CrossTalk Comments JavaScript Documentation

This documentation helps you add Comments to your webpage with CrossTalk's JavaScript SDK.


Import the SDK

Add the below script tag to your HTML file. You can add this either in the <head> or <body> section of your HTML file.

<script src="https://unpkg.com/crosstalk-comments-js"></script>

Add the CrossTalk div where you want to display comments

You can add style and class to this div to customise its positioning, margins within your webpage. The inner content won't be affected by your CSS

<div data-crosstalk-comments data-wp="your-webproperty-name" data-page-id="pageID" data-url="URL" data-theme="light" data-reactions="false"></div>

List of params for CrossTalk Comments:

Variable Name Definition Expected Values
data-wp Your unique WebProperty Name. You can create Web Properties from the Dashboard Example: 'crosstalkDemo'. String value expected
data-page-id A PageID that uniquely identifies a page in your WebProperty. If you have a CMS system, an article's slug would be a good PageID.
If you embed CrossTalk in your app, sharing the PageID would make sure the same comments load if the same page is opened on your Website or App
Send either page-id or url. If both are sent, page-id takes precedence.
Example: 'some-Slug-123'. String value expected
data-url If you don't maintain PageIDs, sending the canonical URL works as well. This will dynamically load comments based on the URL of the website.
Send either page-id or url. If both are sent, page-id takes precedence.
`${window.location.origin}${window.location.pathname}`
data-theme Whether to load the widget in Light mode or Dark. If your website supports dynamic themes, pass this variable onto the widget so it blends right in Either light or dark. String value expected
data-reactions Whether to enable image reactions on top of the comments Either true or false. Boolean value expected

Add the below code to your webpage for working CrossTalk Comments:

<script src="https://unpkg.com/crosstalk-comments-js"></script>
<div data-crosstalk-comments data-wp="crosstalkDemo" data-page-id="test" data-theme="light"></div>