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The Problem When you insert an image into a post using the Ghost platform, it might be displayed as much smaller, depending on your theme. Viewing the full version means either opening the image in a new tab or linking the image to itself so that clicking on it opens it up outside of the context of the page. Either way, someone’s doing manual work, so let’s automate it! The Solution Here’s a snippet of JavaScript code you can insert under “Blog Header” in the “Code injection” section of your Ghost blog, or in a separate file if you’re self-hosting and have access to where the themes are uploaded. ...

The Internet Game Database is a community-driven site that collects and shares information about games and game-related data. Let’s check out the IGDB API!

Penguin Random House is a book publisher, and their API can be used to get data about books, authors and events. Let’s check it out!

The US Census Bureau APIs provide free access to geolocation data, as well as American census data, demographics, housing stats, etc. Let’s check them out!

OpenWeatherMap provides free access to extensive weather data - current conditions, 5-day forecast, uv index, weather alerts, etc. Let’s check out their API!

The ISS Notify API (or is it the Open Notify API?) was written by Nathan Bergey for a Science Hack Day competition, then released to the public. You can use it to find the location of the ISS, or to find when it’ll pass over a location! Check it out.

Trello is a virtual kanban board… or a nice to-do list if you’re going solo. I like it, maybe you will too, and their API makes nearly all areas accessible to devs.

NASA’s API makes their data (such as Mars rover photos) available to anyone who wants to consume it. It’s an unprecedented wealth of knowledge, so let’s dig in!

The NOAA API lets us query weather and climate data from NOAA, an agency that studies and charts conditions in the oceans and atmosphere. Let’s check it out!

The Google Maps API is a series of APIs for multiple platforms, each focused on a small set of tasks. At first it all seems a bit overwhelming, but each of them is pretty easy to use. Let’s check a few out!