Cannot find my contributions

[matteomelotti]

Select Topic Area

Question

Body

Hello everybody,
I'm not able to see my contributions in the last days.
I have forked a repository and started modifying it but nothing happens.
My git config name/email are the same as in my github account.

Someone can help?

Thanks a lot!

[airtower-luna]

Commits in a fork won't count as contributions until they're merged to the upstream repository. That's described in the documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/managing-contribution-settings-on-your-profile/why-are-my-contributions-not-showing-up-on-my-profile

[joanaleoni]

By default, commits made in forks are not counted as contributions on your GitHub profile. This behavior is intentional and serves a couple of purposes:

1. Collaboration vs. Independent Work: the purpose of counting contributions on a profile is to highlight the collaborative work done directly on a project. Commits in forks are often considered independent work since they are not made directly in the original repository.

2. Maintainer Control: repository maintainers have control over whether to include contributions made in forks in their project's statistics. They can choose to merge pull requests from forks and attribute the contributions to the original repository, but it's their discretion.

3. Privacy and Security: forks provide a level of privacy and security, as they allow users to experiment, make changes, and test without directly impacting the original repository. Counting commits in forks as contributions on a profile could potentially expose sensitive work that users may not want to publicize.

---

You can transfer the code and its associated commit history to your personal GitHub account by following the steps:

1. Clone the forked repository to your local machine using Git.
2. Navigate into the cloned repository directory and add the original repository as a remote.
3. Fetch the changes from the original repository and merge them into your local clone.
4. Push the changes to your personal GitHub account.

[dakshdeepHERE]

What if my changes on the forked repo are merged into the main branch of the original repo? Will I get the contributions on my GitHub contribution graph? Also if yes then those commits will be counted on the day they were committed or the day it was merged?

[airtower-luna]

Most likely yes, see the documentation I linked above for the exact conditions.

Also if yes then those commits will be counted on the day they were committed or the day it was merged?

That depends on how the PR is merged. With a proper merge (with a merge commit, or fast-forward), the commits will be shown for the day they were committed. With a rebase "merge" (not really a merge) they will be shown on the day of the merge. If they're squash "merged" (also not really a merge), there will be one commit on the day of the merge.

[dakshdeepHERE]

a

Yep this is what I wanted to confirm and this is the thing I noticed today as Im contributing to orgs more recently and not my own projects. I noticed that there were no commits/ contributions on the graph but it was showing there in the activity section. Thanks for clearing this doubt @airtower-luna.

[nandasafiqalfiansyah]

Make sure you are committing and pushing your changes to the correct branch: When you fork a repository, you typically work on your forked copy of the repository. Ensure that you are committing and pushing your changes to the correct branch in your forked repository.

Check if your changes are being pushed to the correct remote repository: Verify that you have set up the remote URL of your forked repository correctly. You can check the remote URL by running the following command in your local repository:

Copy code
git remote -v
This command will display the remote repository URLs associated with your local repository. Ensure that the URL corresponds to your forked repository on GitHub.

Confirm that your commits are being pushed successfully: After making changes and committing them, make sure you are pushing the changes to the remote repository. You can use the following command to push your changes:

perl
Copy code
git push origin
Replace with the name of the branch where you made your modifications.

Check if your changes are visible in the GitHub repository: Once you have pushed your changes, visit your forked repository on GitHub and navigate to the branch where you made the modifications. Ensure that your changes are visible in the GitHub interface.

Verify your GitHub account email address: Make sure that the email address associated with your GitHub account matches the email address you have configured in your Git configuration. You can check your Git configuration email by running the following command:

arduino
Copy code
git config user.email
Compare the output with the email address associated with your GitHub account.

[github-actions[bot]]

🕒 Discussion Activity Reminder 🕒

This Discussion has been labeled as dormant by an automated system for having no activity in the last 60 days. Please consider one the following actions:

1️⃣ Close as Out of Date: If the topic is no longer relevant, close the Discussion as out of date at the bottom of the page.

2️⃣ Provide More Information: Share additional details or context — or let the community know if you've found a solution on your own.

3️⃣ Mark a Reply as Answer: If your question has been answered by a reply, mark the most helpful reply as the solution.

Note: This dormant notification will only apply to Discussions with the Question label. To learn more, see our recent announcement.

Thank you for helping bring this Discussion to a resolution! 💬