The web development scene is awash in shiny toys we can use to make our lives easier as developers, or designers. At any given moment, something.js is trending on the frontpage of Hackernews, or some new javascript widget is getting more traffic than Slashdot and Techcrunch combined.
These plugins are nice and pretty, and we get very excited about them, but this excitement is short lived, and the author of these tools enjoys some great exposure for their efforts, and can crawl the ranks of Github, and Twitter very quickly. This fame can only be sustained if the author ships regularly, and maintains consistency. It is rarely the case that a coder can do this though, as external influences (work/family) can interfere with coding. (Unless you are substack or sindresorhus) If you are going to use these tools, make sure you don't fall victim of 'bells and whistles' syndrome and stuff your site with all these gadgets. Be careful which one you decide to choose, and learn to navigate the seemingly endless choices you have now for widgets and plugins.