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GitHub Contributors

The Contributors metric shows the number of individual users who have made at least one commit to a repository, indicating the level of community engagement.

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What is "Contributors"?
The Contributors metric in GitHub measures the number of unique individuals who have contributed code changes to a repository. This metric is important for tracking the level of community engagement and involvement in a project, as well as the diversity of contributors and the overall health of the codebase. It can be used to assess the success of open source projects, identify potential issues with a repository, and measure the impact of individual contributors.
Example: The Contributors metric can be useful in assessing the overall health and sustainability of an open source project by measuring the number and frequency of contributions from different individuals.

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How to track Contributors in Databox?

Databox is a business analytics software that allows you to track and visualize your most important metrics from any data source in one centralized platform.

To track Contributors using Databox, follow these steps:

  1. 1
    Connect GitHub that contains the metric you want to track
  2. 2
    Select the metric you want to track from the list of available metrics
  3. 3
    Drag and drop the selected metric onto your dashboard
  4. 4
    Watch your dashboard populate in seconds
  5. 5
    Put Contributors on the Performance screen
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    Get Contributors performance daily with Scorecards or as a weekly digest
  7. 7
    Set Goals to track and improve performance of Contributors
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GitHub Contributors included in Dashboard Templates 1

  • Live view

    GitHub Overview Dashboard

    GitHub dashboard template provides you with the latest release stats like commits, repository status, top contributors for any Github project.

    GitHub

Basics

  • Description
    The Contributors metric shows the number of individual users who have made at least one commit to a repository, indicating the level of community engagement.
  • Category
    Software Development
  • Subcategory
    People
  • Date Added
    2015-07-09
  • Cumulative Support
    No
  • Units
    No
  • Granularities
    daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, allTime
  • Favorable Trend
    increasing
  • Historical Data
    No
  • Changing historical data
    No
  • Forecast Support
    Yes
  • Benchmark Support
    Yes
  • Media Support
    No
  • Dimension
    N/A
  • Metric Type
    current Learn more
  • API Endpoint
    https://api.github.com/repos/{repo_name}/contributors

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