Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is free and open-source community forum software, delivering professional grade features in a package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes!
C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 70/100
External PR Merge Rate: 80%
Response Time: 8h
First Timer Success: 86%
SimpleMachines/SMF has a recorded first-timer success rate of 85.7%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in SimpleMachines/SMF respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 8.1 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 69.6 places SimpleMachines/SMF in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for SimpleMachines/SMF is 79.9%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
SimpleMachines/SMF does not currently have active "good first issue" tags indexed, but accepts external contributions through standard GitHub issue tracking.
Strict review standards in SimpleMachines/SMF. Ensure PR scope matches issue requirements closely before requesting review.
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Maintainers are most responsive around 14:00 UTC (14:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Tuesday - Thursday from 14:00 to 18:00 UTC (14:00 - 18:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~5 hours (96% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~39 hours (36% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
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When evaluating whether to contribute to SimpleMachines/SMF, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.
Currently, maintainers of SimpleMachines/SMF acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 8 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 79.9% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
SimpleMachines/SMF has a recorded first-timer success rate of 85.7%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~8 hours. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 69.6 places SimpleMachines/SMF in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 79.9%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
SimpleMachines/SMF does not have open beginner labels indexed currently, but external PRs for bugs and documentation improvements are evaluated via normal issue triage.
All metrics displayed for SimpleMachines/SMF are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.