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Practical guides for building real apps with AI, choosing the right tools, and fixing the problems between your first prompt and a working product.
LovableTroubleshootingGuide·10 min read·Published September 29, 2026Lovable App Works in Preview but Not After Publishing? Here Is Why
Preview works, live site does not. It is almost always one of six things: unpublished changes, old cache, missing secrets, login redirects, database rules or a domain mixup.
Read post- LovableTroubleshootingGuide·12 min read·Published August 10, 2026
Lovable Build Errors: How to Fix the Common Ones Without Burning Credits
White screen, failed build, broken preview, endless loop. Work through the errors in this order and use these prompts instead of retrying the same one until your credits are gone.
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LovableHostingTroubleshooting·11 min read·Published August 9, 2026Updated September 29, 2026How to Connect a Custom Domain in Lovable, and Fix DNS Errors Fast
Publish, point your DNS, wait for the certificate. Here is how the connection flow works, plus fixes for the four DNS and SSL errors that hit most first time domain connections.
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LovableDatabaseTroubleshooting·13 min read·Published August 8, 2026Lovable and Supabase: How to Add a Database and Fix the Errors You Will Hit
Tables, row level security, auth and storage in a Lovable app, plus the exact fixes for the permission errors and login loops that stop most first builds.
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LovableAINews·7 min read·Published July 21, 2026Updated September 29, 2026GPT-5.6 in Lovable: What It Means for AI Features in Your App
GPT-5.6 is available for AI features inside apps built with Lovable. Why that is separate from the AI that builds your project, and how to add it to your app sensibly.
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ClaudeAINews·8 min read·Published July 20, 2026Updated September 29, 2026Claude Sonnet 5 for Vibe Coding: What Changed and Why You Should Care
Claude Sonnet 5 brought stronger agentic coding and, since August 2026, permanent $2 and $10 API pricing. The practical read for anyone building with AI coding tools.
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LovableNewsAI·8 min read·Published July 18, 2026Updated September 29, 2026Connect Your Lovable App to ChatGPT and Claude: What Agent Integrations Do
Agent integrations let users connect your Lovable app to a compatible AI assistant through an MCP link. How it works, what to build, and why it is not an automatic traffic channel.
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LovableNewsIndustry·9 min read·Published July 16, 2026Updated September 30, 2026Lovable at $13.3B: What the New Valuation Means for People Who Actually Build
Lovable confirmed a $400 million round at a $13.3 billion valuation. What it means for pricing, the roadmap, and people building real apps today.
Read post- LovableFAQGuide·14 min read·Published June 27, 2026Updated September 29, 2026
Lovable FAQ: The Real Questions People Ask Before They Build
Real questions, real answers. Pricing, credits, the AI model behind Lovable, Plan vs Build mode, exports, ownership, and the workflow that saves you the most credits.
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LovablePricingGuide·11 min read·Published June 26, 2026Updated September 30, 2026Lovable Pricing Explained: Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise
Lovable pricing in plain English. Free vs Pro vs Business vs Enterprise, how credits really work, and how to stretch them so you ship more for less.
Read post- ToolsLists·13 min read·Published June 18, 2026
10 Best Vibe Coding Apps and Tools for 2026
I tried every serious vibe coding app on the market this year. Here are the 10 worth your time in 2026, ranked by how easy it is to actually ship a real app, not just a demo.
Read post - PricingTools·11 min read·Published June 17, 2026
How Much Does Vibe Coding Cost in 2026? Real Pricing Breakdown
Free to start, easy to overspend. Here is what vibe coding actually costs in 2026 across Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, v0, and Replit Agent, plus the hidden costs nobody mentions.
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IdeasPrompts·12 min read·Published June 16, 202615 Vibe Coding Project Ideas You Can Build This Weekend
Stuck on what to build? Here are 15 small, useful, weekend sized app ideas with the exact starter prompts. Copy, paste into Lovable, ship something real by Sunday.
Read post- WorkflowGuides·13 min read·Published June 15, 2026
Vibe Coding Workflow: From Idea to Launched App in 7 Steps
Most vibe coding fails because there is no workflow, just chaos. Here is the 7 step process I use to take a fuzzy idea to a live app users can pay for, end to end.
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LovableComparisons·11 min read·Published June 12, 2026Lovable vs Bolt.new: Which AI App Builder Wins in 2026?
I gave Lovable and Bolt.new the same prompt, the same idea, and the same weekend. Here is what each one shipped, what it cost, and which one I would actually recommend to a non developer in 2026.
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LovableReviews·10 min read·Published June 10, 2026Lovable Review 2026: Honest Take After Building Real Apps
I have built real, paying apps with Lovable for over a year. Here is the unfiltered take: what it nails, where it still struggles, and whether Pro is worth the money in 2026.
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Vibe CodingCase Studies·8 min read·Published June 9, 2026Does vibe coding work? Real apps built with AI in 2026
A year in, the question isn't theoretical anymore. People are shipping real apps, charging money, and serving real users with vibe coding. Here's what's working, what's not, and 8 real examples.
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Vibe CodingOpinion·10 min read·Published June 8, 2026Is vibe coding bad? An honest look at the risks and rewards
Critics call vibe coding lazy, insecure, and a fast track to unmaintainable software. Boosters call it the future of building apps. The truth is more interesting than either side admits.
Read post- ComparisonAI tools·11 min read·Published June 6, 2026
Claude Code vs Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: which AI coding tool should you use in 2026?
Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot are the three most-searched AI coding tools of 2026. They look similar on the surface and behave very differently in practice. Here is the no-fluff breakdown.
Read post - PromptingLovable·9 min read·Published June 5, 2026
The vibe coding prompt library: 30+ copy-paste prompts for Lovable
Skip the blank-prompt panic. A working library of starter prompts, feature prompts, fix prompts, and polish prompts - organized by what you're actually trying to build.
Read post - GuideBeginners·8 min read·Published June 4, 2026
How to start vibe coding in 2026
You don't need to learn JavaScript. You don't need to install anything. You need one good idea, one tool, and about 30 minutes. Here's the full beginner path.
Read post - GuidePrompting·7 min read·Published June 3, 2026
7 vibe coding mistakes beginners make (and how to avoid them)
After watching hundreds of people learn vibe coding, the same patterns of frustration show up. They're all fixable in a sentence or two. Here's the list.
Read post - OpinionFuture·6 min read·Published June 2, 2026
Can vibe coding replace developers?
It's the question every founder, manager, and developer is asking. The truthful answer isn't 'yes' or 'no', it's 'which parts'. Here's what's actually changing and what isn't.
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ComparisonNo-code·7 min read·Published June 1, 2026Vibe coding vs no-code: what's the actual difference?
Both promise you can build apps without learning to code. They get there in completely different ways, and the difference matters more than the marketing suggests.
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DefinitionHistory·5 min read·Published May 31, 2026Why is it called vibe coding?
Andrej Karpathy tweeted it in February 2025. Later that year, Collins made it Word of the Year 2025. Here's how a throwaway phrase became the name of an entire way of building software.
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More posts coming weekly. Got a question you want answered? Check the FAQ.
Practical help for building with AI
Vibe coding lets you describe a product in plain language while an AI tool handles much of the implementation. That makes it easier to start, but a useful app still needs clear decisions about structure, data, design, testing, and publishing. This blog focuses on those decisions and explains what to do when the first prompt is not enough.
Start with the complete Lovable guide if you want a structured path from setup to launch. It brings together the key lessons on prompts, credits, databases, domains, and common publishing problems. For a broader view of the category, the introduction to vibe coding explains what the approach means and where it works best.
The tutorials cover problems that appear in real projects. You can learn how to write a prompt that gives Lovable enough context, connect a database, fix build errors, set up a custom domain, and diagnose an app that works in preview but fails after publishing. Checklists and copy ready prompts make each article useful while you are working, not just something to read once.
Tool comparisons take a similarly practical approach. The vibe coding tools guide looks at Lovable, Cursor, Claude Code, Bolt.new, and other options by the kind of work they suit. Individual comparisons go deeper on workflow, control, learning curve, and cost so you can choose based on the project you want to build.
You will also find prompt libraries, project ideas, product updates, and honest reviews. News posts explain what a model or platform change means for builders instead of simply repeating an announcement. Reviews separate the smooth demo experience from the work required to maintain a real app.
If you already have a specific question, browse the latest articles above or visit the vibe coding FAQ. The FAQ collects direct answers about Lovable, AI coding, security, ownership, pricing, and what beginners should learn first. New articles are added as the tools and the questions around them change.