# mdo/github-buttons

Showcase the success of any GitHub repo or user with these simple, static buttons with dynamic counts.

Repository: https://github.com/mdo/github-buttons
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/github-buttons
Homepage: https://ghbtns.com
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: github
Last push: 2026-07-01T19:23:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5415, "days_push": 63, "days_rel": 500, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2895, forks 263 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.664713+00:00)

## What it is
A set of hotlinkable, static GitHub buttons (star, watch, fork, follow, sponsor) with dynamic counts, embeddable via iframe on any website. It is the unofficial GitHub buttons service hosted at ghbtns.com, created by Mark Otto.

## Use cases
- add a GitHub star count button to my project's landing page
- embed a fork button with live count on my docs site
- show follower count for a GitHub user on my blog
- display sponsor button for my open-source repo
- hotlink GitHub buttons without hosting anything myself

## When to choose
- you want zero-maintenance, hotlinkable GitHub buttons via a simple iframe snippet
- you need up-to-date star, fork, watch, follower, or sponsor counts on a static site
- you want a lightweight solution with no build step or JavaScript dependency on your page

## When to avoid
- you need fully self-hosted buttons and cannot rely on a third-party service
- you need deep customization of button appearance beyond the provided sizes and options
- you require guaranteed uptime or SLA for the count service

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: github-buttons, embeddable-widgets, iframe, badges, hotlinkable, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- mdo/github-buttons (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.664713+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 2026-08-30T07:35:16.593124+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mdo/github-buttons (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.664713+00:00, sha 3c64ca709e5e)
  - homepage: https://ghbtns.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:50:33.468388+00:00, sha 0b8c5e2ee895)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.