Fri Oct 28 2022

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New Floating Like Widget Released

What's New

At FastComments, while users can subscribe to pages directly in the comment widget by clicking the bell, we haven't had a solution for page-level reactions.

We have now launched this feature, with the first widget being the Floating Likes widget you see in the bottom right of this blog.

You can like the page directly, even if you do not have a FastComments.com account. If you are signed in, the reaction is linked to your account.

SSO

The widget supports SSO for authentication purposes as well.

Documentation

You can find the documentation on docs.fastcomments.com.

Customizable

This widget does not use an iframe and can be styled directly via CSS.

Dark Mode

By default, the widget will switch to a darker theme if the user's browser or OS preferences favor dark mode.

Looking Forward

In the long term, we'd like to add different page-level reactions, and possibly even voting, if we find our customer base is interested in such features.

We look forward to feedback from users and the community to improve this new widget over time.

In Conclusion

We know this feature has been long awaited by some. Like all major releases, we're glad that we could take the time to optimize, test, and properly release this component.

Cheers!