LinkedIn Cards Generator
Version updated for https://github.com/alexcerezo/linkedin-cards to version v1.0.0.
- This action is used across all versions by 1 repositories.
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Action Summary
The GitHub Readme LinkedIn Card Generator is a GitHub Action that automates the creation and daily updating of visually appealing LinkedIn post cards, which can be embedded in GitHub profile READMEs. It helps developers showcase their latest LinkedIn activity in a professional manner, with features like support for light and dark themes, multi-language capabilities, and responsive SVG formats.
Release notes
🚀 GitHub Readme LinkedIn Card Generator v1.0.0
Turn your LinkedIn posts into beautiful, dynamic SVG cards for your GitHub README.
This is the first official release of the LinkedIn Cards Generator as a reusable GitHub Action. Now you can showcase your latest LinkedIn activity on your profile with zero maintenance!
✨ Key Features
- 🎨 Auto-Theming: Native support for GitHub Light and Dark modes.
- 🔄 Always Fresh: Automatically fetches your latest posts (no manual updates needed).
- 🌍 Multi-Language: Full support for English 🇬🇧, Spanish 🇪🇸, French 🇫🇷, and German 🇩🇪.
- ⚡ Zero Config: No need to clone the repo or manage JSON files. Just add the workflow!
- 🧠 Smart Grammar: Correctly handles singular/plural (e.g., “1 comentario” vs “5 comentarios”).
- 📱 Responsive: SVG cards scale perfectly on any screen.
🚀 Quick Setup
Add the following markers to your
README.md:<!-- BEGIN LINKEDIN-CARDS --> <!-- END LINKEDIN-CARDS -->Create a workflow file
.github/workflows/linkedin.yml:name: Update LinkedIn Cards on: schedule: - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Runs daily workflow_dispatch: jobs: update-cards: runs-on: ubuntu-latest permissions: contents: write steps: - uses: alexcerezo/linkedin-cards@v1.0.0 with: apify_api_token: ${{ secrets.APIFY_API_TOKEN }} linkedin_username: 'your-linkedin-username' language: 'en' # Optional: en, es, fr, de
⚙️ Configuration Options
| Input | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
apify_api_token | Required. Your Apify API Token. | - |
linkedin_username | Required. Your LinkedIn profile username. | - |
max_cards_to_generate | Number of cards to display. | 4 |
language | Language for labels (en, es, fr, de). | en |
comment_tag_name | Custom tag for README injection. | LINKEDIN-CARDS |
Made with ❤️ by Alejandro Cerezo
🚀 LinkedIn Cards Generator v1.0.0
Turn your LinkedIn posts into beautiful, dynamic SVG cards for your GitHub README.
This is the first official release of the LinkedIn Cards Generator as a reusable GitHub Action. Now you can showcase your latest LinkedIn activity on your profile with zero maintenance!
✨ Key Features
- 🎨 Auto-Theming: Native support for GitHub Light and Dark modes.
- 🔄 Always Fresh: Automatically fetches your latest posts (no manual updates needed).
- 🌍 Multi-Language: Full support for English 🇬🇧, Spanish 🇪🇸, French 🇫🇷, and German 🇩🇪.
- ⚡ Zero Config: No need to clone the repo or manage JSON files. Just add the workflow!
- 🧠 Smart Grammar: Correctly handles singular/plural (e.g., “1 comentario” vs “5 comentarios”).
- 📱 Responsive: SVG cards scale perfectly on any screen.
🚀 Quick Setup
Add the following markers to your
README.md:<!-- BEGIN LINKEDIN-CARDS --> <!-- END LINKEDIN-CARDS -->Create a workflow file
.github/workflows/linkedin.yml:name: LinkedIn Cards
on: schedule: - cron: “0 0 * * *” # Runs daily at midnight workflow_dispatch:
permissions: contents: write
jobs: linkedin-cards: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: alexcerezo/linkedin-cards@main
with:
apify_api_token: ${{ secrets.APIFY_API_TOKEN }}
linkedin_username: ${{ vars.LINKEDIN_USERNAME }}
max_cards_to_generate: 4 # Number of cards
language: en # Choose your language: en, es, fr...
```
⚙️ Configuration Options
| Input | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
apify_api_token | Required. Your Apify API Token. | - |
linkedin_username | Required. Your LinkedIn profile username. | - |
max_cards_to_generate | Number of cards to display. | 4 |
language | Language for labels (en, es, fr, de). | en |
comment_tag_name | Custom tag for README injection. | LINKEDIN-CARDS |
👀 Example
Made with ❤️ by Alejandro Cerezo