according to the option you have selected, they will see an icon with the number of comments at the top of the post. They can click on it to go to the comments section and participate in the conversation.
Glow is also compatible with third-party solutions, you can use any of the available Ghost integrations, the installation is usually quite simple, below you can see an example of how to add Disqus and Cove comments to your publication. The setup process for other solutions is pretty much the same.
Cove is an alternative comment platform that allows you to embed fully functional comment threads from your subscribed members, allowing you to build a community for your membership audience on Ghost. In other words, Cove lets subscribers of your content log in and comment on your content.
There is an official guide on how to integrate Cove with Ghost, the only difference is step 4 (Add the code to your theme), the difference is that you have to replace all the content of partials/comments.hbs with the following block of code:
hbs
{{#if @site.members_enabled}} <section id="comments" class="gl-comments"> <div class="gl-comments__wrapper js-comments"> <!-- Paste here the provided code snippet --> <h2><span id="cove-count"></span> Comments</h2> <div id="cove"></div> {{#if @member}} <p>Signed in as {{@member.email}} · <a href="javascript:" data-members-signout>Sign out</a></p> {{else}} <p>Become a {{@site.title}} member below to join the conversation. As a member, you will also receive new posts by email (you can unsubscribe at any time).</p> <form data-members-form="signin" id="cove-login"> <input class="cove-input" data-members-email type="email" required="true" placeholder="your@email.com" /> <button type="submit" class="cove-button">Sign in to comment</button> <span class="signin-success" style="display:none">Great! Please check your inbox for a log in link.</span> <span class="signin-error" style="display:none">Something didn't work. Please try again.</span> </form> {{/if}} <script> const Cove = { publication: "YOUR_SITE_ID", contentId: "{{id}}", memberId: "{{@member.uuid}}", memberEmail: "{{@member.email}}" } </script> </div> </section>{{/if}}
Finally save the file, zip the theme folder and upload it again.
Comments
Glow supports both native comments and third-party solutions. This guide describes how to enable both options.
Native Comments
Native comments are disabled by default. If you want to use them in your publication, you must first enable them in
Settings
-->Membership
-->Access
, as shown in the following screenshot:If the user has access according to the option you have selected, they will see an icon with the number of comments at the top of the post. They can click on it to go to the comments section and participate in the conversation.
You can learn more about Comments in the official documentation.
Third-party Comments
Glow is also compatible with third-party solutions, you can use any of the available Ghost integrations, the installation is usually quite simple, below you can see an example of how to add Disqus and Cove comments to your publication. The setup process for other solutions is pretty much the same.
Disqus
Glow integrates perfectly with Disqus, all you have to do is the following:
After creating an account in Disqus, you have to create a new site in the admin of that platform
You must copy the shortname of your brand new site, this can be found in the preferences of your site
Create a backup of the theme file (
glow.zip
)Unzip the theme file
Open the file
partials/comments.hbs
with a code editor and comment out the following lines of code:<!-- Paste here the provided code snippet -->
so that it looks somewhat like the following:Replace
SHORT_NAME
with the shortname you got in step 2Finally save the file, zip the theme folder and upload it again
Cove
Cove is an alternative comment platform that allows you to embed fully functional comment threads from your subscribed members, allowing you to build a community for your membership audience on Ghost. In other words, Cove lets subscribers of your content log in and comment on your content.
There is an official guide on how to integrate Cove with Ghost, the only difference is step 4 (Add the code to your theme), the difference is that you have to replace all the content of
partials/comments.hbs
with the following block of code:Finally save the file, zip the theme folder and upload it again.
For more detailed info please refer to their official documentation.