Count restarted to 1 when user changed username and edited name parameter in README #73

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opened 2025-11-20 04:15:51 -05:00 by saavagebueno · 2 comments
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Originally created by @nylla8444 on GitHub (Jul 8, 2025).

As the title says, the count restarted to 1 after I changed my username and edited the name parameter in the markdown, in my REAMDE.

If I just retained the current link , even tho my username is not the same anymore, the count still continues.

Is this the expected behavior?

I hope anyone will respond, thanks :))

Originally created by @nylla8444 on GitHub (Jul 8, 2025). As the title says, the count restarted to 1 after I changed my username and edited the name parameter in the markdown, in my REAMDE. If I just retained the current link , even tho my username is not the same anymore, the count still continues. Is this the expected behavior? I hope anyone will respond, thanks :))
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@antonkomarev commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2025):

@nylla8444 yes, this is intended behaviour, because this service does not know your GitHub id and cannot understand that you edited your name.

Use free yhype.me service as a more featured alternative. Or start counter not from zero, there is such a feature described in README (Base number section).

@antonkomarev commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2025): @nylla8444 yes, this is intended behaviour, because this service does not know your GitHub id and cannot understand that you edited your name. Use free yhype.me service as a more featured alternative. Or start counter not from zero, there is such a feature described in README (Base number section).
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@nylla8444 commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2025):

oh nice, thanks @antonkomarev

@nylla8444 commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2025): oh nice, thanks @antonkomarev
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Reference: starred/github-profile-views-counter#73