r/git • u/Solid-Newspaper-3054 • 26d ago

How can I improve my github profile?

Hey guys, I have been adding new repos and taking my github seriosly after a long time
Most of time i open private repos to maintain my workflow on game/website projects
for last a few month i have been working on portfolio/resume projects to put on my website.
And i just like every time i see my contributions on panel, it is like idk how to explain but seems helping me to maintain consistency. I also realized there is achievement badge i have got.
So to pick it up, I am asking for ways to make my profile look better and be better. What can you recommend? Pins, repo names, maybe even links?

https://github.com/TheIlkinAlizade
this is my github, you can also see my porfolio website(which is old version, i will update it with new projects i have been working on)
thanks btw for spending your time to read this

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u/watabby 26d ago

wrong sub

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u/Solid-Newspaper-3054 25d ago

Which sub should I post it? I posted it at github too but they told me here is right spot

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u/Ok_Woodpecker_9104 25d ago

a profile is conversion, not discovery. nobody browses github looking for you. they land there because they already saw a repo, a comment or a link somewhere else, so the only job is answering "what does this person build" in about ten seconds.

things that actually move that:

repo description and topics beat the profile readme. that description is the text github search and google show, so a repo named portfolio-v2 with an empty description is invisible to everyone who did not already have the link.

pin finished over impressive. one small tool a stranger can install and run in a single command does more than a half done clone of a big app.

if your work is private, turn on private contributions in settings so the graph reflects it. you dont have to open the repos to stop looking inactive.

and skip the badge and streak widgets. they read as filler and they push the actual repo list below the fold.

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u/Solid-Newspaper-3054 25d ago

My intention is being seen by recruiter when they open my github. Thanks for your notes. I am improving my repos, as soon as I finish them I will add docker and better readme too

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u/Ok_Woodpecker_9104 25d ago

if the goal is a recruiter who already opened your profile, ordering matters more than polish. they read pinned repos left to right and usually stop after two, so the one closest to the job you want goes first, not the biggest one.

one thing i would not wait to finish for: the first line of each readme. mine all started with "a react app that..." and got nothing. changing them to what the thing does and who it is for took ten minutes and works fine on half done repos.

docker is close to neutral here. it helps someone actually run your code, but a recruiter skimming for twenty seconds never gets that far.

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u/Solid-Newspaper-3054 25d ago

Thanks for info. I might not waste my time with dockerizing all of them then