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This PR introduces a new webpage designed to showcase the repository as an open-source project for Hacktoberfest. The page highlights the repo’s purpose, contribution guidelines, and a live preview to encourage developers to participate.

✨ Key Features

  • Added a responsive landing page to present project details
  • Included a dedicated contribution section and Hacktoberfest CTA
  • Linked repository, issues, and documentation for easy navigation
  • Designed with a clean, accessible, and modern interface

🎯 Purpose

To provide a visual and interactive entry point for new contributors during Hacktoberfest, making it easier to explore, understand, and contribute to the project.

✅ Checklist

  • Webpage created and tested locally
  • Repository and contribution links added
  • Responsive design verified
  • Review and feedback from maintainers

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  • New Features
    • Added a dark-themed Hacktoberfest Projects 2025 landing page with header, GitHub CTA, featured projects grid, and footer with social links.
  • Style
    • Introduced global color variables, responsive grid layout, hover interactions, and entrance animations for UI polish.
  • Accessibility
    • Improved semantic structure and ARIA attributes for better screen reader support.
  • Chores
    • Included web fonts, icon assets, and a favicon.

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A new, complete dark-themed HTML document host.html was added containing a styled Hacktoberfest Projects 2025 page with header, featured project cards, footer, global CSS variables, responsive grid, animations, external fonts/icons, ARIA attributes, and interactive hover/CTA states.

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New themed HTML page
host.html
Added a full, styled HTML5 document for "Hacktoberfest Projects 2025" including header with GitHub CTA, main featured-projects grid with four cards and icons, footer with social links, global CSS variables, responsive layout, animations (fadeInUp/fadeInDown), accessibility attributes, external fonts/icons, and favicon

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🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~10 minutes

  • Review HTML structure and semantic roles (header, main, footer)
  • Validate CSS variables, responsive grid, and animation correctness
  • Check accessibility attributes (ARIA, landmarks, contrast)
  • Confirm external asset links (Google Fonts, Font Awesome, favicon) and relative path correctness

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hacktoberfest

Poem

🐰 I hopped in with a joyful cheer,
A dark page born for projects near,
Cards that sparkle, fonts that sing,
A little site for Hacktoberfest spring —
Come code, contribute, and cheer! 🎉

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Title Check ✅ Passed The pull request title "Added Open Source Preview Webpage for Hacktoberfest Contributions" accurately summarizes the main change, which is the introduction of a new HTML landing page to showcase the repository as an open-source project for Hacktoberfest. The title is concise, clear, and directly related to the primary objective of the PR—adding a responsive webpage designed to encourage community participation. The title is specific enough that a teammate reviewing the git history would immediately understand the nature of the change without being overly verbose or including extraneous details.
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Actionable comments posted: 3

🧹 Nitpick comments (3)
host.html (3)

53-53: Consolidate color definitions into CSS variables.

Several color values are hardcoded inline (e.g., #8b949e on lines 53, 116; #c9d1d9 on line 110; white on line 128) rather than using the CSS variables defined in :root. This inconsistency makes future theme updates harder.

Apply this diff to add new CSS variables and use them consistently:

  :root {
    --bg: #0d1117;
    --text: #f0f6fc;
    --accent: #58a6ff;
    --secondary: #161b22;
+   --text-muted: #8b949e;
+   --text-secondary: #c9d1d9;
+   --text-light: #ffffff;
  }

Then update references:

  header p {
-   color: #8b949e;
+   color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  
  .card p {
-   color: #c9d1d9;
+   color: var(--text-secondary);
  }
  
  footer {
-   color: #8b949e;
+   color: var(--text-muted);
  }
  
  .socials a:hover {
-   color: white;
+   color: var(--text-light);
  }

Also applies to: 110-110, 116-116, 128-128


167-186: Add descriptive links to project cards or contribution paths.

The featured project cards are currently static informational elements. To encourage Hacktoberfest participation, they should link to:

  • The actual project repositories, or
  • A list of open issues/first-timer-friendly tasks, or
  • Contribution guidelines for each project.

Transform cards into interactive elements with links:

- <div class="card">
+ <a href="[project-repo-or-issues-url]" class="card" aria-label="BitMasking project">
    <h3><i class="fas fa-code"></i> BitMasking</h3>
    <p>Understand the power of bitwise operations through clean C++ implementations.</p>
- </div>
+ </a>

Add this CSS to make the card links styled appropriately:

+ .card {
+   cursor: pointer;
+   text-decoration: none;
+ }

168-168: Add fallback text for Font Awesome icons in case CDN fails.

If the Font Awesome CDN is unavailable, the <i class="fas fa-*"></i> icons will not render, leaving only emoji or blank spaces. Inline text fallbacks would improve resilience.

Consider adding text content as fallback:

- <h3><i class="fas fa-code"></i> BitMasking</h3>
+ <h3><i class="fas fa-code" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span>BitMasking</span></h3>

Alternatively, add a base64-encoded SVG or use CSS-generated fallback content.

Also applies to: 173-173, 178-178, 183-183

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host.html (2)

156-162: Approve semantic HTML structure and header implementation.

The header uses proper semantic markup (role="banner"), descriptive title, and an accessible GitHub CTA button with appropriate aria-label. The structure is clean and follows accessibility best practices.


81-100: Approve responsive grid layout and card styling.

The responsive grid with repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr)) is a well-implemented pattern that adapts to various screen sizes. Hover animations and smooth transitions enhance UX. The dark theme with accent colors is visually cohesive.

Comment on lines +8 to +11
<!-- Favicon & Icons -->
<link rel="icon" href="https://cdn-icons-png.flaticon.com/512/919/919827.png" />
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/a2e8f5a1f4.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Replace hardcoded Font Awesome kit ID and verify external dependency.

The Font Awesome kit ID a2e8f5a1f4 on line 11 appears to be a placeholder or shared demo key. Additionally, relying on external CDNs for fonts and icons creates a single point of failure—if the CDN is unavailable, the page loses styling and icons.

Consider:

  1. Replacing the Font Awesome kit ID with a project-specific one or using a fallback icon library.
  2. Adding fallback fonts or using system fonts as a backup.
  3. Documenting the external dependency requirement in a README.

If using Font Awesome is intentional, ensure the kit ID is project-owned and document it for future contributors.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In host.html around lines 8 to 11, the page embeds an external Font Awesome kit
ID (a2e8f5a1f4) and Google Fonts link which are likely placeholders/shared keys
and introduce a CDN single point of failure; replace the hardcoded kit ID with
the project-owned Font Awesome kit or remove the kit and swap in a locally
hosted or alternative icon library, add fallback/system fonts in the CSS
font-family stack for Poppins (e.g., system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI",
sans-serif), and document the external dependencies and required kit ID in the
project README so future contributors know to provision or replace the CDN
assets.

Comment on lines +159 to +161
<a href="https://github.com/gitsofaryan/Hacktoberfest-Projects-2025" class="btn" aria-label="View repository on GitHub">
<i class="fab fa-github"></i> View on GitHub
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Add contribution guidelines and links to issues/documentation.

The PR objectives state the page should include "links to the repository, issues, and documentation" and "contribution guidelines." Currently, only the repository link is present. The featured projects section lacks links to actual contribution paths.

Consider:

  1. Adding a dedicated "Contributing" section with guidelines and links to open issues.
  2. Adding a "Documentation" link in the header or footer.
  3. Making project cards clickable to link to their respective repositories or issue pages.
  4. Including a "Getting Started" or "How to Contribute" section as described in the PR objectives.

This would align the implementation with the stated objectives.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In host.html around lines 159 to 161, the page currently only contains a GitHub
repo link but lacks contribution guidelines, documentation and issue links
described in the PR objectives; add a new "Contributing" section that includes a
brief contribution guide and direct links to the repository's CONTRIBUTING.md
and open issues page, add a "Documentation" link in the header or footer
pointing to the repo's docs or wiki, make each featured project card clickable
linking to that project's repository or issues page, and include a short
"Getting Started / How to Contribute" blurb with links to issue labels (help
wanted/good first issue) and the contribution guide.

Comment on lines +191 to +193
<a href="https://github.com/YourUsername" aria-label="GitHub"><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a>
<a href="https://x.com/YourUsername" aria-label="X (Twitter)"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/YourUsername" aria-label="LinkedIn"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a>
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

Replace placeholder social links with actual URLs.

The social links in the footer contain hardcoded YourUsername placeholders (lines 191–193), rendering them non-functional. These should be replaced with actual project maintainer or organization accounts.

Update the social links:

- <a href="https://github.com/YourUsername" aria-label="GitHub"><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a>
- <a href="https://x.com/YourUsername" aria-label="X (Twitter)"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a>
- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/YourUsername" aria-label="LinkedIn"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a>
+ <a href="https://github.com/gitsofaryan" aria-label="GitHub"><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a>
+ <a href="https://x.com/[handle]" aria-label="X (Twitter)"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a>
+ <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/[profile]" aria-label="LinkedIn"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a>

Or remove placeholder links entirely if they're not applicable.

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<a href="https://github.com/YourUsername" aria-label="GitHub"><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a>
<a href="https://x.com/YourUsername" aria-label="X (Twitter)"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/YourUsername" aria-label="LinkedIn"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a>
<a href="https://github.com/gitsofaryan" aria-label="GitHub"><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a>
<a href="https://x.com/[handle]" aria-label="X (Twitter)"><i class="fab fa-x-twitter"></i></a>
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/[profile]" aria-label="LinkedIn"><i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i></a>
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In host.html around lines 191 to 193, the footer social anchor tags use
placeholder URLs containing "YourUsername", which are non-functional; replace
each href with the actual GitHub, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn URLs for the project
maintainer or organization (or remove the corresponding anchor if no account
exists), and ensure aria-labels remain accurate for accessibility.

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saymanlal commented Oct 31, 2025

Hello @gitsofaryan, hope you will like the add-on in this open source repository if it found well after review please let me know through a merge!

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