What’s the best way to handle web scraping in R for beginners? or How can I improve my web scraping i

"What’s the best way to handle web scraping in R for beginners?"

Hey all!

Just starting out with web scraping in R and feeling a bit overwhelmed. I’ve been playing around with rvest, but sometimes the selectors don’t work or the site structure changes.

Any tips for a newbie? Like, how do you even know if you’re using the right selectors? And what’s the deal with those pesky 403 errors?

Also, is there a better package than rvest these days, or is it still the go-to for basic web scraping in R?

Appreciate any advice—even if it’s just "google it more" lol.

Thanks!