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- Move "Upstream ← Fork" column to rightmost position and rename to "Fork → Upstream" so directionality reads left-to-right - Split combined commit row into separate "default branch" and "gh-pages branch" rows so the matrix is self-documenting - Replace undefined "(RW)" shorthand with the standard ⓘ tooltip icon used elsewhere in the table - Clarify "Fork" column tooltip and refine the per-branch Commit tooltips
…ntributions Matrix - Add a dedicated "Commit" headline section before "Contribution Channels" - Move the three commit rows (default branch, gh-pages, other) under it - Drop the redundant "Commit" prefix from those rows and start them with "To" since the headline now carries the context
…ip as a lettered list - Rename "Open Issue" → "Create new Issue", "Answer Issue" → "Comment on Issue", "Open Discussion" → "Start new Discussion" for clearer GitHub terminology - Use HTML line breaks to render the conditions in the Commit-row tooltip as an (a)/(b)/(c) list, matching the wording of the corresponding bullet list further down the page
…n Matrix - Rename "Profile Contributions Matrix" → "Profile Contribution Matrix" and update the inbound link in troubleshooting-missing-contributions.md - Shorten the Fork→Upstream column header to "→ Upstream" with a clearer location-based tooltip - Rename "Repository" → "Own Repository" with a precise tooltip; rename "Fork" → "Repository Fork" - Add a rightmost "Other Repository" column whose tooltip spells out the (a)/(b)/(c) exclusions - Use ⬜ 🟩 + ⓘ in Other Repository commit cells to convey "default doesn't count, only counts if you've opened a PR/issue" - Add a Repository Type row labeling each column as Standalone or Fork; clear the redundant "Action" header label - Mirror Own Repository values into → Upstream for the four Collaboration Channels rows - Remove the now-misleading multi-condition tooltip from Own Repository commit cells - Remove the redundant conditional tooltip from → Upstream commit cells
- Rewrite the Other Repository tooltip for clarity ("where (a) you aren't a collaborator, (b) you aren't a member of the org, and (c) you haven't forked it")
- Drop the comma in "Only counts, if…" → "Only counts if…"
- Apply the period rule: only full sentences end with "."; fragments like "The upstream parent repository of a fork" and "Commits on other branches…" lose the trailing period
- Replace the thin "Fork of an existing repository" tooltip with a proper definition: "A fork is a new repository that shares code and visibility settings with the original 'upstream' repository."
- Rename the "Contribution Channels" section to "Pull Request" and drop the now-redundant tooltip on "Open PR"
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Pull request overview
Adds a “Profile contribution matrix” quick-reference table to the profile contributions reference page and links to it from the “Troubleshooting missing contributions” article to help readers quickly determine whether an action counts as a contribution.
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- Added a new matrix table near the top of the profile contributions reference page.
- Added an in-article reference link from the troubleshooting article to the contributions reference page.
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| File | Description |
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| content/account-and-profile/reference/profile-contributions-reference.md | Introduces the “Profile Contribution Matrix” table ahead of the existing prose rules. |
| content/account-and-profile/how-tos/contribution-settings/troubleshooting-missing-contributions.md | Adds a cross-link to the contributions reference page for additional details. |
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This PR adds a quick-reference table near the top of the page. For each action and each type of repository, the table shows at a glance whether the action counts as a contribution. The existing rules in the prose below stay unchanged and remain the full reference.
Why:
The current page explains when an action counts as a contribution through several paragraphs and a nested bullet list. The rules interact across multiple dimensions, so answering a concrete yes-or-no question means cross-referencing several sections and many readers stop before they get there. This change adds a clear visual representation of the rules at the top of the page.
What's being changed:
A new Profile Contribution Matrix section in profile-contributions-reference.md, plus a link to it from troubleshooting-missing-contributions.md.
The matrix:
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