The 2024 PR is Ready for Review [Repositories Check-in]

[queenofcorgis]

With the end-of-year holidays in full swing, this check-in has plenty more to celebrate— from top solves of the year, to recent releases, and exciting community happenings.

Wall of Fame 🤩 : These folks make our category so great ! Here are some of the top-answered questions from 2024 🎉

• How to get tabs in my project readme section: @RockyMM broke down the “why” here and included a snazzy, easy to read chart - thanks for solving this top question!
• How to give admin access to collaborators on personal repository: @muizzhaque chimed in and shared plenty of documentation for a thorough response. This discussion was viewed over 8,000 times multiplying the impact of your contribution.
• How to only make one specific branch of a repository accessible to the public: This discussion drew quite the crowd, but @davevad93’s answer, which included step-by-step directions led the original poster to victory and @davevad93 even continued to assist the original poster through some back-and-forth!

🗳️ Repository Releases: All updates, info, releases, etc that are Repo-related!

• Pull request merge method rule – Public Preview: Repository rules now allow you to enforce which merge methods are available when merging pull requests into a specified branch. The merge method rule is available for rulesets at the repository, organization and the enterprise level. Learn more and share your thoughts in this discussion thread.
• Enterprise repository properties, policies and rulesets – Public Preview: This preview includes enterprise custom repository properties, enterprise repository policies and enterprise rulesets to help enterprise administrators manage more at greater scale. Share questions, feedback, and comments in our discussion.

📣 Announcements: The latest updates around the Community and GitHub 🆕

• ❗GitHub Incident Updates: As of December 5, incidents will now be posted in the community. Read our announcement.
• Git your learning on with GitHub Copilot Certification: We’re in our last week of the four-week study guide to help you prepare. Join us in this Discussion and the course to explore essential AI topics, engage in discussions, and try hands-on exercises that’ll make you exam-ready. 💚
• The top 10 gifts for the developer in your life: Whether you’re hunting for the perfect gift for your significant other, the colleague you drew in the office gift exchange, or maybe (just maybe) even for yourself, @LaviniaSF has you covered with our top 10 gifts that any developer would love in her blogpost.

With gratitude being a key theme during this time of the year, I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone in the Repos category whether you left a single comment confirming you were also experiencing a bug or you consistently answered questions around the category (I’m looking at you @davevad93) thanks for being here and making this category so great ♥️.

[davevad93]

Thanks for the mention @queenofcorgis , I'm very happy to be an active member of the Community, love y'all! ❤️

[queenofcorgis]

Thanks for being such a vital part of our community! Happy holidays if you celebrate ✨

[RockyMM]

Well, shucks, I never expected this 😊 Thanks for the mention @queenofcorgis; it was a pleasure to share something with others which puzzled me for a while too :)

[queenofcorgis]

@RockyMM that is so awesome, thanks for the comment - happy 2025!

[queenofcorgis]

Check out who is already making an impact in our category in 2025 with our check-in just posted in a new discussion!