HashOver Comment System:
Demo Page: without borders

Page last updated 28 Jun 2024

On my site I use a comment system which I based on the Hashover comment system by Jacob Barkdull, which I have considerably modified to suit what I want in a comment system, For the details of Jacob Barkdull’s Hashover comment system, see HashOver Comment System.

On my site I wanted a fully responsive setup that works on all devices, and I have set up the CSS to also apply for the comment system. I demonstrate here a basic version of that CSS, for comments without borders. I also have a responsive demo with borders at HashOver responsive CSS demo - with borders. Note that this is only a basic demo page. You can see the Hashover comment system in operation on my main site pages.

Since starting to use it I have considerably modified the system for this site to make it the way that I want it. In the original version, if you used a password, another user could use your exact username and post a comment either with no password or with a different password. I thought that this was unsatisfactory. It now seems that Joseph Barkdull is no longer actively involved in this project. I decided anyway to make several modifications among which is that if a user uses a password, then no-one else can post using that user’s username. It seems to be functioning as required. I have written some JavaScript code to make the text input areas resize automatically, on this page there is a basic version of that code. The CSS for this page includes basic media queries with one breakpoint.

You can see some other information on the Barkdull HashOver system at the git-hub site at Jacob Barkdull HashOver comment system and HashOver is a PHP comment system intended as a replacement for services like Disqus, and also at Integrate HashOver 2.0 comments in Hugo websites.

Note that you can have the same comments show on a number of different pages, for example this page and the other demo page (with borders) link to the same set of comments, which have the primary association to the page HashOver responsive CSS demo - with borders - see the script code at the bottom of this page which enables this feature.

You can download copies of the demo files here: