Export of comments?

[Flaburgan]

Hello,
I'm just discovering your tool and I find it amazing, thank you for your great work.
I would like to know if there is a way to include comments on posts in the built Hugo website?
Inside the <item> element of my WordPress eXtended RSS file I have the following info:

		<wp:comment>
			<wp:comment_id>8</wp:comment_id>
			<wp:comment_author><![CDATA[NAME]]></wp:comment_author>
			<wp:comment_author_email><![CDATA[EMAIL]]></wp:comment_author_email>
			<wp:comment_author_url></wp:comment_author_url>
			<wp:comment_author_IP><![CDATA[IP]]></wp:comment_author_IP>
			<wp:comment_date><![CDATA[2011-12-18 15:31:13]]></wp:comment_date>
			<wp:comment_date_gmt><![CDATA[2011-12-18 14:31:13]]></wp:comment_date_gmt>
			<wp:comment_content><![CDATA[CONTENT]]></wp:comment_content>
			<wp:comment_approved><![CDATA[1]]></wp:comment_approved>
			<wp:comment_type><![CDATA[]]></wp:comment_type>
			<wp:comment_parent>0</wp:comment_parent>
			<wp:comment_user_id>2</wp:comment_user_id>
		</wp:comment>

But I don't find it back in the hugo generated file. Do I miss an option? Is this not supported yet?

EDIT: I just saw your remark at the very end of the README suggesting to use remark42. However I don't want to actually have a commenting system, I just want the old comments to be displayed, it's fine to not be able to publish new ones. So could this be integrated into your project?

[ashishb]

I just want the old comments to be displayed, it's fine to not be able to publish new ones. So could this be integrated into your project?

@Flaburgan sure this can be done.
It would be adding a new shortcode similar to

wp2hugo/src/wp2hugo/internal/hugogenerator/custom_shortcodes.go

Line 138 in d24c368

return writeShortCode(siteDir, "catlist", _selectedPostsShortCode)

adds website/layouts/shortcodes/catlist.html
Would you like to send a PR?

[Flaburgan]

Hey, I never wrote go code, I think setting the environment and tests is going to be optimal, however I was about to offer a $50 bounty for it, what do you think?

[Flaburgan]

Regarding the behavior, I think a new parameter --include-readonly-comments needs to be added, as people using Remark42 as you are suggesting would not want to have the comments included in Hugo.
Also, how should the comments be included? At the end of the posts/XXX.md? How would Hugo themes recognize them?

[ashishb]

Also, how should the comments be included? At the end of the posts/XXX.md? How would Hugo themes recognize them?

In the Markdown using some Hugo shortcode e.g.

{{< comment authorName="NAME" authorEmail="EMAIL" dateGMT="2011-12-18 14:31:13" content="CONTENT" >}}