Something strange started happening one day. Website owners using Poptin noticed their lead capture forms stopped working. But only for Safari users! TLDR: Safari users couldn’t submit Poptin forms because of a browser update tied to CORS rules. This caused tons of lost leads and headaches. The fix? A clever workaround using fetch with a […]
Discord has become the go-to platform for voice and video communication for gamers, remote workers, communities, and friends around the world. One of its most appreciated features is Noise Suppression, which filters out background noise to provide clear audio. However, problems arise when users want to disable this feature and find that they can’t. If […]
In the digital era where seamless video streaming is a standard expectation, even minor interruptions in content delivery mechanisms can lead to major issues for users and developers alike. A recent snafu involving CDN77—a popular content delivery network—caused confusion and frustration among developers when video seeking suddenly stopped working. This article dives into how CDN77’s […]
Discord’s latest update has introduced a new feature that is transforming how users interact with their notifications. The newly launched Notifications Tab offers a centralized experience for tracking mentions, messages, and community updates, aiming to simplify the cluttered experience of juggling multiple servers and channels. With millions of users globally, Discord’s UI redesign has been […]
In early 2024, one of the largest and most trusted public CDNs in the web ecosystem, jsDelivr, encountered a significant anomaly that caught the attention of developers worldwide. A few JavaScript files served by jsDelivr were found to be corrupted, leading to functionality issues and unexpected behaviors in various web applications. Upon investigation, it was […]
When deploying a web application that integrates with assets hosted on Amazon S3 and distributed via Amazon CloudFront, developers commonly run into Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) issues—particularly with preflight OPTIONS requests. One particularly frustrating error is the 403 Forbidden response that CloudFront returns when a CORS preflight request to an S3 origin is not properly […]
Uploading videos to YouTube has become as typical as posting a photo to social media, especially for content creators who produce videos using mobile devices. However, even in 2024, the process can be frustrating when things go wrong. One particular incident—a video blocked on upload due to encoding corruption—opened up a deeper exploration into video […]
As a creator on YouTube Shorts, I’ve experienced incredible growth opportunities—and just as many unexpected setbacks. One such surprise was the sudden drop in audience retention on my most successful videos due to what I later discovered was a Shorts loop glitch. My metrics tanked overnight, and I was left scrambling to understand what had […]
In our increasingly globalized digital world, email has become more than just a communication tool—it’s a multilingual bridge connecting millions of people across cultures and borders. But as more companies localize their communications for non-English-speaking users, a critical issue emerged: email clients began misrendering subject lines written in non-ASCII languages like Chinese, Arabic, and Russian. […]
In the fast-paced world of project management and collaborative tools, platform updates can sometimes feel like a double-edged sword. Trello, beloved for its ease of use and visual task organizing, recently underwent a significant back-end update involving account consolidation. As helpful as that change was in the long run, it had some temporary but sudden […]
