Download and test Publish to Github

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Windows Testers Needed — Can You Try Installing and Running Publish to GitHub?

I'm looking for a few people willing to test downloading and running Publish to GitHub on their own Windows computers.

Right now, most testing has happened on my personal machine, and I want to make sure the setup experience works for other people in the real world — especially beginners and non-coders.

What I Need Tested

I mainly want feedback on:

• Does the download/setup process work?
• Do the BAT files launch correctly?
• Does install.bat install dependencies successfully?
• Does start.bat open the app correctly?
• Are there confusing steps?
• Are there missing instructions?
• Does Windows Defender/SmartScreen complain?
• Are there weird permission/path issues?
• Does the app behave differently on your system?

Ideal Testers

Especially helpful if you are:

• on Windows 10 or 11
• not an experienced developer
• unfamiliar with React/Vite/Node
• willing to describe what confused you
• comfortable sharing screenshots/errors

Beginner feedback is actually more valuable here than expert feedback.

What This Project Is

Publish to GitHub is an attempt to make publishing to GitHub Pages more approachable for non-coders using a local-first visual editor.

The long-term goal is:

• less terminal usage
• less Git confusion
• fewer setup hurdles
• easier static publishing workflows

Testing Instructions

1. Download this repository as a ZIP
2. Extract the ZIP somewhere on your computer
3. Double-click install.bat
4. Wait for dependencies to finish installing
5. Double-click start.bat
6. See if the editor launches in your browser

If something fails:

• take a screenshot if possible
• copy any error messages
• describe what step failed

If Windows shows security warnings or SmartScreen popups, please mention that too.

If You Test It

Please comment with:

• your Windows version
• whether setup worked
• anything confusing or broken
• screenshots/errors if possible
• whether the instructions made sense

Even small feedback helps a lot.

Thank you to anyone willing to help test this weird little publishing experiment.