How to Enable and Configure Your devActivity Public Dashboard
The devActivity Public Dashboard allows you to share your team's developer activity and key metrics with external stakeholders like open-source communities or clients. This guide will walk you through enabling this feature and customizing the information displayed.
Prerequisites
- You must have administrator access to your devActivity organization.
Step-by-Step: Enabling and Customizing Your Public Dashboard
- Navigate to Settings: In devActivity.com, click on the 'Settings' icon in the left-hand navigation menu.
- Access Public Dashboard Settings: From the Settings navigation tabs, select 'Public Dashboard'.
- Enable the Public Dashboard: Locate the 'PUBLIC DASHBOARD' toggle. Switch it to the 'On' position to activate your public dashboard.
Enable the Public Dashboard and customize its widgets. A unique public URL will appear below the toggle once enabled, which you can copy and share.
- Customize Visible Widgets: Use the individual toggles for each widget to control what information appears on your public page. You can choose to display:
- Top Contributors: Show a leaderboard of your team's most active developers.
- Challenges: Highlight ongoing or completed coding challenges.
- Achievements: Showcase earned developer achievements.
- Stats & Metrics: Display key development performance indicators.
Toggle each widget 'On' or 'Off' according to what you wish to share.
- Share Your Public URL: Copy the generated URL (e.g.,
https://demo.devactivity.com/public/?organizationLogi...) and share it with your external audience.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I make my team's developer activity publicly visible?
You can make your team's developer activity publicly visible by enabling the 'PUBLIC DASHBOARD' feature within your devActivity settings and sharing the generated public URL.
What information can I share on a public dashboard?
You can share various types of information, including Top Contributors, Challenges, Achievements, and general Stats & Metrics, by enabling their respective widgets in the Public Dashboard settings.
How do I control which widgets appear on the public dashboard?
You control which widgets appear by using the individual toggles for 'Top Contributors', 'Challenges', 'Achievements', and 'Stats & Metrics' within the Public Dashboard settings page.
Can I share developer statistics with external clients without inviting them to devActivity?
Yes, the Public Dashboard is specifically designed for this purpose. You can share a dedicated public URL with clients, allowing them to view selected developer statistics and progress without needing a devActivity account.
