My First GitHub Project: Quest for Wonders Educational Website

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Introduce yourself

My name is Rose and I am a Paralegal student I am also pursuing my passion for creating educational content for children.

Links (optional)

https://miaandjake.org/
https://github.com/tokyorose3311-byte/miaandjake-website

Where are you in your GitHub journey?

Brand new to GitHub

And where are you going next on GitHub?

My next step is to continue improving my Quest for Wonders educational website and learn more about GitHub, Netlify, and web development. I am currently working on creating a worksheet management system for educators and librarians, improving the website's admin dashboard, and adding more educational games and STEM activities for children. I am also looking forward to connecting with the GitHub community, learning from other creators, and expanding my technical skills.

What technical skills or projects are you working on?

I am currently learning GitHub, website deployment, Netlify, repository management, pull requests, and content management systems. My main project is the Quest for Wonders website, which supports my children's STEM adventure book series through educational games, worksheets, videos, and resources for students, teachers, librarians, and families.

Got a question for us? (optional)

As someone new to GitHub, I am still learning how repositories, branches, pull requests, and deployments work together.

One challenge I have encountered is understanding how changes created by Netlify Agent move into the GitHub main branch. In some cases, the Netlify preview deployment worked correctly, and Netlify reported that a pull request was created, but when I look in the Pull Requests section of GitHub, I do not see any open pull requests. I have also seen situations where GitHub reports there is "nothing to compare" between branches even though Netlify indicates that changes exist.

What are the best practices for managing a GitHub repository connected to Netlify, and how can I verify whether changes have actually been committed, merged, or are only living in a preview deployment? What should I check when Netlify says a pull request exists, but GitHub does not show one?

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I am still learning GitHub, Netlify, and web development, so I would greatly appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or guidance from the community. If you have experience with GitHub repositories, pull requests, Netlify deployments, or educational websites, I would love to hear your thoughts.