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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    A Chrome extension for Substack, a tool with 1,650 weekly active users that now turns articles into carousels, a comic-drawing workshop, nine ChatGPT shortcuts for editing images, and more. (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!03RN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F636b13db-831c-400b-b540-4cab782e1676_1672x941.png"

  2. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Why Your Vibe Coded App Feel Generic? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V9SJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F912f370a-b4b2-42e9-82d7-87be59ca1036_1920x1080.j

  3. Issue · Sep 22, 2026

    How to Build a Substack Dashboard Without Leaving ChatGPT (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    I recently stumbled upon a tool and it immediately sparked my idea of building a Substack dashboard. I forgot where I first heard it, but “building a better Substack dashboard” have become a bit of a buzzword in the Substack community for a while.The tool I found is called Floot. What makes it quite different from other vibe coding tools is that you just chat through ChatGPT or Claude. I use ChatGPT, but Claude is another option. Very interesting.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href

  4. Issue · Sep 19, 2026

    Why You Should Put Up a Paywall From Day One? (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="765" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hUi7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5139b64a-d8b8-455d-9f44-fe5ff321a4fd_1730x909.png"

  5. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    I Analyzed 100 Bestselling Parenting Newsletters and Found One Gap No One Is Writing About (opens the original)

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    Okay, I stumbled upon this idea, and now I’m so keen to explore all 30 categories on the leaderboard: which topics are already oversaturated, and which gaps are still worth pursuing.What I analyzedI reviewed the 100 publications listed on Substack’s parenting Top Bestsellers leaderboard on 16 September 2026. For each one I recorded the publication name and subtitle, then read the public About page and the public subscription page. All observations below come from what these pages state publicly.

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