Ensembl/ensembl-webcode
The code to run an Ensembl website
In plain words
Outside PRs: 10 in 10 merged. First reply usually within 2.2 days. No activity in the last four weeks.
Outside PRs merged
100%
8 merged, 0 closed, 0 still open
Higher than 82% of 565 other measured repositories
First human reply
2.2 days
median of 8 outside PRs, 0 unanswered
First-time contributors
Not enough data
merged: 0 of 0 decided first PRs
Outside PRs opened 30 to 120 days ago, so each has had time to be answered. A figure needs at least 5 pull requests, otherwise it reads "Not enough data". How this is calculated · A number looks wrong?
Your first steps here
If you have never contributed to this project, do these in order.
- 1
Read the README
No contributing guide was found, so the README is where setup is explained.
Open the README - 2
Find something small
No first issue is free right now. Look for a typo, a missing test or an unclear error message, or ask where help is wanted.
Browse open issues - 3
Know where to ask
No chat was found. Ask on the issue you are working on; that is where maintainers look.
- 4
Open a small pull request
Link the issue in it. A first reply here usually takes 2.2 days; until then, silence is normal.
What happens to an outside pull request
Every pull request opened by someone outside the core team, 30 to 120 days ago.
- Opened by outsiders8100%
- Got a human reply8100%
- Merged8100%
Time to first reply
After 2 days, 38% of outside PRs had a reply from a person. After a week, 100%. Bots do not count.
The last 52 weeks
Went quiet. Median first reply was Not enough data over the last four weeks (0 PRs) and Not enough data over the four before (4 PRs).
Starter issues
Issues labelled for beginners, with their real state. Available means open, unassigned, no linked pull request, nobody has claimed it in the last 14 days, and it was updated in the last 60 days.
No open issue carries a beginner label.
Issue replies: first human reply in Not enough data (median of 0 issues).
How to start
- Contributing guidenot found
- Code of conductfound
- Issue templatesnot found
- Dev container for one-step setupnot found
- No CLA or sign-off requirement was found.
Where the project talks
No chat or mailing list link was found in the README or contributing guide.
Activity
- Commits, 90 days
- 8
- Releases, 12 months
- 0
- Active maintainers
- 2
- Last push
- 9 Sep 2026
Stack
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