Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been quietly building and shipping a bunch of updates to nixx.dev — and I'm excited to finally share them.
This release is all about community interaction and keeping things clean, fast, and secure.
💬 Comments Are Live
Users can now comment on blog posts — fully integrated into the existing Next.js + Prisma stack.
Features:
- 🔐 Requires login
- 📝 Supports Markdown
- 🧵 Nested replies for full conversation threads
- 🚫 Word filtering & heading sanitization (no
<h1>, no spammy formatting)
🔔 Notifications
Users now get notified when:
- Someone replies to their comment
- Their comment receives a new response
Also included:
- Email notifications
- API routes for real-time updates (WebSocket support coming later)
🧱 Codebase Improvements
To support these features and prep for more, I also made a few architectural changes:
- Refactored the entire context structure (
auth,admin,notfound) - Introduced
AuthContextfor cleaner, scalable auth-aware components - Improved API logic around user actions and moderation
🧼 Spam & Abuse Protection
Moderation and safety were top of mind:
- ✅ Profanity filtering (customizable word list)
- 🚫 Headings disabled in comment markdown
- 🛡️ Easy moderation toggle for future needs
✅ Final Thoughts
This has been a fun milestone — I’ve always seen nixx.dev as a growing toolset + learning journal. These new features aim to turn the blog into a space where developers can not only learn but contribute.
If you’re building something similar (or just shipping cool features), drop a link — I’d love to see what you’re working on! 👇
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