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> Changing the default branch of the repository will change it for all repository collaborators. Only do this if you want the new branch to become the base against which all future pull requests and commits will be made.

Refer to the Profile contribution matrix in [AUTOTITLE](/account-and-profile/reference/profile-contributions-reference#profile-contribution-matrix).

## Commit was made in a fork

Commits made in a fork will not count toward your contributions. To make them count, you must open a pull request to have your changes merged into the parent repository. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request).
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## Profile contribution matrix

| | **Own Repository** [ⓘ](## "You are a collaborator on the repository or are a member of the organization that owns the standalone repository.") | **Repository Fork** [ⓘ](## "A fork is a new repository that shares code and visibility settings with the original 'upstream' repository.") | **→ Upstream** [ⓘ](## "The upstream parent repository of a fork") | **Other Repository** [ⓘ](## "A standalone repository where (a) you aren't a collaborator, (b) you aren't a member of the organization that owns it, and (c) you haven't forked it.") |
|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| Repository Type | Standalone | Fork | Standalone | Standalone |
| Create <br><br> | 🟩 <br>[ⓘ](## "Creating a new repository counts as a contribution.") | 🟩 <br>[ⓘ](## "Forking an existing repository counts as a contribution.") | – <br><br> | – <br><br> |
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| **Commit** [ⓘ](## "Commits will only appear on your contributions graph if the email address used to make the commits is associated with your account.") | | | | |
| To default branch [ⓘ](## "The commit was made on the repository's default branch (e.g. main or master).") | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | ⬜ 🟩 [ⓘ](## "Only counts if you have opened a pull request or issue in the repository.") |
| To gh-pages branch [ⓘ](## "The commit was made on the gh-pages branch (for repositories with project sites).") | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | ⬜ 🟩 [ⓘ](## "Only counts if you have opened a pull request or issue in the repository.") |
| To other branches [ⓘ](## "Commits on other branches except the default branch and gh-pages branch") | ⬜ | ⬜ | ⬜ | ⬜ |
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| **Pull Request** | | | | |
| Open PR | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | 🟩 |
| Review PR | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | 🟩 |
| **Collaboration Channels** | | | | |
| Create new Issue | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | 🟩 |
| Comment on Issue | ⬜ | ⬜ | ⬜ | ⬜ |
| Start new Discussion | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | 🟩 |
| Answer Discussion | 🟩 | ⬜ | 🟩 | 🟩 |

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Cell legend:

* 🟩 counts as a contribution
* ⬜ does not count
* ⬜ 🟩 conditional (the ⓘ tooltip on the cell describes when it counts)
* – not applicable

## What counts as a contribution

Contributions are only counted if they meet certain criteria. In some cases, we may need to rebuild your graph in order for contributions to appear.
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