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Ask HN: Is there a way for github.com to send me to my repos instead of my dash?

14 points by aliqot 4y ago

Help me HN, you're my only hope. I don't get much use from the dash and usually just want to see a list of my repos. Is there a plugin that does this, or a setting somewhere that I don't know about?

uberman 4y ago
you might bookmark: https://github.com/<username>?tab=repositories https://github.com/<username>?tab=repositories
- karmakaze 4y ago
  Even simpler, if you enter that URL a number of times, the browser autocomplete will take you there after only typing the first 'g' of github.com.
- readonthegoapp 4y ago
  Set up a custom search engine with a 'gh' shortcut so that a 'g h <space> <enter>' will take you there. Right click the omnibar.
kurtreed 4y ago
What's a dash?
- remram 4y ago
  I'm assuming they mean "the dashboard", the page that shows at `https://github.com/ https://github.com/` if you're logged in. That page has the latest changes from people you follow, recent blog posts from GitHub, etc. Pretty useless IMHO. The answer to OP's question is that there is no plugin for this, there is a URL for this. If they type in "github.com" in their browser that is what they will get, but if they bookmark the page they want to go to (or select it enough times among the address bars' suggestions) it will automatically become the first suggestion for "git<enter>". A surprising Ask HN indeed. Or use this GreaseMonkey script: if(window.location.href == 'https://github.com/') { window.location.href = 'https://github.com/aliqot?tab=repositories'; }
chasenjohnson 4y ago
Assuming that you know the name of the repo you are looking for you can use the cntrl/cmd + k shortcut. This brings up a command window that allows you to navigate the site. It has autocomplete too. Hope this helps.
aintmeit 4y ago
theowenyoung 4y ago
I have the same problem, so I use my personal domain [0] to redirect to repos page, it works great. here is the javascript code: async function handleRequest(request) { const requestUrl = new URL(request.url); let target = "https://github.com/theowenyoung?tab=repositories" if(requestUrl.pathname!=="/"){ target = "https://github.com/theowenyoung"+requestUrl.pathname } return Response.redirect(target, 302); } addEventListener('fetch', async event => { event.respondWith(handleRequest(event.request)); }); [0]: https://git.owenyoung.com https://git.owenyoung.com
villgax 4y ago
Just bookmark it &/or in your favourites. There's also apps allow you to save it as a local electron app
stefanos82 4y ago
Personally I've done the following: I have bookmarked my profile as https://github.com/<my-user-profile>?tab=repositories https://github.com/<my-user-profile>?tab=repositories and when I click on "Sign in" and insert my credentials, I'm already there; that's it.

14 points by aliqot 4y ago

Help me HN, you're my only hope. I don't get much use from the dash and usually just want to see a list of my repos. Is there a plugin that does this, or a setting somewhere that I don't know about?

uberman 4y ago

you might bookmark: https://github.com/<username>?tab=repositories https://github.com/<username>?tab=repositories

karmakaze 4y ago
Even simpler, if you enter that URL a number of times, the browser autocomplete will take you there after only typing the first 'g' of github.com.
readonthegoapp 4y ago
Set up a custom search engine with a 'gh' shortcut so that a 'g h <space> <enter>' will take you there. Right click the omnibar.

kurtreed 4y ago

What's a dash?

remram 4y ago
I'm assuming they mean "the dashboard", the page that shows at `https://github.com/ https://github.com/` if you're logged in. That page has the latest changes from people you follow, recent blog posts from GitHub, etc. Pretty useless IMHO. The answer to OP's question is that there is no plugin for this, there is a URL for this. If they type in "github.com" in their browser that is what they will get, but if they bookmark the page they want to go to (or select it enough times among the address bars' suggestions) it will automatically become the first suggestion for "git<enter>". A surprising Ask HN indeed. Or use this GreaseMonkey script: if(window.location.href == 'https://github.com/') { window.location.href = 'https://github.com/aliqot?tab=repositories'; }

chasenjohnson 4y ago

Assuming that you know the name of the repo you are looking for you can use the cntrl/cmd + k shortcut. This brings up a command window that allows you to navigate the site. It has autocomplete too. Hope this helps.

aintmeit 4y ago

theowenyoung 4y ago

I have the same problem, so I use my personal domain [0] to redirect to repos page, it works great. here is the javascript code: async function handleRequest(request) { const requestUrl = new URL(request.url); let target = "https://github.com/theowenyoung?tab=repositories" if(requestUrl.pathname!=="/"){ target = "https://github.com/theowenyoung"+requestUrl.pathname } return Response.redirect(target, 302); } addEventListener('fetch', async event => { event.respondWith(handleRequest(event.request)); }); [0]: https://git.owenyoung.com https://git.owenyoung.com

villgax 4y ago

Just bookmark it &/or in your favourites. There's also apps allow you to save it as a local electron app

stefanos82 4y ago

Personally I've done the following: I have bookmarked my profile as https://github.com/<my-user-profile>?tab=repositories https://github.com/<my-user-profile>?tab=repositories and when I click on "Sign in" and insert my credentials, I'm already there; that's it.