How to Add Your Recently Published Articles to Your GitHub Profile README using GitHub Actions π€
Do you want to show off your articles on GitHub? π€
If you said YES, Then you're at the right place. By the end of this article, you'll have your latest articles listed on your GitHub Profile README.
π TL;DR - Before we begin, You must have your GitHub account and make sure you've created your GitHub profile. If not, you can check this article by Monica Powell.
ππΌLet's Begin!!!
π‘ If you're new to GitHub Actions, go check out the official documentation.
We'll be using blog-post-workflow GitHub Action by Gautam krishna R.
π€ How to use this GitHub Action?
Visit your GitHub Profile README repository
https://github.com/{USER-NAME}/{USER-NAME}
You'll need to add the following section to your README.md file
# π© Latest Blog Posts // You can name it whatever you want. <!-- BLOG-POST-LIST:START --> <!-- BLOG-POST-LIST:END -->
Now, create a folder
.github
in the root directory & within that directory create another folder namedworkflows
. Now, inside theworkflows
directory create a new YAML fileblog-post-workflow.yml
. This is how your folder structure should look like:.github ββββworkflows blog-post-workflow.yml
NOTE: If you're struggling in creating a folder in the GitHub repository from a web app then check this .
Add the following content in the
blog-post-workflow.yml
filename: Latest blog post workflow on: schedule: # Run workflow automatically # This will make it run every hour - cron: '0 * * * *' # Run workflow manually (without waiting for the cron to be called), through the Github Actions Workflow page directly workflow_dispatch: jobs: update-readme-with-blog: name: Update this repo's README with latest blog posts runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v2 - uses: gautamkrishnar/blog-post-workflow@master with: # Replace this URL with your rss feed URL/s feed_list: "https://iamdarshshah.hashnode.dev/rss.xml"
Commit your code and wait for your actions to run automatically or here are the steps to trigger it manually:
Click on
Actions
:Now, Click on
Latest blog post workflow
:Then, click on
Run workflow
to trigger the GitHub Action:
NOTE: You can add any popular blogging platform's RSS feed URL. (List of Platforms)
This is it! We did it. π
Now, you can check your GitHub Profile README that lists your latest published articles. π
πThis is How it should look
βοΈ If you want to customize your GitHub Action, then have a look at all available options you can provide custom values to.
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References:
- GitHub Action - github.com/gautamkrishnar/blog-post-workflow
- Image Source - unsplash.com/photos/RLw-UC03Gwc