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Project contributor

Anyone with a Drupal.org account can contribute to improving Drupal core or a contributed module, theme, or distribution, by participating in issues.

How to get started: 

Pick one of the "Tasks this role performs" and follow the steps. As soon as you complete a task, you're a contributor!

Skills required: 
Drupal site building
Tasks this role performs: 
Add screenshots to an issue
Backport a patch
Create a Drupal 11 compatibility merge request
Create a follow-up issue
Create a merge request for an issue
Document steps to reproduce an issue
Handle or refer a support request in an issue
Identify duplicate issues
Manually test a proposed fix for an issue
Review a merge request
Test a Drupal 9 compatibility patch
Triage an issue report
Verify an old patch or merge request
Write a change record for a Drupal core issue
Write an automated test for an issue
Write an issue summary for an existing issue
Duration:
ongoing
Skills optionally used:
  • Accessibility
  • CSS coding
  • Drupal theming / theme building
  • Graphic design
  • HTML coding
  • JavaScript coding/programming
  • Making screenshots
  • PHP coding/programming
  • Software testing (quality assurance, or QA)
  • Usability and user interface design
  • Using Git
  • Writing automated tests
Spending time in this role might lead to:
  • Contributed module, theme, or distribution maintainer
  • Mentor

Contribution areas

Contributed modules, themes, and distributions

Contribute to improving modules, themes, and distributions. Read more about contributing to this area.

Drupal core

Contribute to improving the Drupal core software. Read more about contributing to this area.

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Visit the Community landing page to learn more about the Drupal community, or start at the top of the Contributor Guide to find roles and tasks organized by skills and community areas.

Need help completing a task?

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