# Pasted a GitHub URL and it did not turn into a macro

**What you are seeing**

I pasted a GitHub URL and it did not turn into a macro.

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## Why it happens

Only github.com /blob/ links and raw.githubusercontent.com links auto-convert, and only up to 10 path segments after the branch. Directory (tree/) links, gist links, GitHub Enterprise hosts, www.github.com and very deep paths are not matched.

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## What to do

Use a plain github.com /blob/ file link, or insert the macro from the macro browser and pick the file through Browse GitHub.

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## Settings involved

| **Setting**                        | **Where**                                                                                         | **What it does**                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| There is no GitHub settings screen | Nowhere                                                                                           | The git capability declares no global settings tab and no space settings tab, so GitHub contributes nothing to Capable global settings or space settings. There is also no admin "connect the site to GitHub" screen, becaus |
| Hide GitHub across the whole site  | App property \`capable-global-hidden-capabilities\`, object name \`hiddenCapabilities\`, value    | Hides the capability tenant-wide. IMPORTANT: this gates the BYLINE ONLY. The macro module has no display conditions, so hiding the capability does not stop existing GitHub macros from rendering on pages.                  |
| Turn GitHub on or off per space    | Space property \`<APP\_HASH>\_capable\`, object name \`capabilities.alwaysOff\` / \`capabilities. | AlwaysOff suppresses the byline in that space; alwaysOn shows it even on pages with no GitHub macro. Again, byline only. Macros still render.                                                                                |

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## Limits that apply here

| **Limit**                            | **Value** | **What happens**                                                                                                                           |
| ------------------------------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Auto-convert: only two hosts         | \-        | Github.com blob links and raw.githubusercontent.com links only. Directory (tree/) links, gists and GitHub Enterprise hosts do not convert. |
| Image rendering capped at 800px tall | \-        | \-                                                                                                                                         |
| Code viewer capped at 600px tall     | \-        | \-                                                                                                                                         |

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## Related

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[Logged-out readers see a sign-in notice instead of the fileFor an anonymous reader the app tries the public raw fetch and nothing else. Deliberately,](https://help.gocapable.com/git/logged-out-readers-see-a-sign-in-notice-instead-of-the-file.html)

[Everything elseThe rest of this family.](https://help.gocapable.com/git/everything-else.html)

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