Netlify Build Plugin of the Week: Sentry
Learn how to automatically run Sentry's full-stack error monitoring test suite with each Netlify deploy.
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Netlify Build Plugin of the Week: Lighthouse
With the Netlify Lighthouse build plugin, you don’t have to make an extra trip to the command line or Lighthouse UI. Netlify will automatically generate a Lighthouse report for every deploy.
Netlify Build Plugin of the Week: Inline Critical CSS
If you’re using the Jamstack for speedy content delivery, inlining critical CSS can make your content render even faster. This community-contributed Netlify Build plugin extracts and inlines your critical above-the-fold CSS, and is built on top of the popular critical package.
Try the new Essential Next.js plugin, now with auto-install!
It's now easier to build Next.js on Netlify than ever before, with auto-installation of our latest and greatest plugin.
Netlify Build Plugin of the Week: Cypress
With a one-click install in Netlify’s UI, the Cypress Netlify Build plugin runs an end-to-end Cypress test with each Netlify build, so you can ship with confidence without sacrificing efficiency.
Netlify Build Plugin of the Week: Gatsby Cache Plugin
This week we feature one of our most popular Netlify Build Plugins: the Gatsby Cache plugin. Netlify Build Plugins add powerful capabilities to every build. You can click to install from a directory of community plugins or create your own.
Post-deploy Events Now Available to Build Plugins
Netlify Build plugins can now run tasks after assets are deployed, opening the door to live performance and acceptance testing and timely connections with other services.
Top 10 Netlify Build Plugins - 2021 Update
With Netlify Build Plugins, developers can hook automations directly into the CI/CD infrastructure. Fail a build if it doesn't meet accessibility standards, audit web performance after the build, or install utilities to work with modern frameworks like Next.js. Here's a look at the Top 10 …
How Algolia Created Its Netlify Build Plugin
Algolia's team developed a custom Netlify build plugin that indexes sites for search after a deploy is successful. This post is a deep dive into their process and includes insights for developers who are curious about rolling their own custom plugins on the Netlify build infrastructure.
Choosing your APIs for Jamstack
So you want to build your web application using third party APIs. Given so many options, how do you choose?
Top 10 Netlify Build Plugins
Netlify recently announced Build Plugins, which allow you to customize your build process with one click from the UI, and we list the top 10 most popular Build Plugins by installs.
Netlify Build Plugins Are Here!
Thanks to Build Plugins we can now optimize, customize, and automate our build process. This post is chock-full of resources to help guide you through making and using Build Plugins.
What's a Netlify Build Plugin Series: Part 3 - Sharing Build Plugins
In part 3 of the `What is a Netlify Build Plugin` we'll go over how to share your lovely build plugins and find other plugins in the community!
What's a Netlify Build Plugin Series: Part 2 - Making Build Plugins
In part 2 of the `What is a Netlify Build Plugin` we'll create a plugin that touches every build events and utilizes some features like inputs, contestants and the build util for error handling.
What's a Netlify Build Plugin Series: Part 1 - Using Build Plugins
Netlify build plugins allow you to customize, automate, and have more control over your build process. In this post, we'll walk through enabling and utilizing build plugins as well as running them locally and disabling them.