HelloGitHub Submission Workflow for Contributors to Recommend Projects: A Complete Guide

Contributors recommend projects to HelloGitHub by submitting a web form at hellogithub.com/periodical, after which maintainers review the entry and add approved projects to monthly markdown files like content/HelloGitHub118.md.

The submission workflow for contributors to recommend projects is the primary mechanism through which the HelloGitHub repository discovers and catalogs interesting open-source projects. This workflow connects community recommendations to the curated monthly periodicals that reach thousands of developers. Understanding this process helps contributors successfully submit projects and track their contributions through the repository's recognition system.

How the HelloGitHub Submission Workflow Works

The end-to-end process begins with the submission portal linked in the main repository README and concludes with publication in a monthly issue.

Step 1: Access the Periodical Submission Portal

Contributors initiate the submission workflow for contributors to recommend projects by navigating to the dedicated portal. In README.md at line 35, the repository provides a direct link labeled "推荐或自荐" (Recommend or Self-nominate) that points to https://hellogithub.com/periodical.

[推荐或自荐](https://hellogithub.com/periodical)

This URL serves as the single entry point for all project recommendations, ensuring submissions are standardized and trackable.

Step 2: Complete the Project Recommendation Form

The web form collects essential metadata about the recommended project. Contributors must provide:

• Project name – Must reference a valid GitHub repository
• Short description – Approximately 30 words summarizing the project's purpose
• Category tags – Such as "开源项目" (Open Source Project) or "实战项目" (Practical Project)
• Optional screenshot or logo URL – Visual asset for the project listing

This structured data ensures that maintainers can quickly assess whether the project meets HelloGitHub's inclusion criteria of being interesting, entry-level friendly, and genuinely open-source.

Step 3: Submit for Review

Upon form submission, the portal records the entry and initiates a click-tracking request to the repository's statistics endpoint. This tracking mechanism uses the statistics/click URL pattern visible in generated markdown entries, allowing HelloGitHub to measure engagement with specific project recommendations.

What Happens After You Submit a Project Recommendation

Once a contributor completes the submission workflow for contributors to recommend projects, the entry enters the maintainer review pipeline before publication.

Maintainer Review Process

HelloGitHub maintainers evaluate each submission against the repository's inclusion standards. They verify that:

• The project is actively maintained and documented
• The content is appropriate for entry-level developers
• The GitHub repository URL is valid and accessible

If clarification is needed, maintainers may contact the submitter through GitHub or the contact information provided during submission.

Adding to Monthly Issues

Approved projects are added to the next monthly issue file, such as content/HelloGitHub118.md or its English counterpart content/en/HelloGitHub118.md. The entry follows a strict markdown format that includes the tracking URL.

As seen in content/en/HelloGitHub118.md at line 202, a typical entry appears as:

41、[x-algorithm](https://hellogithub.com/en/periodical/statistics/click?target=https://github.com/xai-org/x-algorithm)：News Feed Recommendation Algorithm on Platform X. This project presents the technical details of the core recommendation system and key components of the News Feed (For You) on Platform X, which is officially open‑sourced by xAI, and demonstrates how to build a production‑grade recommendation engine with large language model ranking.

The statistics/click URL parameter ensures that every click from the HelloGitHub website is recorded, providing engagement metrics for both the project authors and the HelloGitHub curation team.

Contributor Recognition and Statistics Tracking

The submission workflow for contributors to recommend projects includes a recognition system for active community members. The content/contributors.md file tracks individuals who have successfully contributed projects that were收录 (included) in the repository.

According to the guidelines in content/contributors.md, contributors who accumulate 10 accepted project recommendations are listed as core contributors. The file maintains a running list of these individuals with links to their GitHub profiles:

## 说明

累计贡献 **10** 个项目（收录到本项目中）的小伙伴将被列入核心贡献者列表中。希望大家可以积极贡献、推荐更多的项目。

## 贡献者列表

...
[YourGitHubUsername](https://github.com/YourGitHubUsername)

This recognition mechanism incentivizes quality contributions and builds a community of curators who help maintain HelloGitHub's standards.

Summary

The submission workflow for contributors to recommend projects to HelloGitHub follows a structured path from web form to published curation:

• Contributors submit projects through the hellogithub.com/periodical portal linked in README.md
• The submission form captures project metadata, descriptions, and category tags
• Maintainers review entries against inclusion criteria for quality and relevance
• Approved projects are added to monthly markdown files like content/HelloGitHub118.md with click-tracking URLs
• Active contributors are recognized in content/contributors.md after submitting 10 accepted projects

This workflow ensures that HelloGitHub maintains its reputation for featuring interesting, entry-level open-source projects while giving community members a clear path to contribute recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I submit a project recommendation to HelloGitHub?

Navigate to the submission portal at https://hellogithub.com/periodical using the "推荐或自荐" link in the repository's README.md. Complete the web form with the project name, GitHub repository URL, a 30-word description, and relevant category tags. The form automatically records your submission and sends it to the maintainer review queue.

What criteria must a project meet to be included in HelloGitHub?

According to the source code and submission workflow, projects must be genuinely open-source, actively maintained, and appropriate for entry-level developers. The maintainers verify that the GitHub repository is accessible, the documentation is sufficient for beginners, and the project offers interesting functionality or learning value. Projects that meet these standards are added to monthly issue files like content/HelloGitHub118.md.

How does HelloGitHub track engagement with recommended projects?

The repository implements click-tracking through specially constructed URLs. When maintainers add a project to a monthly issue file, they use the format https://hellogithub.com/en/periodical/statistics/click?target=https://github.com/owner/repo. This URL records engagement metrics whenever a reader clicks the project link from the HelloGitHub website, allowing the team to measure the popularity of featured projects and the effectiveness of contributor recommendations.

How are contributors recognized for submitting project recommendations?

Active contributors are tracked in content/contributors.md. When a contributor has accumulated 10 projects that have been收录 (included) in the repository, they are added to the core contributors list. The file contains a running list of GitHub usernames with links to their profiles, publicly acknowledging their role in curating the HelloGitHub periodical content.

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