Activity Feed Not Loading on GitHub Homepage

[yashnayan8795]

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I am experiencing an issue with the activity feed on the GitHub homepage. The feed is not loading, and I keep seeing the message "Uh oh! There was an error in loading the activity feed. Reload this page." Reloading the page does not resolve the issue, and it has been happening for a long time.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Log in to GitHub.
2. Navigate to the homepage.
3. Observe the error message in the activity feed section.

Troubleshooting steps taken:

• Cleared browser cache and cookies.
• Disabled all browser extensions.
• Tried accessing GitHub from different browsers.
• Checked my internet connection.
• Verified that there are no ongoing incidents on the GitHub Status Page.

Browser and environment details:

• Browser: Google Chrome (latest version)
• Operating System: Windows 11

Please assist in resolving this issue.
Thank you.

[mateusloubach]

Hey, @yashnayan8795.

Have you tried to see if it loads on another browser?

Also, try Ctrl+Shift+R on the page to see if it resets the cache.

[kaungzawhein543]

❓ Activity Feed Not Loading on GitHub Homepage

Issue Description

The activity feed on the GitHub homepage is not loading, displaying the message:

"Uh oh! There was an error in loading the activity feed. Reload this page."

Reloading does not resolve the issue, and this has been ongoing for a long time.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Log in to GitHub.
2. Navigate to the homepage.
3. Observe the error message in the activity feed section.

Troubleshooting Steps Taken

• ✅ Cleared browser cache and cookies.
• ✅ Disabled all browser extensions.
• ✅ Tried different browsers (same issue in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox).
• ✅ Checked internet connection (no issues).
• ✅ Verified no ongoing incidents on the GitHub Status Page.

Browser & Environment Details

• Browser: Google Chrome (latest version)
• Operating System: Windows 11

Request for Assistance

Could you please provide guidance on how to resolve this issue? Is this a known bug, or are there any additional troubleshooting steps I should try?

Thank you! 🙌

[shinybrightstar]

Hi @yashnayan8795

Thank you for your post on the recent bug where the Home Feed was not showing releases. Our Feed team pushed an update that will allow any user to see the 100 most recent starred repositories.

If you have further issues with this or additional details about your experience, please comment directly in this thread so we can monitor the changes effectively.

You can find more info here.

We appreciate you for helping us continuously improve our platform! 🚀

[timotif]

The bug is still there for me...

Browser and System
Brave Browser 134.1.76.74
Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
What I tried

• log out/log in
• brave shield down
• clear cache and cookies
• incognito page
• different browser (Firefox)

Nothing worked so far.
More ideas? Other users in a similar situation? Thank you!

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