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Chris Bongers
Chris Bongers

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Pimp Your GitHub Profile

I find my GitHub profile pretty important when it comes to being an active developer. Unfortunately, most of my projects are private due to business requirements. But still, it's a showcase of who you are.

So let's dive into pimping your profile, but adding a custom readme!

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Adding a Readme

Let's start by adding a .readme; this will allows us to create our own little teaser of who we are.

To add this readme visit the following URL and create a new repository.

GitHub New Repo, The name should be the same as your username. (Rebelchris/rebelchris for me).

You will now see an 8-bit giggling GitHub octocat and the notice you found the special repository. Make sure to add the .readme here!

Styling your Readme

Of course, it's now up to you to style your readme page; there are some amazing examples out there!

You can use markdown to style it, and of course, we can use the repo to store images!

For example, I created an asset folder and uploader my header in it for my header. Then I'm using the following to add it to the .readme.

[![Rebelchris
header](https://github.com/rebelchris/rebelchris/blob/master/assets/github-header.png)](https://daily-dev-tips.com)
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Another cool thing to add is the GitHub Readme Stats. Follow instructions on the repo to get something like this:

<img
  align="center"
  src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/?username=rebelchris&theme=dracula"
/>
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Mine is still very basic at this point, but I'm planning on making it more bespoke.

Some Great Examples

To give you an idea of some great GitHub profiles take a look at these:

GitHub Profile Tools

Other people have made some awesome tools!

What's Yours?

Please send me a message/mail/comment with your readme, and let's build an awesome collection!

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Rahul Jain

Tired of updating GitHub profle README with latest features again & again?

If yes, then I have developed a tool to do the same for you in just 1 click 🤓

🚀 Try the tool: live tool

If you find the tool useful, show some love by giving a ⭐ on github repo

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🚀 Generate github profile README easily with latest add-ons like visitors count, github stats, etc using minimal UI.

GitHub Profile Readme Generator

GitHub Profile Readme Generator

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Tired of editing GitHub Profile README with new features?

This tool provides an easy way to create github profile readme with latest addons like visitors count, github stats etc.

🚀 Try it out: Live demo

🧐 Features

Just fill the details like Name, Tagline, Dev Platforms Username, Current Work, Portfolio, Blog etc. with a minimal UI.

Click on Generate README to get your README in markdown You can preview the README too.

You can add latest addons like visitors count, shields, dev icons, github stats etc to your README in just one click.

Installation Steps

  1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/rahuldkjain/github-profile-readme-generator.git
  1. Change the working directory
cd github-profile-readme-generator
  1. Install dependencies
npm install
  1. Run the app
npm start

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MrSid

I have tried this bro, it's really awesome.

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Rahul Jain

Glad you liked it❤️

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Marissa B

That's really awesome! Great job.

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Chris Bongers

That is a cool tool man! Will add it the the article, and add your profile! 🤩

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Victor de la Fouchardière

Here is mine : github.com/viclafouch

Readme Github profile

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Chris Bongers

Awesome! Adding you to the list 🤟

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Chris Bongers

Nice!, Will add it to the list

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Akash Bijwe

oh! Thanks a ton 🍻

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Swastik Baranwal

Here's mine github.com/Delta456

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Chris Bongers

Wow nice, I like your programming languages section
Going to add you to the article man! 🤩

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Swastik Baranwal

Thanks man and for following me!

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Dave Parr • Edited

Mine automatically displays my most popular blog posts and plots my GitHub repos popularity on a chart.


I wrote it up here:

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Chris Bongers

Wow Dave, that's really cool! I added your profile to the list

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Frederick Thomas

Thank you, so, much! I was able to add a video, with the .gif being the thumbnail!

Check me out 👉🏿 github.com/supercodingninja

As soon as I learn how to properly resize image (I have not figure out the size I need to get the image to show, when I change it's size), to use and ... vs. ...; because this will allow me to use a target="_blank", and open a new ab will appear.

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qws_ • Edited

Thanks for this write-up! I just finished my README profile this weekend. Let me know what you think!? Cheers 🍻

GitHub logo jl88s / jl88s

My personal Github profile repo!

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Hello World, I'm Jomaree! 👋

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🔭 I’m currently working on fixing my personal website and a handful of tutorials before I start class again this fall

🌱 I’m currently learning JavaScript, Sass, Gulp, Materialize, Bootstrap, and hopefully React soon

🎮 I’m looking to collaborate on a creative and fun project so I can branch out of my interversion!

🤔 I’m looking for help with JavaScript! I want to master it... if that's even possible, heh.

Fun fact: Did you know.... That California (USA) has the tallest mountain in all of the lower 48 States. South on the Sierra Nevadas, Mt. Whitney has an elevation of 14,505 feet!

💬 Ask me about anything I'm friendly, I swear 🧟‍♂️

📫 How to reach me: click the Gmail link up top or message me through social media.

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Chris Bongers

Wow! Very cool love the gifs and dropdown! Going to add your profile tomorrow :D

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qws_

Oh-yeah! I appreciate it 🙏

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Marissa B

I've seen a few profiles with this and was wondering how exactly it was done. That looks spiffy and neat. Thanks for the article about it!

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Chris Bongers

Awesome, glad you like it, when can we expect to see your profile readme :D

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Marissa B

Hopefully when I can find time to post it up between D&D sessions.

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Hemant Joshi

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Awesome Github ReadME, Dynamic nature Built with Love. Please consider to follow and star, Contribution are accepted, Free Fell To Fork

Hi there, I'm Hemant! 👋.

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Chris Bongers

Nice work! Added to the list

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Hemant Joshi

Thanks a lot😁

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Akash Bijwe

I have also created a medium blog on the same topic medium.com/@akashbijwe/how-to-crea.... Let me know If I missed anything.

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Chris Bongers

Awesome article!

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Akash Bijwe

Thank you ❤️