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Bubble.io API Connector: How to Connect a Third-Party Service Safely, Step by Step

What the API Connector is, nine steps to connect a service, how to protect keys, handling errors and an integration record template.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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Bubble.io Backend Workflows and Scheduled Tasks: What They Are, When to Use Them and What to Watch For

Page versus backend workflows, when to use backend workflows, common patterns, the privacy rules caution, cost and reliability practices.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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Bubble.io Option Sets vs Data Types: When to Use Each, and Why Option Sets Are Not for Sensitive Data

The differences between option sets and data types, when to use each, the security point, a worked example and common mistakes.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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Secure File Uploads in a Client Portal: Why Protecting the Record Is Not Enough, and How to Test File Privacy

The risks of file uploads, eight protections, a testing checklist, limits and costs, data protection points and common mistakes.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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How to Document a Bubble.io App: A Complete Documentation Template for Data, Workflows, Integrations and Ownership

Why to document an app, the fourteen sections to cover, an eight-part template and how to keep it useful.

Oct 15, 20264 min read

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Runbook for a Small SaaS or Client Portal: Release, Rollback, Incident Response and Common Problems (Template)

What a runbook is, what belongs in it, a template, example entries for common problems and how to keep it alive.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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Developer Handover Checklist: How to Transfer an App, Accounts and Knowledge to a New Developer Safely

Five checklist areas, an illustrative timeline, a handover record template and what to do if the previous developer will not cooperate.

Oct 15, 20264 min read

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How to Write a SaaS Changelog and Release Notes: A Template, Writing Guidelines and Where to Publish

What changelogs and release notes are, what to include, a template, writing guidelines, where to publish and common mistakes.

Oct 15, 20264 min read

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Responsive Design for Business Apps in Bubble.io: Principles, Common Problems and a Mobile Testing Checklist

What responsive means, ten design principles, common problems and fixes, a testing checklist and when a native app is needed.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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Testing and Debugging a Bubble.io App: A Routine for Testing Changes, Finding Problems and a Pre-Release Checklist

The tools for testing and debugging, a ten-step routine for testing a change, a seven-step debugging process, common causes and a pre-release checklist.

Oct 15, 20265 min read

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Hiring an In-House No-Code Developer: When It Makes Sense, Skills, a Job Description Template and Interview Tasks

In-house versus agency versus freelancer, the skills to look for, a job description outline, interview tasks and red flags.

Oct 13, 20265 min read

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Meeting Rhythm for a Small Firm: Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Agendas and a Notes Template

The cadence of meetings a small firm needs, agendas for weekly, monthly and quarterly sessions, one-to-ones and rules that make them work.

Oct 13, 20264 min read

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Bubble.io API Connector: How to Connect a Third-Party Service Safely, Step by Step

Bubble.io Backend Workflows and Scheduled Tasks: What They Are, When to Use Them and What to Watch For

Bubble.io Option Sets vs Data Types: When to Use Each, and Why Option Sets Are Not for Sensitive Data

Secure File Uploads in a Client Portal: Why Protecting the Record Is Not Enough, and How to Test File Privacy

How to Document a Bubble.io App: A Complete Documentation Template for Data, Workflows, Integrations and Ownership

Runbook for a Small SaaS or Client Portal: Release, Rollback, Incident Response and Common Problems (Template)

Developer Handover Checklist: How to Transfer an App, Accounts and Knowledge to a New Developer Safely

How to Write a SaaS Changelog and Release Notes: A Template, Writing Guidelines and Where to Publish

Responsive Design for Business Apps in Bubble.io: Principles, Common Problems and a Mobile Testing Checklist

Testing and Debugging a Bubble.io App: A Routine for Testing Changes, Finding Problems and a Pre-Release Checklist

Hiring an In-House No-Code Developer: When It Makes Sense, Skills, a Job Description Template and Interview Tasks

Meeting Rhythm for a Small Firm: Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Agendas and a Notes Template