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Contributing to Django
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Django is a community that lives on its volunteers. As it keeps growing, we
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always need more people to help others. You can contribute in many ways, either
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on the framework itself or in the wider ecosystem.
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Communication channels
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We're passionate about helping Django users make the jump to contributing
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members of the community. Communication is key - working on Django is being
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part of a conversation. Join it, to become familiar with what we're doing and
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how we talk about it. You'll be able to form relationships with more
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experienced contributors who are there to help guide you towards success.
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Join the Django community
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There are several ways you can help the Django community and others to maintain
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a great ecosystem to work in:
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* Join the `Django forum`_. This forum is a place for discussing the Django
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framework and applications and projects that use it. This is also a good
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place to ask and answer any questions related to installing, using, or
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contributing to Django.
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* Join the |django-users| mailing list and answer questions. This
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mailing list has a huge audience, and we really want to maintain a
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friendly and helpful atmosphere. If you're new to the Django community,
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you should read the `posting guidelines`_.
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* Join the `Django Discord server`_ or the `#django IRC channel`_ on
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Libera.Chat to discuss and answer questions. By explaining Django to other
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users, you're going to learn a lot about the framework yourself.
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* Blog about Django. We syndicate all the Django blogs we know about on
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the `community page`_; if you'd like to see your blog on that page you
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can `register it here`_.
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* Contribute to open-source Django projects, write some documentation, or
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release your own code as an open-source pluggable application. The
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ecosystem of pluggable applications is a big strength of Django, help us
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build it!
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.. _posting guidelines: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/UsingTheMailingList
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.. _#django IRC channel: https://web.libera.chat/#django
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.. _#django-dev IRC channel: https://web.libera.chat/#django-dev
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.. _community page: https://www.djangoproject.com/community/
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.. _Django Discord server: https://discord.gg/xcRH6mN4fa
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.. _Django forum: https://forum.djangoproject.com/
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.. _register it here: https://www.djangoproject.com/community/add/blogs/
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Getting started
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Django encourages and welcomes new contributors, and makes an effort to help
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them become experienced, confident contributors to Open Source Software (OSS).
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Our documentation contains guidance for first-time contributors, including:
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 1
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An overview of the contributing process and what's involved. <new-contributors>
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Work on the Django framework
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If you enjoy working *with* Django, wait until you start working *on* it.
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Really, **anyone** can do something to improve Django, which will improve the
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experience of lots of people!
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The work on Django itself falls into three major areas:
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Contributing code
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Fix a bug, or add a new feature. You can make a pull request and see **your
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code** in the next version of Django.
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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writing-code/index
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Contributing documentation
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Django's documentation is one of its key strengths. It's informative and
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thorough. You can help to improve the documentation and keep it relevant as the
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framework evolves.
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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writing-documentation
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Localizing Django
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Django is translated into over 100 languages - There's even some translation
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for Klingon?! The i18n team is always looking for translators to help maintain
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and increase language reach.
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:maxdepth: 2
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localizing
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Other ways of contributing
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Explore additional avenues of contributing to Django beyond coding. Django's
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`ticket tracker`_ is the central hub for managing issues, improvements, and
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contributions to Django. It's a valuable resource where you can report bugs you
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encounter or assist in triaging existing tickets to ensure a smooth development
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workflow. Explore the ways you can make a difference below, and join us in
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making Django better for everyone.
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 2
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bugs-and-features
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triaging-tickets
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.. _ticket tracker: https://code.djangoproject.com/
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We're looking forward to working with you. Welcome aboard!
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