Say I have a site at myname.github.io/repository.html
Can I view that page using a specific commit to that repository? For example, myname.github.io/repository.html?commit=397cb59 or something similar, to view past versions of that page?
View a specific commit to the gh-pages branch on github.io
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If the commit is not on the default branch, the indicator will show the branches which contain the commit. If the commit is part of an unmerged pull request, a link will be shown.
Once the commit makes it to the default branch, any tags that contain the commit will be shown, and the default branch will be the only branch listed.
GitHub will now only auto-close an issue via merged commit if it's brought into the default branch. This is usually, and by default, the master branch.
Until then the issue will remain open or one of the repo collaborators can manually close it.
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Best Answer
No, the rendered versions of GitHub pages are not archived.
Some alternatives:
You can build such an archive yourself by following for example these instructions - although this would become a bit cumbersome to do for each commit. You could automate it though via CI.
If you only need the source code of the page, not the rendered result, you can of course just browse your repository and select the commit you are looking for.
If your site is reasonably popular, it is probably indexed by the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. This won't let you choose a specific commit, but you can look through the old versions archived to possibly find the matching one.