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href="/wiki/New_Developers/cs" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--complete" title="Noví vývojáři (100% translated)" lang="cs" dir="ltr">čeština</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/be-tarask" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="Новыя распрацоўнікі (9% translated)" lang="be-tarask" dir="ltr">беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/ru" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="Новые разработчики (74% translated)" lang="ru" dir="ltr">русский</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/he" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="מפתחים חדשים (23% translated)" lang="he" dir="rtl">עברית</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/ar" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="خاص بالمطورين الجدد (13% translated)" lang="ar" dir="rtl">العربية</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/fa" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--low" title="توسعه دهندگان جدید (8% translated)" lang="fa" dir="rtl">فارسی</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/hi" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--high" title="नए विकासक (78% translated)" lang="hi" dir="ltr">हिन्दी</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/bn" class="mw-pt-progress mw-pt-progress--med" title="নতুন উন্নয়নকারী (26% translated)" lang="bn" dir="ltr">বাংলা</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Developers/zh" 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>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. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r4577480">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div style="margin-bottom: .5em; float: none; width: auto;" class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Welcome!" data-mw-thread-id="h-Welcome!"><span id="Welcome.21"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Welcome!"></span>Welcome!<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Welcome!"></span></h2></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_Prague_2019_-_Group_Photo_-_CLK.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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>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></figcaption></figure> <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><p>Become part of a global community, and help make access to free knowledge easier for everyone! </p> <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> <p>The following steps are a general outline of how to get started contributing: </p> <ol><li>Learn <a href="#Some_basics_to_know">the basics of how Wikimedia open source software projects work</a>.</li> <li>Read the <a href="#Communication">Communication guidelines</a>.</li> <li>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>.</li> <li><a href="#Choose_a_software_project">Choose a software project</a>.</li> <li>Choose and solve a task (write and test your code).</li> <li>Submit your code changes for review. 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>.</li></ol> <p>The rest of this guide provides additional details about the process. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Some_basics_to_know"></span> </p> <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> <p>Wikimedia has software projects in <a href="#Overview_of_technical_areas">many different areas</a>. </p><p>The maintainers of each software project choose the infrastructure they prefer. In general, most software projects have: </p> <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> <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> <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> <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> <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 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> <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 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> <p>Are you a user of a MediaWiki wiki looking to add a feature or fix a bug in one? 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. </p> <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> <p>The following projects offer resources, mentorship, and are looking for new developers to contribute to them. 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. You are free to contribute to these projects or any others you are interested in related to Wikimedia. 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. </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>An <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kiwix.org">offline reader</a> for people without internet access </p> <ul><li>Skills required: Java/Kotlin (Android), Swift (iOS), Qt (desktop), NodeJS (mediawiki offliner), C++, Python (WP1)</li> <li>Get in touch: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="mailto:hello@kiwix.org">Mailing list</a> / <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://join.slack.com/t/kiwixoffline/shared_invite/zt-c5fgl342-VDYtm7fwY6w0BAeBqYxIGg">Slack</a></li> <li>Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/kiwix/">GitHub</a></li> <li>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</li> <li>Check the recommended tasks to work on: <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</li> <li>Mentor(s): 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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commons-app.github.io/">Commons App for Android</a><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> <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> <ul><li>Skills required: Java</li> <li>Get in touch: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/commons-app-android">Google Groups</a></li> <li>Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/">GitHub</a></li> <li>Read the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/#documentation">documentation</a></li> <li>Check the recommended tasks to work on: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/labels/good%20first%20issue">GitHub</a></li> <li>Mentor(s): <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><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/">Wiki Education Dashboard</a><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>A web application that supports Wikipedia education assignments, provides data and course management for instructors and students </p> <ul><li>Skills required: Ruby, JavaScript</li> <li>Get in touch: <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</li> <li>Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboard">GitHub</a></li> <li>Read the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboard">documentation</a></li> <li>Check the recommended tasks to work on: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/WikiEducationFoundation/WikiEduDashboard/labels/newcomer%20friendly">GitHub</a></li> <li>Mentor(s): <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">Pywikibot</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>A <i>Python</i> library and collection of scripts that <i>automate work</i> on MediaWiki sites. </p> <ul><li>Skills required: Python</li> <li>Get in touch: <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>Get the source code: <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></li> <li>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></li> <li>Check the recommended tasks to work on: <a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/query/D.pe8.a.NRmY/#R">Phabricator</a></li> <li>Mentor(s): <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">Scribe</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> <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> <ul><li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/scribe-org">GitHub</a></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>Mentor(s): <a href="/wiki/User:AndrewTavis" title="User:AndrewTavis">Andrew McAllister</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="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> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://videocuttool.wmflabs.org/">VideoCutTool</a><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>A tool to edit the videos on Wikimedia Commons. </p> <ul><li>Skills required: React JS, Node JS.</li> <li>Get in touch: <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></li> <li>Get the source code: See link in <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/4054/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/profile/4054/">description in Phabricator</a></li> <li>Read the <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:VideoCutTool" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:VideoCutTool">documentation</a></li> <li>Check the recommended tasks to work on: <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/4054/" class="extiw" title="phab:project/board/4054/">Phabricator</a></li> <li>Mentor(s): <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>Lingua Libre SignIt web-browser extension translates selected written word via an elegant pop up so you learn sign language while reading online. 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. </p> <ul><li>Skills required : JS, web extension, OOjs</li> <li>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></li> <li>Get the source code: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/lingua-libre/SignIt">GitHub</a></li> <li>Read the documentation: <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lingua_Libre/SignIt" class="extiw" title="m:Lingua Libre/SignIt">m:Lingua Libre/SignIt</a></li> <li>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> »</li> <li>Mentor(s): <a href="/wiki/User:Yug" title="User:Yug">Yug</a></li></ul></div></div></div> <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 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> <p>In addition to the recommended software projects above, there are more ways to choose a project or task to work on: </p> <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> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Outreach_programs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Outreach programs">Outreach programs</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Outreach_programs-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content">Wikimedia offers internships in programs such as Google Summer of Code and Outreachy.</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> <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Good_first_bugs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Good first bugs">Good first tasks</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Good_first_tasks-Outreach_programs_and_single_tasks"></span></h3> <div class="wiki-template-infocard-content">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.</div></div></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="communication"></span><span class="anchor" id="Communication"></span> </p> <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> <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. 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