GitHub’s year continues to be off to a good start, we hit 100 million GitHub users and this is only just the beginning! Celebrate with us by heading to your profile (or anyone else’s) for a festive animation 🟩.

Members have been more helpful than ever, whether answering complex questions or providing awesome feature requests. Enjoy the latest and greatest in New to GitHub 😌.

🌟Community Superstars: A round of applause for these community citizens 👏

• @jge162: Shared their wisdom 🦉 with a new GitHub user why you would add reviewers/collaborators to your repo. Thanks for the perspective!
• @rashidwassan: Compiled an excellent list of steps to get you started on your GitHub journey. Their breakdown makes learning GitHub manageable and fun!
• @KristofHorvath: Needed clarity on collaborators and Pro plans which led to us realizing the language on our Compare Plans could be updated to be more easily understandable 🤓. Thank you for helping us improve and make GitHub better for everyone!

🆒 Cool stuff™️ happening around GitHub and the Community

• Copy an existing Project: We've shipped the ability to copy your project's views, custom fields, and draft issues 👯. Leave your feedback with @2percentsilk and the Projects team here.
• Introducing the GitHub Bug Bounty swag store: Learn how you can get swag 🧢 and keep GitHub safe!
• 100 million developers and counting: There are now 100 million developers 💗 around the world using GitHub. Here’s what this means.
• Introducing new validity checks for GitHub tokens: GitHub now tells you whether GitHub tokens 🪙 found by secret scanning are active so you can prioritize and escalate remediation efforts. Get the details.

⚡Beyond GitHub: Open source content to help you level up!

• Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication: Hear about 👂 how maximalism creeps into places where it doesn’t belong, finding mentors, following what energizes you, and the power of ping pong in the latest ReadME Project episode!
• Become a Git Wizard 🧙‍♂️: Elliot Brenya sarfo shares how to cast more advanced commands.

Wishing those who celebrate Lunar New Year a happy holiday 🏮!