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Copilot AI commented Nov 29, 2025

User reported contribution graph not updating after rewriting commit history. This is a GitHub configuration issue, not a code problem—commits require verified emails, must be on the default branch, and history rewrites need force-pushing.

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  • Added CONTRIBUTING.md with:
    • Contribution graph requirements: verified email, default branch commits, force-push after rebase
    • Common issues: past-year limitation, indexing delays, private repo settings
    • Git configuration setup for proper commit attribution

Key points from the guide:

# Verify email matches GitHub account
git config user.email

# After rewriting history, force-push is required
git push --force origin <branch-name>

Note: Old commits (2020) won't appear on current contribution graph—GitHub only displays the past year.

Original prompt

I have rewritten the commit history but my contribution graph is still not updated


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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits November 29, 2025 06:15
Co-authored-by: samdanTetteh <9457463+samdanTetteh@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: samdanTetteh <9457463+samdanTetteh@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix contribution graph not updating after history rewrite Add CONTRIBUTING.md with GitHub contribution graph troubleshooting Nov 29, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from samdanTetteh November 29, 2025 06:18
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