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Day 8 Contribution Graph Hacks

The Contribution Graph on GitHub reflects a developer's coding activity and is crucial for showcasing consistency and involvement to recruiters. Contributions include commits, pull requests, and comments, with private contributions needing to be enabled manually. Regular small activities can help maintain an active graph, emphasizing quality and consistency over quantity.

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Day 8 Contribution Graph Hacks

The Contribution Graph on GitHub reflects a developer's coding activity and is crucial for showcasing consistency and involvement to recruiters. Contributions include commits, pull requests, and comments, with private contributions needing to be enabled manually. Regular small activities can help maintain an active graph, emphasizing quality and consistency over quantity.

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Day 8: Contribution Graph Hacks

Created by: Deep Ghinaiya

Software Developer
linkedin.com/in/deep-ghinaiya

What Is It?

The Contribution Graph on your GitHub profile (the green square calendar ) shows your
coding activity — commits, pull requests, issue comments, code reviews, and more.

Many developers don’t realize that it’s more than just a visual — it’s your GitHub footprint, and
it helps recruiters, peers, and contributors evaluate how active and consistent you are.

Why It’s Useful

• Shows your coding streak, activity, and consistency

• Highlights your involvement in open-source projects

• Builds trust and credibility with recruiters or hiring managers

• Motivates you to stay active and engaged

What Counts as a Contribution?


Your graph updates when you:

• Push commits to a default branch or to gh-pages

• Open issues and pull requests

• Review and comment on pull requests

• Contribute to repositories (public or eligible private)


Do Private Contributions Count?
Yes — but you need to enable them manually.

To show private repo activity:

1. Go to GitHub Profile Settings

2. Scroll to Contribution settings

3. Check “Include private contributions on my profile”

This allows GitHub to count your private activity without revealing project details.

Keep the Graph Green – Easy Daily Ideas

• Push a small commit or update a README

• 🛠 Fix a minor issue in one of your repos

• Comment or review a pull request

• Contribute to open-source (even simple edits count!)

• Document your learning in a public repo

Even 1 activity per day helps you build streaks and stay active!

Pro Tips
• Focus on quality + consistency, not just commit spam

• Join challenges like #100DaysOfCode to stay consistent

• Repos where you're a collaborator or contributor also count

• Use GitHub CLI (gh) to make faster updates and interactions


Resources to Explore
• GitHub Contribution Graph Explained: https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-
profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/viewing-contributions-on-your-
profile

• GitHub Profile Settings: https://github.com/settings/profile

Final Thought
“The green graph isn’t about perfection — it’s about showing up consistently. One commit at a
time.”

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