GitHub's UI Bugs Are Miscounting Pull Requests and Hiding Pages

GitHub Is Having Trouble Counting Things

GitHub's UI Bugs Are Miscounting Pull Requests and Hiding Pages

A developer with 11 years on GitHub reports two severe UI bugs: a repository's PR tab overcounts pull requests, sometimes showing two when only one exists, and the organization pagination block omits page two entirely. The correct count is visible on the same page, and Chrome's pop-up windows block manual URL edits, forcing a JavaScript workaround. The author asks if others have insight into what's happening at GitHub.

For some reason, Chrome doesn’t let you modify the address in the bar for these pop-up windows. Luckily, you can force navigate using JavaScript.

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2026-09-16