The story

Why I built Threadly.

Disqus sucks! When I first built my blog, I used Disqus to power my comment section like every blog around the internet. Then my friend tried to leave a comment. First he had to create a Disqus account. Then he had to disable his ad blocker. Then he was bombarded with ads. Then, finally, he could comment.

It took him over five minutes to do something that should've taken seconds. No one wants to do that!

A comment section is supposed to be the easiest thing on the page. The more that you complicate it, the less engagement you get. A conversation that could've happend never happens.

And that's why I built Threadly. No logins. No ads. Readers just comment. And with AI moderation, you don't have to approve every single comment that comes in to keep spam out.

Under the hood it’s a tiny embeddable widget, an edge API, and a dashboard where the website owner can approve or reject what comes in or simply let AI handle it. Readers never sign in; You stay in control of your own comment section. It's one line to install.

Threadly is still early and shaped by the people who use it. Try it out below. Feedback welcome.