# buttons/github-buttons

:octocat: Unofficial github:buttons

Repository: https://github.com/buttons/github-buttons
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buttons-github-buttons
Homepage: https://buttons.github.io
Language: JavaScript
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: github, button, frontend, component
Last push: 2026-08-31T01:43:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4946, "days_push": 3, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1146, forks 252 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:00.087845+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial embeddable GitHub button widget that renders star, fork, watch, and follow buttons for GitHub repositories and users. It can be used as a plain HTML snippet, a JavaScript module, or via Vue and React component wrappers.

## Use cases
- add a github star button to my website
- embed a github fork count button on a landing page
- show github follow button for a user profile
- render github buttons in a react app
- render github buttons in a vue app
- github button that supports dark mode
- replace github buttons widget without iframe

## When to choose
- you want lightweight, iframe-free GitHub buttons on any website
- you need dark/light color scheme support for embedded GitHub buttons
- you use Vue or React and want a component wrapper

## When to avoid
- you need official GitHub widget behavior or support
- you need buttons for platforms other than GitHub
- you need server-side rendering without a browser environment

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: github-buttons, embed-widget, javascript, dark-mode, octicons, nodejs

## Member repositories
- buttons/github-buttons (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:00.087845+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:34:01.602787+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/buttons/github-buttons (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:00.087845+00:00, sha 365a0b3026af)
  - homepage: https://buttons.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:26.499890+00:00, sha 90284a347c46)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/github-buttons (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:26.508977+00:00, sha b7772a7396e5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.