💬 General – July 2025 Check-in

[shinybrightstar]

What a month July's been in General! We've seen everything from folks rallying behind their favorite features to community members stepping up to help each other figure out GitHub's ins and outs. The energy and teamwork have been amazing. All these different conversations really show why General is where the community magic happens.

If you missed the action or want to catch up on the highlights, useful resources, and ways to get involved, you're in the perfect place. Let's explore what made July special! 🚀

🌟 Wall of Fame

The community delivered exceptional contributions this month:

• @user456-ux and @ShubhamGajera collaborated brilliantly in solving GitHub login authentication issues, where they diagnosed that privacy-focused browser extensions were causing repeated email verification requests. Their troubleshooting skills and patient explanation helped others understand the security trade-offs between privacy tools and seamless authentication.

🤝 New to the GitHub Community?

Looking for your starting point? The community has created several excellent entry paths:

• Join the upcoming 7 Days of GitHub beginner journey starting July 28th - a hands-on learning experience designed to take you from "just signed up" to "just contributed" with daily interactive modules and community support.
• Explore the new GitHub Learn platform - a centralized hub bringing together learning paths, GitHub Certifications, and curated content for developers at all levels.
• Check out the comprehensive 2FA troubleshooting guide for account security best practices and collaborative problem-solving.

🔥 What's been trending?

Here are the hottest themes from July:

• Python Discord bot development : @jxanzz1 sparked detailed discussions about becoming a Discord bot developer, with community members like @alexyvanot and @Zain-code-dev providing comprehensive roadmaps, code examples, and ethical guidelines for bot creation.
• GitHub Certifications evolution: Major updates on certification exams integrating with Microsoft Learn, including important information about student voucher programs and the transition from PSI to Pearson VUE testing platforms.

💬 Discussions that could use your voice

Some conversations are still developing and could benefit from your perspective:

• Netlify preview integration with GitHub Actions — @Ayushmore1214 needs help setting up automated deploy previews, with community members providing workflow examples and deployment strategies.
• GitHub contributions not showing on profile — @dxtaner is troubleshooting contributor visibility issues despite correct git configuration, with ongoing collaborative debugging from @Shah1011 and others.
• Weather app feature feedback and UI/UX suggestions — @niceibob is seeking community input on WeatherBeBe app improvements, with @Pragati-cloud providing detailed feature recommendations.
• GitHub Desktop authentication failures — @thon-don experienced persistent crashing issues, with @Ali-Akbar-Zaidi providing comprehensive troubleshooting steps.

Sometimes the most valuable contribution is sharing your personal experience or asking a question that others are thinking but haven't voiced yet.

🎭 Community Spotlight: Collaborative Problem-Solving

This month showcased our community's incredible collaborative spirit:

• React development mentoring in structuring reusable components, where @Laksh25-code asked about scaling React apps and received detailed architectural guidance from @117ABHISHEK, @Omkeswani27, and @rudra-xi covering folder structures, state management, and atomic design principles.
• Repository visibility solutions in the developer community help discussion, where @yogeshrjk faced a fork vs. original repo dilemma and received strategic advice from @CoderShuvo and @rahulgotrekiya on redirecting attention to the main project.
• Authentication troubleshooting collaboration in GitHub Desktop login issues, where @EADfilingsystem and @romal420 shared solutions involving VPN usage and network configuration adjustments.

📢 Community Announcements and Highlights

• "For the Love of Code" hackathon launched! As announced in this discussion, @leereilly kicked off a global hackathon celebrating creative coding projects, running from July 16 to September 22, 2025, with six categories including hardware hacks, AI experiments, and games.
• Interactive discussion categorization challenge : @mecodeatlas launched Week 2: Discussions Unlocked – Categorize it (if you can)!, an engaging educational experience helping community members learn proper discussion categorization through real-world scenarios and interactive challenges.
• How to contribute to open source using AI : New guidance emerging on leveraging AI tools and techniques to make meaningful contributions to open source projects, helping developers enhance their collaboration and code quality.

🌟 Success Stories and Victories

• GitHub Copilot pricing improvements — As highlighted in this announcement, @Akash1134 shared that the Copilot coding agent now uses just one premium request per session regardless of complexity, providing up to 20x more value within monthly allowances and making the service more predictable for developers.

• Command Palette preservation victory! — In a remarkable display of community advocacy, @OriginalMHV led a passionate campaign to pause GitHub's Command Palette’s deprecation. With over 1000 upvotes and 350+ comments, the community successfully demonstrated the feature's value for accessibility and productivity. GitHub staff responded by pausing the deprecation, proving that collective community voice can influence product decisions and preserve essential developer tools.

🌍 Share what's on your mind

The General category is where GitHub's diverse community comes together to share knowledge, solve problems, and celebrate wins. Whether you're:

• Starting your GitHub journey and need guidance on best practices
• Facing technical challenges with authentication, deployment, or development workflows
• Building something exciting and want feedback from fellow developers
• Discovering useful tools and want to share them with the community
• Celebrating a milestone in your coding journey

Have suggestions for community initiatives to highlight or discussion topics to feature? Let us know in the comments below.💭✨

[shrutim250]

What an incredible roundup! 🚀 July truly highlighted the power of collaboration in the GitHub community—from solving complex auth issues to mentoring newcomers. Huge kudos to everyone who contributed, shared, and supported others. Excited to see what August brings! 🙌

[shinybrightstar]

Thank you so much! 🎉

[twcoopercode]

I am in desperate need of customer service and have been directed to the forums as a means of getting that resolved.
I am being charged by GitHub and would like to know from what account and for what service.
It has not been clear where specifically to go for help.
I am a paying customer, and have been so since March, but haven't been able to find an account with GitHub for any of my active emails.
Please direct me to the correct place to either post or preferably speak to someone about billing.
Thanks

[shinybrightstar]

Hi @twcoopercode,

The best place to go for answers to account-specific questions like this one is opening a ticket on our Support page. Please open a ticket with them :)