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Developer builds own GitHub traffic dashboard

Original: I used to manually check traffic to my repos on Github. Github does not offer any good dashboards to creators, not even

A developer says GitHub still fails to offer creators useful traffic dashboards for their repositories, even in 2026, and has built a primitive tool of his own to track repo visits. He is offering to release it publicly if there is interest, arguing that GitHub's built-in analytics remain inadequate for anyone wanting a clear overview of how their projects are used.

Why now: Developers commonly complain about GitHub's limited analytics, so a DIY alternative sparks interest.

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• I used to manually check traffic to my repos on Github. Github does not offer any good dashboards to creators, not even in 2026. So I have made my own: (if somebody is interested, let me know, I can release it, it's really primitive) # github # analytics # data # dashboard #… · dusoft@fosstodon.org · 8

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