Contributions Not Updating in GitHub Overview

[TayeburRahman]

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been regularly pushing code and committing to my repositories, but I noticed that my contributions are not appearing in the Contributions Overview on my GitHub profile.

I’ve verified that:

The commits are pushed to the default branch (e.g., main).
The repositories are not private.
Is there any specific reason why my contributions might not be showing? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you

[Dheeraj-147]

Hi TayeburRahman,

This is a common question, and there are a few potential reasons why your contributions might not be showing in your GitHub Contributions Overview. Here are some things you can double-check:

Email Address in Commits
Ensure the email address associated with your commits matches one of the verified email addresses in your GitHub account settings. If the email address doesn’t match, GitHub won’t associate those commits with your account.

To verify this:

Run git config user.email in your repository to see the email address used for commits.
Cross-check this email with your verified emails on GitHub.
If it doesn’t match, you can update it using:

git config --global user.email "your-email@example.com"

Commit Dates
Check that the dates on your commits are correct. If your computer’s clock was misconfigured when you made the commits, the dates may not fall within the range displayed in the Contributions Overview.

You can verify this by running:

git log --pretty=format:"%h %ad %s" --date=short
Default Branch
Contributions will only count if the commits are made to the default branch (e.g., main) or to a repository's protected branches. Verify that the branch you’re pushing to is indeed set as the default branch in the repository settings.

Forks
If you’re contributing to a fork of another repository, ensure that your changes are merged back into the default branch of the parent repository. Contributions to forks don’t always appear unless merged.

Repository Visibility
Although you’ve mentioned the repositories are not private, it’s good to double-check. Contributions from private repositories will only show up if you’ve explicitly allowed them in your profile settings.
To check this, go to your profile settings and enable the option under "Private contributions."

Excluded Actions
Only specific activities count as contributions (e.g., pushing code, opening issues, and reviewing pull requests). Check if your actions align with what GitHub considers a contribution (details here).

If you’ve verified all the above and are still facing issues, it could be a caching delay on GitHub’s end. Waiting a few hours or even a day might resolve the issue.

Let me know if any of this helps, or feel free to share more details about your setup for additional troubleshooting!

Best regards,
Dheeraj B

[BjornFrancke]

Hi!
Have you checked that the email in your commit is also associated with your GitHub profile?

You can check the email in your git config by running the following

git config user.email

To change the email

git config --global user.email "myemail@example.com"

Here is an article on GitHub about the issue:
Why are my contributions not showing up on my profile?

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