How to Build a Custom News Headlines Widget for Your Website

Whether you run a blog, a business website, or a personal portfolio, integrating a news widget ensures your visitors stay informed while spending more time exploring your content. This tutorial will guide you through building a custom news headlines widget using JavaScript. You’ll learn how to fetch breaking news from the ViewBits API, style the widget for seamless integration, and ensure it updates in real-time.

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Automate Your Discord Server in Windows using curl and PowerShell

Looking to fill your Discord server with random facts, jokes, quotes, and other content? In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Windows PowerShell and the command-line tool curl to retrieve data from the ViewBits API and send it to your Discord server using a webhook. With just a few lines of code, you can automate the process of sending data from the ViewBits API to your server, adding some fun and additional engagement to your community. Follow along with the step-by-step instructions below to get started. 1. Create Discord Webhook Create a webhook in your Discord server by

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How to Create a ViewBits API Backend for Your Website

If your JavaScript code includes a sensitive API key (a kind of password that lets your code access an external service), that key is visible to anyone who checks the code using developer tools. This means someone could copy your API key and use it themselves, potentially costing you money, violating terms of use, or exposing your account to misuse.

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Understanding CORS: Solutions and Workarounds for Developers

CORS is a browser mechanism that allows servers to specify which domains can access their resources via HTTP requests. This policy is in place to prevent malicious websites from making unauthorized requests to other servers on behalf of a user. By default, browsers block requests from origins (e.g., your app’s domain) that differ from the server’s origin unless the server explicitly allows it by sending an Access-Control-Allow-Origin header. Why does the API endpoint work in a browser but not my app? When you directly access the API endpoint via your browser, it’s a simple GET request made by the browser,

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