Retrospective on having my “Show HN” on the front-page

In plain words

This is a retrospective post about an icon site that lists open source icons and its performance after trending on Hacker News. The maker shares statistics from three days following the launch, including nearly 25,000 page views, feedback received, and collaboration opportunities generated. The post documents the unexpected traffic spike and includes observations about spam in the feedback form and organic mailing list signups, offering insights into what happens when a project gains unexpected visibility.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

In the maker’s words, at launch

I was lucky enough to have my site trending on Friday (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25872922). It’s an icon site that lists open source icons. I wanted to share some stats on the results after 3 days. Worth noting was that I submitted it on a Friday morning (at which point I went for a walk and…

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