Add a section on how to star a repository (#6686)
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topics:
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topics:
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- Repositories
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- Repositories
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You can search, sort, and filter your starred repositories and topics on your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.'
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You can search, sort, and filter your starred repositories and topics on your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.
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### About stars
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### About stars
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Starring makes it easy to find a repository or topic again later. You can see all the repositories and topics you have starred by going to your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.
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Starring makes it easy to find a repository or topic again later. You can see all the repositories and topics you have starred by going to your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}
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{% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" %}
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You can star repositories and topics to discover similar projects on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. When you star repositories or topics, {% data variables.product.product_name %} may recommend related content in the discovery view of your news feed. For more information, see "[Finding ways to contribute to open source on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github)."
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You can star repositories and topics to discover similar projects on {% data variables.product.product_name %}. When you star repositories or topics, {% data variables.product.product_name %} may recommend related content in the discovery view of your news feed. For more information, see "[Finding ways to contribute to open source on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/finding-ways-to-contribute-to-open-source-on-github)".
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{% endif %}
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{% endif %}
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Starring a repository also shows appreciation to the repository maintainer for their work. Many of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s repository rankings depend on the number of stars a repository has. In addition, [Explore](https://github.com/explore) shows popular repositories based on the number of stars they have.
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Starring a repository also shows appreciation to the repository maintainer for their work. Many of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s repository rankings depend on the number of stars a repository has. In addition, [Explore](https://github.com/explore) shows popular repositories based on the number of stars they have.
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### Starring a repository
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Starring a repository is a simple two-step process.
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{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %}
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1. In the top-right corner of the page, click **Star**.
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1. Optionally, to unstar a previously starred repository, click **Unstar**.
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### Searching stars
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### Searching stars
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You can use the search bar on your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %} to quickly find repositories and topics you've starred.
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1. Go to your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.
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1. Use the search bar to find your starred repositories or topics by their name.
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You can use the search bar to quickly find repositories and topics you've starred. The search bar only searches based on the name of a repository or topic, and not on any other qualifiers (such as the size of the repository or when it was last updated).
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The search bar only searches based on the name of a repository or topic, and not on any other qualifiers (such as the size of the repository or when it was last updated).
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### Sorting and filtering stars
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### Sorting and filtering stars
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You can use sorting or filtering to customize how you see starred repositories and topics on your stars page.
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1. Go to your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %}.
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1. To sort stars, select the **Sort** drop-down menu, then select **Recently starred**, **Recently active**, or **Most stars**.
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1. To filter your list of stars based on their language, click on the desired language under **Filter by languages**.
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In the upper-right corner of your stars page, you can sort your starred repositories and topics by recently starred, recently active, and most stars.
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On the right side of the page, you can filter your list of starred repositories based on their language.
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1. To filter your list of stars based on repository or topic, click on the desired option.
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### Browsing your friends' stars
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In the lower-right corner of the page, you can also browse your friends' stars. You can use this to find new repositories and topics to star.
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### Further reading
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### Further reading
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