Hacker News: m4xshen

Show HN: GitHub's built-in repo analytics sucks, so I built a better one

m4xshen — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:52:00 +0000

As a maintainer of a few open-source projects, I’ve always wanted to better understand the traffic sources and trends for my repos. Unfortunately, GitHub’s built-in analytics only show limited data from the past 14 days, which doesn’t provide much insight.

That’s why I built Repohistory, a better GitHub repo analytics platform. It automatically fetches and stores your traffic data every day, so you’re no longer limited to just 14 days. The dashboard shows you:

- Daily star growth

- Total views & clones over time

- Top referral websites

- Most-viewed pages in your repo

So if you have any public repos on GitHub, Repohistory can give you a much clearer picture of your traffic trends!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44693742

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Show HN: Customizable repo star history chart generator

m4xshen — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:58:27 +0000

You’ve probably seen those star history charts people add to their readme before. However, they’re usually all the same color, which can be a bit boring. So, I built this simple tool to let you customize your star history chart to match your project’s branding.

It’s completely free and open source!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44646322

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How I Fixed GitHub's 14 Days Repo Traffic Graph

m4xshen — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:10:21 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@m4xshen/how-i-fixed-githubs-repo-traffic-insights-189f08fe3074

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44520607

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New comment by m4xshen in "Show HN: Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions"

m4xshen — Sun, 18 May 2025 16:58:07 +0000

Yeah it is compatible. You can open an issue with more detail if it is still not working.

New comment by m4xshen in "Show HN: Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions"

m4xshen — Sun, 18 May 2025 15:19:42 +0000

Thank you! Home/End are actually allowed in Hardtime default config. I'm guessing that you are using AstroNvim since its community default config disables them: https://github.com/AstroNvim/astrocommunity/blob/main/lua/as...

Show HN: Hardtime.nvim – break bad habits and master Vim motions

m4xshen — Sun, 18 May 2025 12:08:52 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/m4xshen/hardtime.nvim

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44020734

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Show HN: I built a blog system using GitHub issues as storage

m4xshen — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:36:38 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/m4xshen/github-issue-blog

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42999188

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You might be overusing Vim visual mode

m4xshen — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:01:05 +0000

Article URL: https://m4xshen.dev/posts/overuse-vim-visual-mode

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41281816

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Show HN: I built a flexible focus timer helping you stay in flow state

m4xshen — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:39:14 +0000

The problem with classical Pomodoro is that we often finish our work early or the task takes longer than 25 minutes, resulting in interruptions by the alarm.

Flowmodor addresses this by offering flexibility: work x minutes, take x/5 minutes break. Flowmodor automatically calculate and set break timer for you based on your work duration. In this way you can stay in the flow state while maintaining the 5:1 work-break ratio.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41147205

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Show HN: Repohistory – GitHub repo traffic history tracker extending 14day limit

m4xshen — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:44:22 +0000

Hi everyone! I'm excited to share my recent project: Repohistory, an open-source dashboard for tracking GitHub repo traffic history longer than 14 days.

GitHub's 14-day limit on repository traffic data often leaves developers without vital long-term insights. Repohistory addresses this by automatically fetching and storing traffic data for you, presenting it through elegantly designed charts. This offers a comprehensive view of your project's performance and trends over extended periods.

Features

- Traffic Tracking: Start tracking clones and views data from your first login.

- All-Time Stars History: Visualize the growth of your repo with an all-time stars history graph.

- Dashboard Overview: Easily access a dashboard view for an overview of all your projects.

Explore Repohistory to enhance your GitHub repository tracking experience! If you find this helpful, please consider starring it on GitHub!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38413445

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