β β Do you use GitHub? As the industry-standard platform for code management, it allows you to save snapshots of your code or even automate code deployments to external systems. This week, we quietly rolled out a new GitHub integration, now available to all our paid users! With this feature, you can seamlessly manage code and enhance your workflows directly within our platform. Watch the video to learn how to set up GitHub in Slater. βh/t Jason Roach & Pierre Lovenfosseβ βJoin our Slack if you want to help guide Slater's roadmapβ β β Javascript 101: Using an APIOne of the best things about the web is its ability to connect with other websites. Letβs take some time to explore how that works! I found a free API we can use to get real-time weather updates for our location. With that we can build an interactive weather element that can add a personal touch to your website. Step 1: Get Your Weatherbit API Key
Step 2: Set Up the HTML StructureLet's add a weather element to your footer. In Webflow, add `data-selector="weather"` to a footer element. We'll use it to populate the weather response. Step 3: Write JavaScript to Fetch Weather DataIn Slater, write a JavaScript function to call the Weatherbit API and fetch weather data based on your city.
You can update the html to customize how the temperature is displayed. Want to see the code on a site? Scroll to the bottom of https://boldo.webflow.io. To recap, we have two functions that do the following:
If you add weather to the bottom of your website, let us know on Twitter. β β Your projects, supported by Slaterπ Edgar Allan's own Witt and Felix built wick.io. β π€ the Slater Team β If Slater helps you create better websites, please support the team behind it.
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π, In August, we launched a novel approach to a marketing site with ask.edgarallan.com. Since then, we've been focused on determining whether we built a winner or a loser by refining our data analytics capabilities. So far, the results look promising: check out this update. Alongside ask.ea, weβre also enhancing our data analytics for Slater.app. What does that mean? Over the next several months, weβll be rolling out updates based on your feedback and user data. Stay tunedβweβll share our...
Weβre taking a break from our usual JavaScript content to share some exciting news: Edgar Allan has released a new book, How to Grow & Scale Your Business With Webflow. Created in collaboration with Webflow, this book is a must-read for anyone building a business with Webflow. Filled with insights from 3x Agency of the Year winner Edgar Allan, itβs a playbook for individuals, pro-lancers, and small agencies growing alongside the revolutionary site-building platform. For our Slater users, we...
Slater now has 7389 users. 2060 of you haven't created a file yet. π± These numbers got us thinking β we want to make Slater easier and more helpful to all #nocode developers.Weβd love to hear from you: Did you find it challenging to get started with Slater? Are there specific areas where you could use more guidance? Do you use JavaScript often in your Webflow projects? Or is Slater your first time exploring custom code? What would help you feel more confident writing JavaScript in Slater? Are...