Ivy Lin
Community & Content Lead
Ivy Lin leads community engagement and content strategy at Nstproxy. She works closely with developers, marketers, and data professionals to create educational resources that simplify complex proxy and data collection concepts. Her writing covers industry trends, best practices, product guides, and real-world applications of proxy technology across different industries.
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9 Best Claude Code Plugins in 2026 (Plus a Bonus Tip)
Claude Code's public plugin catalog lists 200+ options, but real install data shows a much smaller set actually driving adoption. This guide ranks the 9 worth installing by verified install counts and Anthropic's own curation status, plus a bonus tip on filling the one gap the catalog doesn't cover: live web-data access.
Best Browser Automation Tools in 2026: A Buyer's Guide
A practical, sourced comparison of browser automation tools -- Playwright, Selenium, Puppeteer, Cypress, Browserbase, Axiom AI, and Nstproxy Crawl -- plus why they get blocked at scale and what actually fixes it.
Best Claude Code Skills in 2026: How to Choose and Use Them
Compare six practical Claude Code skills and learn how Nstproxy Crawl can supply bounded, structured web context for approved research and documentation workflows.
Your IP Has Been Temporarily Blocked? Causes and How to Fix 2026
Your IP has been temporarily blocked? Diagnose 403 and 429 errors, fix the root cause safely, and prevent repeat blocks with this evidence-first 2026 guide.
How to Use Proxy with Tinder: 2026 Full Guide
Learn how to configure a stable proxy for Tinder Web in 2026, verify IP and location signals, fix common errors, and use the service responsibly.
How to Set Up a Proxy in Google Chrome Browser | 2026
Chrome has no built-in proxy settings — it hands the job to your operating system. Here's the exact Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS setup path, plus command-line flags, SOCKS5, PAC files, and authenticated-proxy handling most guides skip.
How to Use SeleniumBase with Proxies: 2026 Complete Guide
Learn how SeleniumBase handles authenticated HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS5 proxies in Chrome and Firefox, plus UC Mode, rotation limits, and Nstproxy gateway setup.
How to Use Wget with a Proxy? 2026 Guide
A live-verified guide to using wget with a proxy: the four config surfaces (flags, env vars, .wgetrc, system-wide), authenticated proxies, no_proxy exceptions, real retry behavior on refused connections, and why wget has no native SOCKS5 support.
What Are Backconnect Proxies? A Full Guide for 2026
Learn what backconnect proxies are, how gateway rotation and sticky sessions work, key use cases, limits, and how to choose a service in 2026.
