Better discoverability for GitHub Pages sites
Ensuring that your GitHub Pages site appears in search engines and is shareable via social media is now easier with the introduction of the Jekyll SEO Tag plugin. By simply…
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The latest news and updates around GitHub’s suite of tools and features. From new capabilities and products that streamline software development to powerful integrations that boost collaboration, this category provides comprehensive coverage of the advancements shaping the future of software development on GitHub.
Import repositories with large files
You can now import repositories from Subversion, Mercurial, and TFS that include files larger than 100 MB using the GitHub Importer. This new ability is powered by Git LFS. When…
More code review tools
Effective code review catches bugs before they’re deployed, improves code consistency, and helps educate new developers. We’re adding new features to make code review on GitHub faster and more flexible.…
Add Reactions to Pull Requests, Issues, and Comments
Every day, thousands of people are having conversations on GitHub around code, design, bugs, and new ideas. Sometimes there are complex and nuanced points to be made, but other times…
Upload files to your repositories
You’ll soon be able to skip the command line and upload files directly to your repositories without having to leave the browser. Repository uploads will be rolling out over the…
Migrate your code with the GitHub Importer
If you have source code in Subversion, Mercurial, Team Foundation Server, or another Git repository, you can now quickly and easily move that code to GitHub with the GitHub Importer.…
GitHub Pages now faster and simpler with Jekyll 3.0
GitHub Pages is now running the latest major version of Jekyll, Jekyll 3.0, and with it, many of the complexities associated with publishing have been further simplified, meaning it’s now…
Managing large files with Git LFS
We recently announced that Git Large File Storage, our open source project for managing large assets with Git, had reached a 1.0 milestone and would be available to all repositories…
GitHub supports Universal 2nd Factor authentication
May 5, 2021 update: The limited edition U2F Security Keys described in this post are no longer available. To help users better secure their accounts, we are expanding GitHub’s authentication…
Attach files to comments
You’ve been able to attach images to issues and pull request comments for awhile. Now we’ve expanded that feature to include: Microsoft Word .docx Microsoft Powerpoint .pptx Microsoft Excel .xlsx…
Protected branches and required status checks
It’s all too easy to force push to the wrong branch, overwriting someone else’s changes with your own. Sometimes it results in losing work (unless you know how to undo…
GitHub Desktop is now available
The new GitHub Desktop is now available. It’s a fast, easy way to contribute to projects from OS X and Windows. Whether you’re new to GitHub or a seasoned user,…
Read-only deploy keys
You can now create deploy keys with read-only access. A deploy key is an SSH key that is stored on your server and grants access to a single GitHub repository.…
GitHub + Jupyter Notebooks = <3
Communicating ideas that combine code, data and visualizations can be hard, especially if you’re trying to collaborate in realtime with your colleagues. Whether you’re a researcher studying Wikipedia, an astronomer…
Announcing Git Large File Storage (LFS)
Distributed version control systems like Git have enabled new and powerful workflows, but they haven’t always been practical for versioning large files. We’re excited to announce Git Large File Storage…
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