Free GitHub Stats Card: 5 Options for Your README in 2026 (Compared)TL;DR: You can add a free GitHub stats card to your profile README with one line of Markdown. The old default, github-readme-stats, now says it's no longer maintained. These five free options still wo19h ago 路 5 min readgithubcard.hashnode.dev
How to Add a GitHub Stats Card to Your README (and What to Do When It Won't Load)TL;DR: Paste one line of Markdown into your profile README and you get a GitHub stats card. The github-readme-stats README now says the project is no longer maintained and points to GitHub Stats Exten19h ago 路 6 min readgithubcard.hashnode.dev
GitHub Star History Not Working? Use the New /stargazers/history Endpoint (2026)TL;DR: Since July 2026, GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/stargazers only works for repo admins and collaborators. A token doesn't help if you're neither. If you only need the growth curve, GitHub shipped GEOct 20 路 9 min readgithubcard.hashnode.dev
GitHub Readme Stats Not Working? How to Fix 503, Rate Limits, 403 and Broken ImagesYou open your GitHub profile and the stats card is gone. All that's left is a broken image icon, or a grey "Something went wrong" box. Nothing changed in your README, so what broke? Almost always, theOct 14 路 7 min readgithubcard.hashnode.dev
5 GitHub Profile README Templates You Can Copy (and How to Keep Them Short)Most GitHub profile READMEs I see fall into two groups: an empty "Hi there 馃憢" left over from the default template, or a wall of badges, GIFs, and five stats widgets stacked on top of each other. NeitOct 13 路 6 min readgithubcard.hashnode.dev
