[Feature] Filter repositories by stars and last activity

[peniel-09]

Description

Add a feature that allows users to filter repositories by stars and/or last activity within the selected programming language.
Currently, the site displays stars and last activity for repositories, but these values are not used for filtering.
This feature would enable users to see the most popular and/or recently active repositories in the language they are interested in.

Motivation

This feature helps users discover open-source projects relevant to their interests and skill level.
For example, a beginner looking for Python projects can quickly find repositories that are:

• Popular (high number of stars)
• Recently active
• Or both

This improves discoverability and helps beginners focus on projects that are well-known and maintained, instead of spending time on inactive or obscure repos.

Proposed Solution

• Extend the existing language filter to work with the stars filter and last activity filter.
• Add a UI control (dropdown or slider) for minimum stars.
• Add a UI control for recent activity (e.g., last commit within X months).
• Users should be able to filter:
• • By stars only
• • By last activity only
• • By both stars and last activity

Repositories should be sorted by the selected filter(s) and update in real time when selections change.

[VishavrajSinghRao]

Hi! I would like to work on this issue.
Could you please assign it to me?

[afzal-10-02]

Hi! I would like to work on this issue, Could you please assign it to me.

[gordienkoas]

Hi! I'm interested in working on this feature. Could you clarify the tech stack? Is the filtering logic expected to be implemented on the backend (Python?) or purely on the frontend? I specialize in Python and would love to help with the API part if applicable

[ManshaAgarwal716]

Hi! I would like to work on this issue. Could you please assign it to me if it’s still available?

[manaswibadgujar09]

Hello! I’m interested in contributing to this feature. If this issue is not currently being worked on, I would be happy to help implement it. Please let me know if I can take it.

[GuruCharan-M-2005]

Hi, I like to work on this ! Please assign me too so I can contribute my first contribution !

[CodeMaesttro]

Hi! I’ve gone through the issue and I think the problem might be caused by using filtered issue results instead of the total issue count. I’d like to work on a fix for this if it’s still open. Happy to share my approach before proceeding.

[Bhaveshkransan]

Hello! I’m interested in contributing to this feature. If this issue is not currently being worked on, I would be happy to help implement it. Please let me know if I can take it.

[Ai-deen]

Hi @peniel-09 ! I've opened PR #2676 to address this issue. It adds filtering by stars, activity, and issue count with sorting. Would love your feedback!

[Kalpavruksha]

Hi @peniel-09 👋

I would like to work on this issue.

My plan:
• add minimum stars filter (dropdown)
• add last activity filter (last 1 month / 3 months / 6 months)
• integrate with existing language filter
• ensure results update dynamically

Please let me know if this approach is correct before I start implementing.

[stella-saji]

Hi!
I’d like to work on this issue if it’s available.
I’m a beginner contributor and this seems like a great feature to implement.
My plan is to add filtering by stars and last activity with appropriate UI controls.
Please let me know if I can go ahead