{"id":231179,"date":"2026-06-02T12:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/what-is-lua-roblox-scripting-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:01:30","slug":"what-is-lua-roblox-scripting-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/what-is-lua-roblox-scripting-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Lua? (Roblox Scripting Explained)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6Hv1pL1NT8?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>What is Lua? 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