Plugin-free, bounded replies rendered in the Astro page.
Aug 28, 2026
Simple mode
This page uses discussionCommentsDisplay: "simple".
Astro reads a public Discourse topic and renders its replies in a bounded,
site-native comments frame. The source site needs no DiscussionBridge
connection credential, and the forum does not need the DiscussionBridge
receiver plugin for this mode.
Simple mode deliberately keeps the browser surface small. Readers follow the
topic link when they want to reply, sign in, manage notifications, or use the
full Discourse interface.
The simple list is easy to scan and still links every response back to the full Discourse conversation.
Bridge Demo Builder
It is a useful low-friction starting point when a team wants Discourse moderation and identity without embedding the entire application.
discourseadmin
A deliberately smaller browser boundary
Readers can scan the conversation in the Astro page. They follow the topic link when they want to reply, sign in, manage notifications, or use the complete Discourse interface.
DiscussionBridge
Astro live-refresh proof: this reply was added after the demo deployment. Simple mode displayed it on the next page load without rebuilding the Astro site.
