Fix GitHub Linguist language classification to show C# as primary language#7
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Fix GitHub Linguist language classification to show C# as primary language#7
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[WIP] Fix GitHub Linguist misclassifying repo language as HTML instead of C#
Fix GitHub Linguist language classification to show C# as primary language
Sep 5, 2025
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GitHub was incorrectly classifying this repository as primarily HTML instead of C#. This happened because GitHub Linguist automatically detects
.razorfiles as HTML, even though they contain C# code with Razor syntax.Changes Made
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.gitattributesto configure GitHub Linguist properly:*.razor linguist-language=C#to ensure the 72 Razor component files are counted as C# instead of HTML*.cshtml linguist-language=C#for any future MVC viewswwwroot/* linguist-vendoredto prevent CSS, JS, and other static files from skewing language statisticsImpact
After this change is merged, GitHub's language breakdown will correctly show:
wwwroot/directories excluded from language statsThis provides an accurate representation of the repository's technology stack for visitors and contributors.
Fixes #3.
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