Changing private profile back to public

[geeky01adarsh]

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Hey community!

I just got to know the amazing features of making your Github account private.
However, I was confused about what would happen if I changed to make my profile back to public. Will my contributions during the time span of profile being private would be counted or not?

I want to show them after maybe 2-3 months, if not on there feed then on my contribution graph and stats. Is it possible?

[geeky01adarsh]

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[geeky01adarsh]

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Do you have anything to share?

[leilawww]

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[icarus]

Hey @geeky01adarsh. Hope you are doing well.

When you switch your GitHub profile from private back to public, contributions made during the private period won't automatically show up in your public contribution graph or stats. This is because GitHub respects the privacy settings active when those contributions were made.

However, if you want these contributions to be visible after your profile is public again, you’ll need to ensure the repositories where you made contributions during the private period are also set to public. Once both your profile and the repositories are public, those contributions should appear on your contribution graph and stats.

Just a heads up, turning a private repository public will make all its contents, including past contributions, visible to everyone. So, be mindful of the data in those repositories before changing their visibility.

Hope this helps! 💫

[geeky01adarsh]

Hey @icarus,
This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot for this amazing explanation.

[leilawww]

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[Nargeswww]

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