Grab Meta Tags (Title/Description) from Sites with Node.js

While creating Meta Preview Tool I had to build a way to grab a page’s metadata to improve the site’s experience. When users enter links into sites they expect a preview of the URL. Apps like Discord, iMessage, Messenger all show previews of URLs when they are entered. That’s why in this quick post I …

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Hex Opacity: What is it & hex opacity table

Hex opacity refers to the level of transparency in a color, represented as a hexadecimal value. In web design and development, hex opacity is commonly used in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to specify the degree of transparency for a particular color. The hex opacity value ranges from 00 to FF, with 00 being fully transparent …

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Building a Blog Title Generator with AI

TL;DR I built a blog title generator on my friend Ryan Robinson’s site using OpenAI’s API. It’s incredible to finally see AI reach a usable point to built web products easily. I found OpenAI’s GPT-3 API which allows you to submit a “prompt” and get a response from their AI engine. Of course since I …

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How a Domain Name was Stolen on GoDaddy’s Afternic Platform

This is a story about how the domain SmartWP.com was stolen from me and my friend Ryan Robinson. I’d consider myself pretty savvy with web security and domain name registrar but had no idea what GoDaddy had in store for us. TLDR; Don’t keep any domain of value on GoDaddy, I recommend using Cloudflare as …

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Social Warfare Review: Social Sharing WordPress Plugin

Social Warfare Review: Social Sharing Plugin for WordPress Everyone wants their content shared on social media and WordPress offers a massive selection of social sharing plugins. I stumbled across Social Warfare and Social Warfare pro while trying out social plugins. Here is my review of Social Warfare. What is Social Warfare? Social Warfare offers a simple …

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Elementor Review: The Best WordPress Page Builder in 2020?

Elementor Review: The Best WordPress Page Builder in 2020? Page builders have taken WordPress by storm. There are tons of choices for page builders, Beaver Builder, Divi, Themify, Cornerstone, and loads more. After testing out a lot of the WordPress page builders I have found Elementor to be the best page builder for WordPress. Here is …

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My List of the Best WordPress Plugins for 2020

Let’s face it: finding the best WordPress plugins for your needs can be a challenge.

From design elements to functionality, plugins have become an essential part of creating a WordPress site.

After building hundreds of WordPress sites, I have found the best plugins for most uses in WordPress. I wouldn’t recommend adding all of these to one site but no matter your need I have compiled the best WordPress plugins for most use cases. Additionally I have provided alternatives to each if you have tried a solution and it didn’t work for you.

Here’s my list of the best WordPress plugins in 2020:

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