Coral Talk is an open-source commenting platform developed by Vox Media (formerly the Coral Project). Built with TypeScript and Node.js, it’s designed for publishers and communities that need robust moderation tools. Coral powers comments for major news organizations and offers enterprise-grade features for managing high-volume discussions.
- Advanced moderation - Multi-level moderation queues and workflows
- Staff tools - Role-based access for editors, moderators, and admins
- Community management - Ban users, hide comments, and manage reputation
- Toxicity filtering - Integration with perspective API for abuse detection
- SSO integration - Connect with existing user authentication systems
- Real-time updates - Live comment streams without page refresh
- Analytics - Built-in metrics for engagement and moderation
- Customizable UI - Theme and style customization options
- MongoDB + Redis - Scalable backend architecture
- Blog and documentation comments
- Community discussion on static sites
- Self-hosted alternatives to hosted commenting platforms
- Self-hosted commenting platform
- Docker image:
coralproject/talk
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