{
  "id": 11899569,
  "title": "✨ Meet Swingly — a tiny character that lives on your webpage and swings gently.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/meet-swingly-a-tiny-character-that-lives-on-your-webpage-and-swings",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-04T10:13:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/hem_upadhyay_ad9428dc9ddc/meet-swingly-a-tiny-character-that-lives-on-your-webpage-and-swings-gently-nbe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Swingly is a tiny, playful npm package that adds a bit of personality to your website. This character can take on various forms - a protective evil-eye, a cute charm, a whimsical creature, or simply a character that brings life to your site. Currently, Swingly offers a small selection of characters and an easy-to-follow guide to integrate it into your site. You can find Swingly on GitHub, its website, and npm. The inspiration for Swingly stems from the Page Mascot concept, as seen on https://koboyo.com/page-mascot. However, this project is just the beginning, and the author is open to community contributions. They welcome unique ideas, characters, and interactions to make Swingly even more diverse and engaging. If you have something quirky, cute, or unexpected in mind, feel free to build it, raise a pull request, or contribute to the project. Together, let's add more tiny characters to the web!",
  "summary": "I built Swingly, a tiny, playful npm package that brings a little personality to the corner of your website. 🧿 Maybe it’s your evil-eye protector. 🪄 Maybe it’s a tiny charm. 👾 Maybe it’s a weird little creature you imagined. 🐱 Or maybe it’s simply a character that makes your website feel a little more alive. We’ve started with a small catalog of characters and a simple guide to get Swingly…",
  "key_points": [
    "Swingly is a tiny npm package adding personality to websites.",
    "Offers various characters like evil-eye, charm, or whimsical creatures.",
    "Open to community contributions for unique characters and interactions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}