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AI Alt Text for the Fediverse: Chrome extension for generating image alt text on Mastodon

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Coywolf SEO: An essential WordPress plugin for optimizing your site for search

Coywolf SEO: An essential WordPress plugin for optimizing your site for search

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Link Manager: WordPress plugin for efficiently managing, fixing, updating, and removing links

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Custom Blocks: Easily create and use custom blocks in WordPress

Custom Blocks: Easily create and use custom blocks in WordPress

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Panic announces Transmit 6: Here’s everything that’s new

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A plugin to reset the WordPress plugin update cache

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Code Block Enhancer: Syntax highlighter and code copier plugin for native WordPress code blocks

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WordPress 7 breaks Classic theme post edit styles; here’s how to fix it

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1Password clarifies how they’re using AI after users raise concerns

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Cloudflare ruined WARP’s UX

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Google AI search experiences will soon show more links to websites

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You don’t need MCP or Markdown to make sites agentic-friendly

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Coding high performance sites

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Adding author context to RSS

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The app that changed everything

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What would a LinkedIn alternative look like on the open web?

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Fathom Analytics acquires Gauges from ReportGarden

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Mastodon will get end-to-end encryption for private messages thanks to Sovereign Tech Agency

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‘TinyStart’ is the Spotlight Search alternative I’ve always wanted

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I switched from Synology to the UNAS 4 for home file sharing and backups, and have zero regrets

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