Replies are great for 1:1 conversations. But if you want your readers talking to each other — building a real community around your writing — you need something more public.
Buttondown's built-in comments appear right at the bottom of your newsletter archives, giving subscribers a place to react, discuss, and connect.
More than a comment box.
- Build community. Give readers a shared space to discuss your writing, not just a reply button that goes to your inbox.
- Stay in the loop. Get notified when new comments come in, and jump into the conversation when you want to.
- Keep it clean. Moderate comments before they go live, or let them flow freely. Your newsletter, your rules.
First-class, not bolted on.
Comments aren't a third-party widget — they're built into Buttondown. That means you can build around them like any other feature: filter and query them through the API, trigger webhooks to pipe comments into Slack or your CRM, or set up automations to send exclusive content to your most engaged readers.