How to add comments to Transistor.fm
What is Transistor.fm?
Transistor.fm is a podcast hosting platform with customizable website pages. Whether you're building a podcast website, show notes or listener engagement, Transistor.fm handles the heavy lifting of converting your content into clean, performant HTML.
Why add comments to your Transistor.fm site?
Adding comments brings your blog to life by letting readers discuss your posts. Comments show your content resonates with real people. They improve SEO with fresh user-generated content and help you learn what your audience wants.
Chirp Form gives you a simple solution that works perfectly with Transistor.fm's static architecture while respecting visitor privacy with EU hosting and GDPR compliance.
How Chirp Form works with Transistor.fm
Chirp Form uses two elements: <chirp-form> for submitting comments and <chirp-feed> to display them. Chirp Form handles everything behind the scenes. It stores submissions, filters spam and sends email notifications while your Transistor.fm site stays completely static. Submissions are identified through privacy-friendly cryptographic hashing rather than storing IP addresses or personal data directly.
Installation steps
Step 1: Add the Chirp Form script
Add the Chirp Form script to your Transistor.fm layout file. For most sites this goes in Website template in the <head> section:
<head>
<!-- Your existing head content -->
<script defer src="https://embed.chirpform.com/latest/chirpform.umd.js"></script>
</head>
The defer attribute ensures the script loads without blocking your page content.
Step 2: Add to your post layout
Edit your Episode template (Settings → Website → Templates → Episode Template) and add both Chirp elements after your episode content:
<!-- Your existing episode content -->
<!-- Chirp Comments -->
<section class="comments">
<h2>Comments</h2>
<chirp-form form-id="YOUR_FORM_ID"></chirp-form>
<chirp-feed form-id="YOUR_FORM_ID" filter-url="current"></chirp-feed>
</section>
The filter-url="current" ensures comments are unique to each episode. Replace YOUR_FORM_ID with your actual form ID from your Chirp Form dashboard.
Step 3: Configure your form (optional)
You can fully customize your form fields through your Chirp Form dashboard. The form automatically fetches your configuration and renders everything you've set up.
For styling, you can fully customize the appearance using standard CSS. Check the styling documentation for detailed customization options.