Contributor Catalyst Program

This repository is the vanilla HTML/CSS/JS website for the collaborative Contributor Catalyst program. It is designed for GitHub Pages with no frameworks and no build step, and is built to be extended by contributors.

Project structure

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├── index.html
├── about/
├── cohorts/
├── outputs/
├── gallery/
├── partners/
├── assets/
│   ├── css/
│   └── js/
├── data/
└── .github/

Local setup (no build tools)

1. Clone the repo.
2. Open index.html directly in your browser, or run a simple static server if preferred.
3. Edit HTML/CSS/JS files directly; no install step is required.

GitHub Pages deployment

This repo includes .github/workflows/deploy.yml to deploy from main to GitHub Pages.

1. In GitHub, go to Settings → Pages.
2. Set Build and deployment source to GitHub Actions.
3. Push changes to main; deployment runs automatically.

Contribution workflow

1. Pick or claim an issue from the Issues tab.
2. Create a branch from main.
3. Make small, focused changes.
4. Open a pull request using the PR template.
5. A mentor reviews and approves your pull request.
6. The maintainer merges it after mentor approval.

Yearly update checklist

1. Update cohorts/year-4.html (and roll prior year content down as needed).
2. Add new outputs to data/outputs.json with complete metadata.
3. Update gallery images, captions, and alt text in gallery/ + assets/js/gallery.js.
4. Refresh partner/funder entries in partners/index.html and data/partners.json.
5. Update contributor/mentor credits in data/people.json.
6. Confirm nav links, accessibility landmarks, and keyboard navigation still work.
7. Verify GitHub Pages deployment status after merge to main.

License

Released under the MIT License. Individual contributors retain authorship credit through the project's git history.