***********EDITING AN EXISTING TOPIC OR COLLECTION************

I'm suggesting these edits to an existing topic:

I'm suggesting these edits to an existing topic or collection:

- [ ] Image (and my file is `*.png`, square, dimensions 288x288)

- [ ] Content (and my changes are in `index.md`)

Please explain why these changes are necessary:

************CURATING A NEW TOPIC OR COLLECTION************

************CURATING A NEW TOPIC************

- [ ] I've formatted my changes as a new folder directory, named for the topic as it appears in the URL on GitHub (e.g. `https://github.com/topics/[NAME]`)

- [ ] My folder contains a `*.png` image (if applicable) and `index.md`

- [ ] All required fields in my `index.md` conform to the Style Guide and API docs: https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/docs

Please explain why you think this topic or collection should be curated:

Please explain why you think this topic should be curated:

************CURATING A NEW COLLECTION************

- [ ] I've formatted my changes as a new folder directory, named for the collection as it appears in the URL on GitHub (e.g. `https://github.com/collections/[NAME]`)

- [ ] My folder contains a `*.png` image (if applicable) and `index.md`

- [ ] All required fields in my `index.md` conform to the Style Guide and API docs: https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/docs

Please explain why you think this collection should be curated:

**Please note: we will close your PR without comment if you do not check the boxes above and provide ALL requested information.**

Hi there! We're excited you've got ideas to improve topics and collections. Your helping the community discover valuable information.

Hi there! We're excited you've got ideas to improve topics and collections. You're helping the community discover valuable information.

This project adheres to the [Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

If a topic or collection already exists, it will be listed in its respective directory:

- [Topics](https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/topics)

- [Collections](https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/collections)

- [topics/](https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/topics)

- [collections/](https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/collections)

The topic or collection name should match its URL, e.g. `https://github.com/topics/rails` corresponds to the [`topics/rails` directory](https://github.com/github/explore/tree/master/topics/rails).

To make an improvement, please **open a pull request** with your proposed changes:

To update the image, simply replace the image inside the topic or collection's directory

To update the image, simply replace the image inside the topic or collection's directory.

To update text and links, edit the `index.md` inside the topic or collection's directory. These files are formatted using a combination of [front matter](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/frontmatter/) and simple body content.

To update text and links, edit the `index.md` inside the topic or collection's directory. These files are formatted using a combination of [Front Matter](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/frontmatter/) and simple body content.

For **topics**, you'll notice that, in examples like "[algolia](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/explore/master/topics/algolia/index.md)," data like the topic's canonical URL, Wikipedia URL, or display name are called out in key-value pairs; while its detailed description is accounted for in the body of the document.

Please note that all suggestions must adhere to GitHub's [Community Guidelines](https://help.github.com/articles/github-community-guidelines/) and [Terms of Service](https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service/). Per our Terms of Service, [you are responsible](https://help.github.com/articles/github-terms-of-service/#d-user-generated-content) for the content you contribute, and you must have the rights to use it.

To propose a new topic or collection, please **open an pull request** with your proposed additions. The [API docs](./docs/API.md) and [style guide](./docs/styleguide.md) provide guidance on the information you need to include and how it should be formatted.

To propose a new topic or collection, please **open a pull request** with your proposed additions. The [API docs](./docs/API.md) and [style guide](./docs/styleguide.md) provide guidance on the information you need to include and how it should be formatted.

This repository includes [a list of the most-used GitHub topics that don't yet have extra context](topics-todo.md). If your pull request adds one of these topics, please update topics-todo.md so that the topic is checked (marked complete).