Idowu Omisola
Technical Writer
Idowu is a professional web scraping developer and a technical writer at ZenRows. He is a key contributor to the Scrapy-ZenRows middleware and has 6+ years of experience simplifying complex technical concepts and solving daily challenges for developers. Idowu is skilled in Python, JavaScript, Golang, and Docker. When he's not writing or coding, he's playing chess or video games.
How to Use a Proxy in PHP (2026)
Learn to use proxies in PHP with cURL to bypass IP bans and geo-restrictions. Set up, authenticate, rotate for effective scraping.
March 27, 2025
· 4 min read
How to Set Up Proxy on Screaming Frog
Learn how to set up a proxy in Screaming Frog to avoid blocks, enhance web scraping, and improve your SEO strategy with ease.
March 25, 2025
· 4 min read
How to Use puppeteer-humanize for Web Scraping
Learn how to use puppeteer-humanize to enhance web scraping with human-like interactions.
May 22, 2025
· 3 min read
Using --disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled to Reduce Detection in Headless Chrome
Learn how to use the --disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled flag in Headless Chrome to reduce detection in Selenium and Playwright automation.
March 11, 2025
· 3 min read
Best Headless Browsers in 2026: Reviewed
Discover the best headless browsers for 2025. Compare features, pros, and cons to find the right tool for web scraping and automation.
March 4, 2025
· 9 min read
A Complete Web Crawling Guide With Apache Nutch
Learn to crawl websites with Apache Nutch, an open-source web crawler. Fetch, parse, and index pages efficiently with this step-by-step guide.
February 25, 2025
· 9 min read
Concurrency in C#: Step-by-Step Tutorial 2026
Master concurrency in C#: Learn to improve performance and handle complex tasks efficiently with threads, tasks, and the Task Parallel Library.
February 27, 2025
· 8 min read
How to Solve BeautifulSoup 403 Error
Overcome BeautifulSoup's 403 Error: Discover 6 effective strategies for successful web scraping, including proxy use and user agent customization.
May 23, 2024
· 6 min read
Web Scraping in Python: Avoid Detection Like a Ninja
Learn how to scrape any website without getting blocked or blacklisted while bypassing antibot solutions and CAPTCHAs.
September 14, 2022
· 15 min read
How to Use a Proxy with Guzzle in 2026
Discover how to set up proxies with Guzzle PHP, including authentication and IP rotation, to bypass IP blocks and access geo-restricted content.
February 21, 2025
· 4 min read
Puppeteer Fingerprinting: Explained & Bypassed
Learn how Puppeteer fingerprinting works, why it triggers anti-bot detection, and how to modify it for stealthy web scraping. Bypass blocks effectively!
February 13, 2025
· 5 min read
7 Best Web Scraping Tips to Avoid Blocks (2026)
Learn the 7 best web scraping tips to avoid blocks! Discover how to bypass CAPTCHAs, use proxies, and optimize your scraper for seamless data extraction.
February 7, 2025
· 6 min read