🎃 Hacktoberfest Project Finder 2025

Welcome to the Hacktoberfest Project Finder 2025 – a retro-themed, beginner-friendly landing page designed to help you find open-source projects to contribute to during Hacktoberfest. Whether you're just starting out or are a seasoned contributor, this is your central hub for discovering cool repos and getting recognized on our Contributors' Wall.

🔗 Live Site!

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🚀 How to Contribute

Contributions are welcome and encouraged! There are two main ways to participate:

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✅ Path 1: Contribute to a Linked Project

This is the primary way to get involved.

1. Explore the Projects
   Browse the Featured Projects section on the landing page.

2. Contribute to a Project
   Click through to the GitHub repo of a project that interests you. Follow their contribution guidelines and submit a PR.

3. Add Yourself to the Wall
   Once your PR is merged, return to this repository and:

   • Fork this repository.

   • Open contributors.json.

   • Add your details in the following format:

     {
       "name": "Your Name",
       "handle": "@your-github-handle",
       "avatarUrl": "https://github.com/your-github-handle.png",
       "githubUrl": "https://github.com/your-github-handle"
     }

   • Make sure to add a comma , after the closing brace } if you're not the last contributor in the list.

   • Create a pull request titled:
     Add [Your Name] to contributors

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🛠️ Path 2: Contribute to This Website

You can also contribute directly to improving this landing page!

Open a PR or Issue for:

• 🧩 Adding new beginner-friendly web-dev-related projects to index.html
• 🎨 Improving styling or retro aesthetics
• ♿ Enhancing accessibility
• 🐛 Fixing any bugs
• 📚 Updating the content on guidelines.html

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📁 File Structure

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├── index.html          # The main landing page
├── guidelines.html     # Hacktoberfest contribution guidelines
├── contributors.json   # Data for the Contributors' Wall
└── README.md           # You're reading it!


❤️ Built With
HTML/CSS/JS (No frameworks – perfect for beginners!)
Open-source spirit
Contributions from awesome people like you

🙌 Join the Fun
Ready to make your mark this Hacktoberfest?

🔍 Find a project
💻 Make a contribution

🌟 Get featured on the wall!
Let's celebrate open source together.
Happy Hacking! 👩‍💻👨‍💻