Changes Not Reflected on GitHub After Successful Push and Merge

[RyanAccuWebCloud]

I’m experiencing an issue where my changes are not being reflected on GitHub even though the following steps have been performed successfully:

• Changes have been made locally.
• The changes have been committed successfully.
• I’ve merged a feature branch into the staging branch without errors.
• I’ve pushed the staging branch to GitHub.
• No errors are shown during git push, and the push seems to be successful.

However, after all of this, the changes are not visible on GitHub when I visit the repository and view the staging branch. Here’s what I’ve tried:

Steps I’ve Taken:

• Checked git status: No uncommitted changes.

• Checked commit history: The latest commits appear to be correct (merge commit included).

• Checked remote URL: git remote -v shows the correct GitHub repository.

• Checked branch tracking: Local staging is tracking origin/staging.

• Cleared Git cache locally using git rm -r --cached ., re-added files, committed, and pushed again. No changes reflected on GitHub.

• Checked GitHub’s UI: I refreshed the page and checked the "Commits" tab, but the changes are not showing up.

Expected Behavior:

• After pushing changes to staging, the changes should be reflected on GitHub under the staging branch.

• The commit history on GitHub should show the latest merge and changes, including the dashboard change test.

What I’ve Noticed:

• GitHub doesn’t seem to reflect the new commit history, even though the local repository shows everything correctly.

• The commit and merge were successful locally, with no errors or conflicts.

Additional Information:

• I’m using Git to interact with a remote repository on GitHub.

• The local branch is staging, and it is tracked by origin/staging.

• The feature branch newtaskmanagement.sagar has been merged into staging.

• I’ve already confirmed that there are no issues with my credentials, and the push completes without any errors.

Questions:

1. Has anyone experienced similar issues where commits were pushed but not reflected on GitHub?
2. Could there be any GitHub-specific caching issues that could cause this?
3. Is there a way to force GitHub to refresh its UI or sync with the latest push?
4. Any suggestions, insights, or potential solutions would be greatly appreciated!

[Danindu05]

Hi Ryan,

This issue can happen for a few common reasons — here’s how you can troubleshoot it step by step:

Verify branch tracking
Run:

git status
git branch -vv

Ensure your local staging branch is tracking the correct remote branch (origin/staging).
If it isn’t, link it manually:

git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/staging

Check remote push destination
Sometimes the push target differs from what you expect. Confirm with:

git remote show origin

Under Local refs configured for 'git push', verify that staging → staging is listed correctly.

Force push if history diverged
If there was a rebase or force push on the remote branch before, your push might be silently rejected. Try:

git push origin staging --force-with-lease

(Only do this if you’re sure you won’t overwrite others’ work.)

Check GitHub’s branch selector
On GitHub, make sure you’re actually viewing the staging branch from the dropdown.
The site often defaults to main or master, which can make it look like your commits are missing.

Refresh commit history
To double-check what’s on the remote vs local:

git fetch origin
git log origin/staging --oneline

This confirms whether your latest commits exist remotely.

If everything looks right locally but isn’t showing up on GitHub, it’s likely a UI cache delay — GitHub can take a short time to update commit histories, especially for large repos or after merges.

That should help you identify whether it’s a sync issue, tracking mismatch, or push misconfiguration.