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class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="新开发者 (82% translated)" lang="zh" dir="ltr">中文</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/ja" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="新規開発者 (64% translated)" lang="ja" dir="ltr">日本語</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/nan" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Sin khai-hoat-chiá (2% translated)" lang="nan" dir="ltr">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/ko" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="새로운 개발자 (61% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li></ul></div> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">This page explains how to get started as a developer who wants to contribute to <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Differences_between_Wikipedia,_Wikimedia,_MediaWiki,_and_wiki" title="Special:MyLanguage/Differences between Wikipedia, Wikimedia, MediaWiki, and wiki">Wikimedia</a> technical projects.</span> </p> <style 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png/400px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png/600px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png/800px-Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png 2x" data-file-width="5552" data-file-height="3705"/></a><figcaption><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Participants of the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2019" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2019">Wikimedia Hackathon 2019</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2019" title="Wikimedia Hackathon 2019"> </a></span></span></figcaption></figure> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_movement" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia movement">Wikimedia</a>'s technical community always welcomes new contributors! </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>Become part of a global community, and help make access to free knowledge easier for everyone! </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_start_contributing" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_start_contributing"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_start_contributing"></span>How to start contributing<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_start_contributing"></span></h2></div> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>The following steps are a general outline of how to get started contributing: </p> </div> <ol><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Learn <a href="#Some_basics_to_know">the basics of how Wikimedia open source software projects work</a>.</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the <a href="#Communication">Communication guidelines</a>.</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Set up accounts: <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Developer_account" title="Special:MyLanguage/Developer account">Create a developer account</a>. Depending on the type of contribution you want to make, you may also need to set up accounts in <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator/Help" title="Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator/Help">Phabricator</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Tutorial" title="Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Tutorial">set up Git and Gerrit</a>.</span></li> <li><a href="#Choose_a_software_project">Kies 'n sagtewareprojek</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Choose and solve a task (write and test your code).</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Submit your code changes for review.</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Follow the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Code_review/Getting_reviews" title="Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Code review/Getting reviews">Guide to getting your code reviewed</a> and <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Tutorial#Submit_a_patch" title="Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Tutorial">submit a patch</a>.</span></li></ol> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The rest of this guide provides additional details about the process.</span> </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Some_basics_to_know"></span> </p> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Basics_of_how_Wikimedia_software_projects_work" data-mw-thread-id="h-Basics_of_how_Wikimedia_software_projects_work"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Basics_of_how_Wikimedia_software_projects_work"></span>Basics of how Wikimedia software projects work<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Basics_of_how_Wikimedia_software_projects_work"></span></h2></div> </div> <div class="mw-translate-fuzzy"> <p>Wikimedia het honderde sagtewareprojekte in baie verskillende areas. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slides_from_Wikipedia_session_at_LibrePlanet_2019.pdf" class="extiw" title="c:File:Slides from Wikipedia session at LibrePlanet 2019.pdf">Sien hierdie skyfies</a> as jy 'n oorsig wil kry. </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>The maintainers of each software project choose the infrastructure they prefer. In general, most software projects have: </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li>a <b>task tracking</b> tool where software bugs and enhancement requests are reported, managed and discussed. Examples are <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator" title="Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator">Wikimedia Phabricator</a>, GitHub, or <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/GitLab" title="Special:MyLanguage/GitLab">Wikimedia GitLab</a>.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li>a <b>code repository</b> where the source code can be "checked out" to everybody. Examples are <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit" title="Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit">Wikimedia Gerrit</a>, GitHub, or <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/GitLab" title="Special:MyLanguage/GitLab">Wikimedia GitLab</a>.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li>a <b>code review</b> tool where proposed code changes ("patches") get discussed and improved. Examples are Wikimedia Git/Gerrit, GitHub, or GitLab. After your proposed patch is approved and merged into the code repository, your code changes become available to everybody.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li>general <b>places for discussion</b> of the software project and for help and support. Those places can be mailing lists, IRC chat channels, wiki pages, or other places. The exact places depend on each project.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>At any point, if you run into problems or need help, please ask. To ask good questions in the right places, follow the <a href="#communication">"communication tips"</a>. </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Overview_of_technical_areas" data-mw-thread-id="h-Overview_of_technical_areas"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Overview_of_technical_areas"></span>Overview of technical areas<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Overview_of_technical_areas"></span></h2></div> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>For an overview of Wikimedia technology and examples of the major areas where developers can contribute, visit <a href="/wiki/New_Developers/Introduction_to_the_Wikimedia_Technical_Ecosystem" title="New Developers/Introduction to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem"> Introduction to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem</a>. </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Contributing_to_software_in_MediaWiki" data-mw-thread-id="h-Contributing_to_software_in_MediaWiki"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Contributing_to_software_in_MediaWiki"></span>Contributing to software in MediaWiki<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Contributing_to_software_in_MediaWiki"></span></h2></div> </div> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Are you a user of a MediaWiki wiki looking to add a feature or fix a bug in one?</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Please see <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker">How to become a MediaWiki hacker</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="How to become a MediaWiki hacker"> </a></span> to learn how to find and contribute to the software project part of MediaWiki you are looking for.</span> </p> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Choose_a_software_project" data-mw-thread-id="h-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Choose_a_software_project"></span>Choose a software project<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h2></div> </div> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">The following projects offer resources, mentorship, and are looking for new developers to contribute to them.</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Choose one of the following projects and follow the project's documentation to set up your development environment, choose a task to work on, solve the task, and submit your code changes for review.</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">You are free to contribute to these projects or any others you are interested in related to Wikimedia.</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Most can be found by searching for them on <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator" title="Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator">Phabricator</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Phabricator" title="Phabricator"> </a></span> or online.</span> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6713801">.mw-parser-output .tpl-contentgrid{margin:1em 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:2em;grid-auto-rows:minmax(100px,auto)}.mw-parser-output .tpl-contentgrid .mw-tpl-colorbox{margin:0}</style> <div class="tpl-contentgrid" style="grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(500px, 1fr)); grid-auto-rows: minmax(10px, auto); width: auto;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r3249226">.mw-parser-output .wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project{vertical-align:top;border-radius:2px;position:relative;display:inline-block}.mw-parser-output .wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project>.wiki-template-infocard-title{border-bottom:1px solid 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data-mw-comment-start="" id="h--Choose_a_software_project"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kiwix" title="meta:Kiwix"><img alt="Kiwix" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Kiwix-horizontal-logo.svg/96px-Kiwix-horizontal-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Kiwix-horizontal-logo.svg/143px-Kiwix-horizontal-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Kiwix-horizontal-logo.svg/191px-Kiwix-horizontal-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="129"/></a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h--Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Screenshot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png/182px-Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="182" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png/273px-Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png/365px-Kiwix_2_alpha_search_screenshot.png 2x" data-file-width="979" data-file-height="645"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">An <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kiwix.org">offline reader</a> for people without internet access</span> </p> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required:</span> Java/Kotlin (Android), Swift (iOS), Qt (desktop), NodeJS (mediawiki offliner), C++, Python (WP1)</li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:hello@kiwix.org"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mailing list</span></a> / <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://join.slack.com/t/kiwixoffline/shared_invite/zt-c5fgl342-VDYtm7fwY6w0BAeBqYxIGg"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Slack</span></a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/kiwix/">GitHub</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/kiwix/overview/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md">general documentation</a> and the README.md file of the corresponding project</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks to work on:</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-android/labels/good%20first%20issue">Android</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/kiwix/iOS/labels/good%20first%20issue">iOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js/labels/good%20first%20issue">JS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/openzim/mwoffliner/labels/good%20first%20issue">mwoffliner</a> on GitHub</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s):</span> Matthieu Gauthier, <a href="/wiki/User:Kelson" title="User:Kelson">Emmanuel Engelhart</a>, <a href="/wiki/User:The_other_Kiwix_guy" title="User:The other Kiwix guy">Stephane Coillet-Matillon</a></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="Commons_App_for_Android" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Commons_App_for_Android-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Commons_App_for_Android-Choose_a_software_project"></span><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commons-app.github.io/">Commons App for Android</a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Commons_App_for_Android-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Screenshot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png/67px-Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png" decoding="async" width="67" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png/101px-Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png/135px-Wikimedia_Commons_Android_App_-_Multiple_Image_Uploads.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1280"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>An app for Android devices to upload your pictures to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/" class="extiw" title="c:">Wikimedia Commons</a> </p> </div> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required:</span> Java</li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/commons-app-android">Google Groups</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/">GitHub</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/#documentation">documentation</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks to work on:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/labels/good%20first%20issue">GitHub</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s):</span> <a href="/wiki/User:Misaochan" title="User:Misaochan">Josephine Lim</a></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="Wiki_Education_Dashboard" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wiki_Education_Dashboard-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wiki_Education_Dashboard-Choose_a_software_project"></span><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/">Wiki Education Dashboard</a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wiki_Education_Dashboard-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page,_November_2016.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Screenshot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page%2C_November_2016.png/81px-Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page%2C_November_2016.png" decoding="async" width="81" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page%2C_November_2016.png/122px-Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page%2C_November_2016.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page%2C_November_2016.png/163px-Wiki_Ed_Dashboard_course_page%2C_November_2016.png 2x" data-file-width="925" data-file-height="1360"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A web application that supports Wikipedia education assignments, provides data and course management for instructors and students</span> </p> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required:</span> Ruby, JavaScript</li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch:</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6651115">.mw-parser-output .irc-connect>a{color:green}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .irc-connect>a{color:#12c812}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .irc-connect>a{color:#12c812}}</style><span class="plainlinks" style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;" title="#wikimedia-ed on Libera.Chat IRC"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/wikimedia-ed">#wikimedia-ed</a></span> <sup class="plainlinks irc-connect"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#wikimedia-ed">connect</a></sup> on irc.libera.chat</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboard">GitHub</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboard">documentation</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks to work on:</span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboard/labels/newcomer%20friendly">GitHub</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s):</span> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ragesoss" class="extiw" title="c:User:Ragesoss">Sage Ross</a></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="Pywikibot" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Pywikibot-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Pywikibot-Choose_a_software_project"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg/31px-Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg/46px-Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg/61px-Pywikibot_MW_gear_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="605" data-file-height="594"/></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Pywikibot</span></a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot" title="Manual:Pywikibot"> </a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Pywikibot-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Terminal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg/185px-Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="185" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg/277px-Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg/369px-Pywikibot_Commonscat_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="196"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A <i>Python</i> library and collection of scripts that <i>automate work</i> on MediaWiki sites.</span> </p> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required:</span> Python</li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch:</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6651115"><span class="plainlinks" style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;" title="#pywikibot on Libera.Chat IRC"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/pywikibot">#pywikibot</a></span> <sup class="plainlinks irc-connect"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#pywikibot">connect</a></sup> on irc.libera.chat / <a class="external text" href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/pywikibot">Mailing list</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code:</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Gerrit/Tutorial#Download_code_using_Git" title="Gerrit/Tutorial">Use git</a> to get the <a class="external text" href="https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/pywikibot/core/">source code</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot">documentation</a> and <a href="https://doc.wikimedia.org/pywikibot/master" class="extiw" title="wmdoc:pywikibot/master">API reference</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks to work on:</span> <a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/D.pe8.a.NRmY/#R">Phabricator</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s):</span> <a href="/wiki/User:Xqt" title="User:Xqt">xqt</a></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="Scribe" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Scribe-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Scribe-Choose_a_software_project"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://github.com/scribe-org" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Scribe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/ScribeAppLogo.png/156px-ScribeAppLogo.png" decoding="async" width="156" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/ScribeAppLogo.png/234px-ScribeAppLogo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/ScribeAppLogo.png/312px-ScribeAppLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="460"/></a></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Scribe</span></a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Scribe-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Scribe features" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png/208px-ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png" decoding="async" width="208" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png/312px-ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png/415px-ScribeNewWMFDevsImg.png 2x" data-file-width="3870" data-file-height="2796"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org">Scribe</a> provides Wikidata based keyboards for second language learners. Features include translation, verb conjugation and noun-gender annotation. This project is very open to those who want to learn the needed languages and how to work with Wikidata! </p> </div> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/GuidedTour/GuidedTour.html">Swift</a> for <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS">Scribe-iOS</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kotlinlang.org/docs/getting-started.html">Kotlin</a> for <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Android">Scribe-Android</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/">Python</a> and/or <a class="external text" href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:SPARQL_tutorial">Wikidata Query Service</a> for our <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Data">Scribe-Data language data extraction CLI</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org">GitHub</a> or <a href="/wiki/User:AndrewTavis" title="User:AndrewTavis">email</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org">GitHub</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the contribution guidelines: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">Scribe-iOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Android/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">Scribe-Android</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Data/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">Scribe-Data</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-iOS/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22">Scribe-iOS</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Android/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22">Scribe-Android</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Data/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22">Scribe-Data</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s): <a href="/wiki/User:AndrewTavis" title="User:AndrewTavis">Andrew McAllister</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="VideoCutTool" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-VideoCutTool-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-VideoCutTool-Choose_a_software_project"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg/33px-JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="33" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg/49px-JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg/65px-JeremyNguyenGCI_-_Video_Cut_Tool_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="472"/></a></span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://videocuttool.wmflabs.org/">VideoCutTool</a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-VideoCutTool-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="VideoCutTool" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png/289px-VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png" decoding="async" width="289" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png/433px-VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png/577px-VideoCutTool_Editing_Video.png 2x" data-file-width="1422" data-file-height="789"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">A tool to edit the videos on Wikimedia Commons.</span> </p> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required:</span> React JS, Node JS.</li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch:</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimedia.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/275007-VideoCutTool">#VideoCutTool</a> in <a href="/wiki/Outreach_programs/Zulip" title="Outreach programs/Zulip">Zulip</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code:</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">See link in <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/4054/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/profile/4054/">description in Phabricator</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:VideoCutTool" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:VideoCutTool">documentation</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks to work on:</span> <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/4054/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/board/4054/">Phabricator</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s):</span> <a href="/wiki/User:Gopavasanth" title="User:Gopavasanth">Gopa Vasanth</a></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="SignIt_Firefox_Extension" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-SignIt_Firefox_Extension-Choose_a_software_project"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-SignIt_Firefox_Extension-Choose_a_software_project"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lingua_Libre/SignIt" title="meta:Lingua Libre/SignIt"><img alt="SignIt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lingualibre_SignIt-logo.svg/24px-Lingualibre_SignIt-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lingualibre_SignIt-logo.svg/36px-Lingualibre_SignIt-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lingualibre_SignIt-logo.svg/48px-Lingualibre_SignIt-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></a></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lingua-libre-signit/">SignIt Firefox Extension</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-SignIt_Firefox_Extension-Choose_a_software_project"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Screenshot" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png/305px-LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png" decoding="async" width="305" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png/457px-LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png/609px-LinguaLibre_SignIt-all.png 2x" data-file-width="1685" data-file-height="665"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Lingua Libre SignIt web-browser extension translates selected written word via an elegant pop up so you learn sign language while reading online.</span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">You can add a signed video using <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lingualibre.org/wiki/Special:RecordWizard">Lingualibre.org</a> by selecting a signed language, then video recording yourself while signing.</span> </p> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Skills required : JS, web extension, OOjs</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get in touch: contact <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Yug" title="User talk:Yug">Yug</a> or on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/lingua-libre/SignIt/issues">GitHub</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/lingua-libre/SignIt">GitHub</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Read the documentation:</span> <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lingua_Libre/SignIt" class="extiw" title="m:Lingua Libre/SignIt">m:Lingua Libre/SignIt</a></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Check the recommended tasks to work on: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/lingua-libre/SignIt/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22">Good first issues on GitHub</a></span> »</li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Mentor(s):</span> <a href="/wiki/User:Yug" title="User:Yug">Yug</a></li></ul></div></div></div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p><i>Are you a maintainer and want your project to be included in the list of software projects above? <a href="/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects" title="New Developers/Featured Projects">Find out more and join!</a></i> </p> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks" data-mw-thread-id="h-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span>Outreach programs and single tasks<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span></h2></div> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <p>In addition to the recommended software projects above, there are more ways to choose a project or task to work on: </p> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6713801"> <div class="tpl-contentgrid" style="grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(500px, 1fr)); grid-auto-rows: minmax(10px, auto); width: auto;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="Outreach_programs" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Outreach_programs-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Outreach_programs-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:GSoC-icon-192.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/GSoC-icon-192.png/30px-GSoC-icon-192.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/GSoC-icon-192.png/45px-GSoC-icon-192.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/GSoC-icon-192.png/60px-GSoC-icon-192.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></a></span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Outreach_programs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Outreach programs">Outreach programs</a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Outreach_programs-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Wikimedia offers internships in programs such as Google Summer of Code and Outreachy.</span></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r3249226"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r6706488"> <div class="wiki-template-infocard wiki-template-infocard--new_developer_project"> <h3 id="Good_first_tasks" class="wiki-template-infocard-title" data-mw-thread-id="h-Good_first_tasks-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Good_first_tasks-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg/23px-Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg/35px-Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg/46px-Bug_icon_-_Noun_project_198.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="100"/></a></span> <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Good_first_bugs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Good first bugs">Good first tasks</a></span><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Good_first_tasks-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content"><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">There are many single tasks (across many software projects) that are suitable for newcomers.<br/>However, mentors may not be available for these tasks, and your proposed patches may not receive fast reviews.</span></div></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="communication"></span><span class="anchor" id="Communication"></span> </p> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Communication_tips" data-mw-thread-id="h-Communication_tips"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Communication_tips"></span>Communication tips<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Communication_tips"></span></h2></div> </div> <p>Follow these tips to communicate effectively and get help from community members. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_Phabricator_tasks_effectively" data-mw-thread-id="h-Use_Phabricator_tasks_effectively-Communication_tips"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Use_Phabricator_tasks_effectively-Communication_tips"></span>Use Phabricator tasks effectively<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Use_Phabricator_tasks_effectively-Communication_tips"></span></h3></div> <p>When you plan to work on a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator" title="Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator">Phabricator</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Phabricator" title="Phabricator"> </a></span> task: </p> <ul><li><b>No need to ask for permission:</b> You can work on unassigned tasks without asking someone to assign them to you. There is no authority who assigns tasks or who needs to be asked first. <ul><li>If a task already has a recent patch in Gerrit, choose a different task to work on instead.</li> <li>If an existing patch in Gerrit has not been merged and has not seen any changes for a long time, you could <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Tutorial#Amending_a_change_(your_own_or_someone_else's)" title="Special:MyLanguage/Gerrit/Tutorial">improve that existing patch</a>, based on the feedback in Gerrit and in the task.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Do your research:</b> When you consider working on a task, do research before you start coding. Look at the code, try to understand what it is supposed to do, read related documentation, and try to find the places where you need to make code changes. <ul><li>In a <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator" title="Special:MyLanguage/Phabricator">Phabricator</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Phabricator" title="Phabricator"> </a></span> task, use the project tags in the side bar to find the code repository for the task.</li> <li>If you have no idea at all how to fix the bug, consider finding an easier one first.</li></ul></li> <li>You do not need to <b>announce your plans</b> before you start working on a task, but you should communicate that you are working on the task. <ul><li>When you start work, <b>set yourself as task assignee</b> by clicking <i>Edit Task…</i> in Phabricator, and set your Phabricator username in the <i>Assigned To</i> field. This communicates to others that you are working on it, so they don't duplicate work.</li> <li><b>When your plans or interests change:</b> If you are no longer working on a task, remove yourself as the assignee of the task. This tells others that they can work on the task, and they won't expect you to still work on it.</li></ul></li> <li>Follow <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Bug_management/Phabricator_etiquette" title="Special:MyLanguage/Bug management/Phabricator etiquette">Phabricator etiquette</a>. <ul><li>In Phabricator tasks, discuss only specific questions about the topic of that task. Don't use Phabricator to ask general questions, like how to set up a development environment or how to fix problems with Gerrit.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compose_good_questions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Compose_good_questions-Communication_tips"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Compose_good_questions-Communication_tips"></span>Compose good questions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Compose_good_questions-Communication_tips"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dontasktoask.com/">Don't ask to ask...just ask!</a>.</li> <li><b>Be specific and provide context:</b> Instead of simply asking "Can you give me more info?", "Please guide me", or "Please tell me how to start", include the following information in your question: <ul><li>What are you trying to achieve?</li> <li>What have you already tried? Copy and paste your commands and their output (if not too long) instead of paraphrasing in your own words.</li> <li>What have you found out already during your research? Include links to code, documentation, or other resources you already consulted.</li></ul></li> <li>Use specific titles and subject lines in your communication. "Proposal draft" or "Need help" is not specific.</li> <li><b>Keep conversations readable:</b> When you reply in <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Outreach_programs/Zulip" title="Special:MyLanguage/Outreach programs/Zulip">Zulip</a>, in Phabricator tasks, or on mailing lists, only quote sections of previous comments that are relevant to your response. If you quote a <i>complete</i> previous comment, it makes threads hard to read.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Follow_communication_policies_and_best_practices" data-mw-thread-id="h-Follow_communication_policies_and_best_practices-Communication_tips"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Follow_communication_policies_and_best_practices-Communication_tips"></span>Follow communication policies and best practices<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Follow_communication_policies_and_best_practices-Communication_tips"></span></h3></div> <p>Before you send or post your question: </p> <ul><li>Read and follow the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Code_of_Conduct" title="Special:MyLanguage/Code of Conduct">code of conduct for Wikimedia technical spaces</a>.</li> <li><b>Use <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/inclusive_language" title="Special:MyLanguage/inclusive language">inclusive language</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Inclusive_language" title="Inclusive language"> </a></span>:</b> Instead of using terms that assume a gender identity (like "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://heyguys.cc/">guys</a>", "madam", or "sir") use the name of the person instead.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ask_in_the_right_place" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ask_in_the_right_place-Communication_tips"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ask_in_the_right_place-Communication_tips"></span>Ask in the right place<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ask_in_the_right_place-Communication_tips"></span></h3></div> <ul><li><b>Ask in public:</b> Do not send private messages if your conversation topic is not secret. Private messages don't help others.</li> <li><b>Ask and discuss in the best place:</b> <ul><li>In Phabricator tasks, discuss only specific questions about the topic of that task.</li> <li>Ask general technical questions, like how to set up a development environment or how to fix problems with Gerrit, in the places listed on <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication" title="Special:MyLanguage/Communication">Communicate</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Communication" title="Communication"> </a></span>.</li> <li>If you take part in an <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Outreach_programs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Outreach programs">outreach program</a>, then <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Outreach_programs/Zulip" title="Special:MyLanguage/Outreach programs/Zulip">Zulip</a> is for discussing questions about the outreach programs themselves.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Be_patient" data-mw-thread-id="h-Be_patient-Communication_tips"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Be_patient-Communication_tips"></span>Be patient<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Be_patient-Communication_tips"></span></h3></div> <p>After you post your question: </p> <ul><li>Do not ask people for code review in a separate message. People receive Gerrit and Phabricator notifications and will respond when they can.</li> <li>When seeking input and comments, especially during weekends and holidays, you may need to wait until business hours resume. On chat channels like IRC: if nobody answers, try again at a different time; don't just give up!</li> <li>If you don't get an answer even after waiting and being patient, consider if other <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication" title="Special:MyLanguage/Communication">Communication channels</a> might be a better place to ask your question.</li></ul> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Additional_resources" data-mw-thread-id="h-Additional_resources"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Additional_resources"></span>Additional resources<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Additional_resources"></span></h2></div> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/New_Developers/Introduction_to_the_Wikimedia_Technical_Ecosystem" title="Special:MyLanguage/New Developers/Introduction to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem">Introduction to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem</a> provides an overview of Wikimedia tech, focused on the major areas where developers can contribute.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_contribute" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to contribute">How to contribute</a> lists many more ways to contribute, including areas like documentation, testing, and more.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_become_a_MediaWiki_hacker" title="Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker">How to become a MediaWiki hacker</a>: For developers who want to work on MediaWiki core or MediaWiki extensions.</li></ul> </div> <ul><li><ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Reading/Web/Newbie_guide" title="Reading/Web/Newbie guide">Newbie guide</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Reading/Web" title="Reading/Web">Web team</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Developer_hub" title="Special:MyLanguage/Developer hub">Developer hub</a>: More resources for established Wikimedia developers.</li></ul> </div> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> <ul><li>To ask your questions and to join general discussions, check the places listed on <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication" title="Special:MyLanguage/Communication">Communication</a>.</li></ul> </div> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_tutorials" title="Wikimedia tutorials">Wikimedia tutorials</a>: An index of tutorials that feature various languages, APIs, and frameworks in the Wikimedia technology stack.</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Supporting newcomers at hackathons</span> <ul><li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Newcomer_support_at_hackathons" title="Newcomer support at hackathons">Newcomer support at hackathons</a> and the associated <a href="/wiki/Newcomer_support_at_hackathons/Mentor_guide" title="Newcomer support at hackathons/Mentor guide">mentor guide</a></span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Hackathons/Handbook/Newcomers" title="Hackathons/Handbook/Newcomers">Newcomers</a> section of the <i>Hackathons Handbook</i>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Hackathons/Handbook/Mentoring_Tips" title="Hackathons/Handbook/Mentoring Tips">Mentoring Tips</a> page</span></li> <li><span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/How_to/Newcomers" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Hackathon 2022/How to/Newcomers">How-to page for newcomers</a> at the Wikimedia Hackathon 2022</span></li></ul></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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