diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml b/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
index ac7a96d4b..5b2a19b9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-md-date.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
+      - name: Checkout PR branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -35,13 +36,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update last modified date in Markdown files
         run: python .github/workflows/update_date.py
 
-      - name: Commit changes
+      - name: Pull (merge) remote changes, commit, and push if needed
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          git fetch origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-          git pull --rebase origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} || echo "No rebase needed"
+          BRANCH="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          git pull origin "$BRANCH" || echo "No merge needed"
           git add -A
           git commit -m "Update last modified date in Markdown files" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git push origin HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          git push origin HEAD:"$BRANCH"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/use-visitor-counter.yml b/.github/workflows/use-visitor-counter.yml
index d5c9ec139..90c4b1f85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/use-visitor-counter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/use-visitor-counter.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-      # Commit and push logic for PR events
+      # Commit and push logic for PR events (merge, not rebase)
       - name: Commit and push changes (PR)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         env:
@@ -65,13 +65,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git fetch origin
           git checkout ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          git add "*.md" metrics.json
+          git pull origin ${{ github.head_ref }} || echo "No merge needed"
+          git add "*.md" || true
+          [ -f metrics.json ] && git add metrics.json || true
           git commit -m "Update visitor count" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git pull --rebase origin ${{ github.head_ref }} || echo "No rebase needed"
           git push origin HEAD:${{ github.head_ref }}
 
-      # Commit and push logic for non-PR events (schedule, workflow_dispatch)
+      # Commit and push logic for non-PR events (merge, not rebase)
       - name: Commit and push changes (non-PR)
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         env:
@@ -79,18 +80,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git fetch origin
           git checkout ${{ github.ref_name }} || git checkout -b ${{ github.ref_name }} origin/${{ github.ref_name }}
-          git add "*.md" metrics.json
+          git pull origin ${{ github.ref_name }} || echo "No merge needed"
+          git add "*.md" || true
+          [ -f metrics.json ] && git add metrics.json || true
           git commit -m "Update visitor count" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git remote set-url origin https://x-access-token:${TOKEN}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}
-          git pull --rebase origin ${{ github.ref_name }} || echo "No rebase needed"
           git push origin HEAD:${{ github.ref_name }}
-
-      - name: Create Pull Request (non-PR)
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: update-visitor-count
-          title: "Update visitor count"
-          body: "Automated update of visitor count"
-          base: main
diff --git a/0_Azure/README.md b/0_Azure/README.md
index a0278dc8e..7797308f9 100644
--- a/0_Azure/README.md
+++ b/0_Azure/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Costa Rica
 [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/badge/--181717?logo=github&logoColor=ffffff)](https://github.com/)
 [brown9804](https://github.com/brown9804)
 
-Last updated: 2025-04-08
+Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 ------------------------------------------
 
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ Last updated: 2025-04-08
 <img width="800" alt="image" src="https://github.com/brown9804/MSCloudEssentials_LPath/assets/24630902/cf68fbc7-20e7-4e62-8202-393584f058e9">
 
   
+<!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <h3 style="color: #4CAF50;">Total Visitors</h3>
-  <img src="https://profile-counter.glitch.me/brown9804/count.svg" alt="Visitor Count" style="border: 2px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 5px; padding: 5px;"/>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
+<!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/1_MS365/Excel/README.md b/1_MS365/Excel/README.md
index 440bcee53..4b982d5a7 100644
--- a/1_MS365/Excel/README.md
+++ b/1_MS365/Excel/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/1_MS365/Forms/README.md b/1_MS365/Forms/README.md
index d6dbae1f4..5efa057b2 100644
--- a/1_MS365/Forms/README.md
+++ b/1_MS365/Forms/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/1_MS365/Planner/README.md b/1_MS365/Planner/README.md
index 67028ac22..5cb0bf0df 100644
--- a/1_MS365/Planner/README.md
+++ b/1_MS365/Planner/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/1_MS365/README.md b/1_MS365/README.md
index 109f106d6..10d071e48 100644
--- a/1_MS365/README.md
+++ b/1_MS365/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/1_MS365/SharePoint/README.md b/1_MS365/SharePoint/README.md
index 82b2f1bdb..e06340498 100644
--- a/1_MS365/SharePoint/README.md
+++ b/1_MS365/SharePoint/README.md
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
 
diff --git a/2_Dynamics365/README.md b/2_Dynamics365/README.md
index 2f7d8fb5e..0f0eadf73 100644
--- a/2_Dynamics365/README.md
+++ b/2_Dynamics365/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
 <!-- START BADGE -->
 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
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diff --git a/3_PowerPlatform/0_PowerApps/README.md b/3_PowerPlatform/0_PowerApps/README.md
index abfd64c01..de300483e 100644
--- a/3_PowerPlatform/0_PowerApps/README.md
+++ b/3_PowerPlatform/0_PowerApps/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ formatDateTime(utcNow(), 'MM-dd-yyyy')
 
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 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
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diff --git a/3_PowerPlatform/1_PowerBI/README.md b/3_PowerPlatform/1_PowerBI/README.md
index 8eacc98ec..0eb81fe31 100644
--- a/3_PowerPlatform/1_PowerBI/README.md
+++ b/3_PowerPlatform/1_PowerBI/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
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 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/3_PowerPlatform/2_CopilotStudio/0_DesignCustomCopilots.md b/3_PowerPlatform/2_CopilotStudio/0_DesignCustomCopilots.md
index 576b544a5..fea10a690 100644
--- a/3_PowerPlatform/2_CopilotStudio/0_DesignCustomCopilots.md
+++ b/3_PowerPlatform/2_CopilotStudio/0_DesignCustomCopilots.md
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
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 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/3_PowerPlatform/README.md b/3_PowerPlatform/README.md
index c6ceb69d3..cd53cd546 100644
--- a/3_PowerPlatform/README.md
+++ b/3_PowerPlatform/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Explore more on the [Microsoft Power Platform website](https://www.microsoft.com
 
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 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d27ea2dd6..fd3ba373e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Last updated: 2025-07-17
 
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 <div align="center">
-  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-9-limegreen" alt="Total views">
-  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-16</p>
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Total%20views-230-limegreen" alt="Total views">
+  <p>Refresh Date: 2025-07-17</p>
 </div>
 <!-- END BADGE -->
diff --git a/metrics.json b/metrics.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86655415d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-07",
+    "count": 330,
+    "uniques": 20
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-08",
+    "count": 159,
+    "uniques": 6
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-10",
+    "count": 482,
+    "uniques": 1
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-11",
+    "count": 170,
+    "uniques": 4
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-12",
+    "count": 7,
+    "uniques": 1
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-14",
+    "count": 130,
+    "uniques": 2
+  },
+  {
+    "date": "2025-07-15",
+    "count": 2,
+    "uniques": 1
+  }
+]
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