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Life & fun · June 4, 2017

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Embed Hacker News dynamically as comment section

hn : Embed Hacker News comment tree automatically

Embed Hacker News dynamically as comment section launched on June 4, 2017 with 15 votes, #808 of 3,107 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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This tool automatically embeds Hacker News comment threads directly into websites as a dynamic comment section. Instead of linking to discussions elsewhere, site owners can display the full Hacker News conversation on their own pages. The embed loads quickly using the Hacker News Algolia API with minimal performance impact. It's designed for website owners seeking to improve engagement and SEO by featuring community discussions without relying on traditional comment platforms.

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From the sources

Embed Hacker News comment tree automatically on your website. There is always better discussion on HN than in your Disqus comment box. Instead of a link to HN, you can embed it on your page. Boost site ranking and SEO. (GoogleBot executes JavaScript). Alternatively, checkout txtpen for highlights and inline comments. This tool queries from hn.algolia.com/api so the response time is around ~10ms. It won’t slow your page down. <link rel="preload" href="https://txtpen.codes/txtpen-hn-embed.min.js" as="script"> <link href="https://txtpen.codes/txtpen-hn-embed.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> b. Put this after </body> tag <script src="https://txtpen.codes/txtpen-hn-embed.min.js"></script> Add HTML tag…from txtpen.github.io

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