The Github UI/UX has changed entirely just recently. In the old UI of github, you can view your public activities when logged in but in the new UI, I don't seem to find a link where I can click to view my public activities.
But when I am following someone, I can view their public activities (that is fine).
Is there a way in which I can view my public activities (my forks, starred repos, commits etc...) like in the old UI when I am logged in?
Or has Github removed this functionality?
You only have the Overview section now, with dates.
For instance:
https://github.com/VonC?tab=overview&from=2015-12-01&to=2015-12-31
(replace VonC by your GitHub account)
And you need to click on "Show more activity" to see the list.
You still can list the activity events your own user account through the GitHub API.
But regarding the website, Overview is the new Activity feed.
Same problem, I'm using this open-source tool for that:
Source code: https://github.com/caseyscarborough/github-activity
Public instance: http://caseyscarborough.com/github-activity/
Fun fact, 5 years after your problem with Github UI, Github Corp. decided to remove the Activity Feed from their interface..
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With the advent of Github private pages. I can actually put up my github actions that are run in a private repo. However, the private page can't render the badge which should have access to this private repo.
However, if I click on the image, it takes me to the badge. That's because I'm authenticated in Github and can see everything about the repository. I wonder why the action badge is not showing up.
This is a similar issue than VSCode not able to show the same badge (like your GitHub Page does): see discussion 156091
If the repo is private, you can only view it when logged into GitHub.
I don't think VS Code isn't going to be able to show the badges in this case because we'd also have to send along your GitHub creds when making the request for the badge.
Regarding badges on GitHub pages specifically, there is badges/shields issue 593 requesting support for private github repos
There's two viable options for folks that want to use Shields to get badges for private repos:
Use a self-hosted Shields instance with appropriate GH auth in your configuration.
Use Shields.io and the Endpoint badge with your own custom endpoint that provides the data needed for Shields.io to create and provide the badge.
I have a github page, username.github.io. I'd like to make the webpage itself public so everyone can see it and it will be picked up by Google search, but I'd like to have the repository where I make the changes itself private (github.com/username/username.github.io).
Also, there is a nuance between the webpage appearing and search engines finding it: Even if the repository is private, the webpage itself is public (username.github.io goes to a link) and will work. However, Google/other search engines can't find it.
Is it possible to have my repository private and still have Google find it?
With paid plans, your GitHub Pages repository can be private, otherwise it needs to be public. (Reference).
Having the repository private does not prevent search engines from finding it. If it is not picked up automatically, you can manually ask Google to index your web page by creating an account with Google Search Console and submitting your website.
I have set up a GitHub Actions workflow for my project and want users to check the current workflow status. I added a badge that links to the workflow page, in that form:
https://github.com/<user>/<repo>/actions?query=workflow%3A<workflow>
When I sign out of GitHub, the badge still works, but the link points to an 404 error page. I have seen this in other users repositories as well.
Is there any way to make the GitHub Action pages publicly visible?
Just checked, and the Actions workflow pages seem to be publicly accessible by default now, via the badge as described above.
The Actions tab as well as the indicator next to the latest commit are also visible now, even if signed out.
I am trying to display all of my github repositories so that when an employer enter my profile he can see all my previous projects, including those i was a collaborator in.
I know that there are pinned repositories, but it's limited to only 6 repositories. Is there any way to make all of my repositories be displayed in the same way? or in the same way that my repositories are being displayed on my dashboard?
An alternative would be to use your GitHub Secret Repository. You just need to create a repository using your username including a README.md, and it'll be displayed on your profile page. You can use this to list all the repositories you want.
https://dev.to/puf17640/github-secret-add-a-readme-to-your-profile-25j1
It's not possible to pin more than 6 repositories or gists to your GitHub profile.
The only thing I can suggest is making a personal website that displays all of your projects in the way that you would like and put links to it in prominent places on your CV/resume and online profiles.
my friend and I have been collaborating on many projects on Github which are currently private at the moment. He created those repositories and invited me to them.
My question is that once the repositories come public, will the repository be listed also under my account? (i.e will other people see it when they check out my profile)
No, public repositories will only appear under the owner's profile page. You can, however, use GitHub's pinned repositories feature, which allows you to pin any public repository that you've contributed to to your profile page.