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Does changing github username effect pages? – Html

If I change my github username to new_username will my github page projects be my new username?

Example: https://old_username.github.io/project_name

will become https://new_username.github.io/project_name,

and https://old_username.github.io/

will become https://new_username.github.io/.

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    Changing your username changes your pages subdomain. I changed my username and https://old_name.github.io/project became https://new_name.github.io/project.


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    As stated in the article, mentioned in the comment section by @evolutionxbox, you can read more about it following the next source:

    After changing your username, your old username becomes available for
    anyone else to claim.

    Most references to your repositories under the old username
    automatically change to the new username. However, some links to your
    profile won’t automatically redirect.

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    From the GitHub Reference page:

    After you change your username, GitHub will automatically redirect references to your repositories.

    Web links to your existing repositories will continue to work. This can take a few minutes to complete after you make the change.

    Command line pushes from your local repository clones to the old remote tracking URLs will continue to work.

    If the [new owner of your old username] creates a repository with the same name as your repository, that will override the redirect entry and your redirect will stop working. Because of this possibility, we recommend you update all existing remote repository URLs after changing your username.

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