| ====================== |
| Contributing to Django |
| ====================== |
| |
| Django is a community that lives on its volunteers. As it keeps growing, we |
| always need more people to help others. As soon as you learn Django, you can |
| contribute in many ways: |
| |
| * Join the `django-users`_ mailing list and answer questions. This |
| mailing list has a huge audience, and we really want to maintain a |
| friendly and helpful atmosphere. If you're new to the Django community, |
| you should read the `posting guidelines`_. |
| |
| * Join the `#django IRC channel`_ on Freenode and answer questions. By |
| explaining Django to other users, you're going to learn a lot about the |
| framework yourself. |
| |
| * Blog about Django. We syndicate all the Django blogs we know about on |
| the `community page`_; if you'd like to see your blog on that page you |
| can `register it here`_. |
| |
| * Contribute to open-source Django projects, write some documentation, or |
| release your own code as an open-source pluggable application. The |
| ecosystem of pluggable applications is a big strength of Django, help us |
| build it! |
| |
| If you think working *with* Django is fun, wait until you start working *on* |
| it. We're passionate about helping Django users make the jump to contributing |
| members of the community, so there are several ways you can help Django's |
| development: |
| |
| * :doc:`Report bugs <bugs-and-features>` in our `ticket tracker`_. |
| |
| * Join the `django-developers`_ mailing list and share your ideas for how |
| to improve Django. We're always open to suggestions. |
| |
| * :doc:`Submit patches <writing-code/submitting-patches>` for new and/or |
| fixed behavior. If you're looking for an easy way to start contributing |
| to Django have a look at the `easy pickings`_ tickets. |
| |
| * :doc:`Improve the documentation <writing-documentation>` or |
| :doc:`write unit tests <writing-code/unit-tests>`. |
| |
| * :doc:`Triage tickets and review patches <triaging-tickets>` created by |
| other users. |
| |
| Really, **ANYONE** can do something to help make Django better and greater! |
| |
| Browse the following sections to find out how: |
| |
| .. toctree:: |
| :maxdepth: 2 |
| |
| new-contributors |
| bugs-and-features |
| triaging-tickets |
| writing-code/index |
| writing-documentation |
| localizing |
| committing-code |
| |
| .. _django-users: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users |
| .. _posting guidelines: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/UsingTheMailingList |
| .. _#django IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/django |
| .. _community page: https://www.djangoproject.com/community/ |
| .. _register it here: https://www.djangoproject.com/community/add/blogs/ |
| .. _django-developers: http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers |
| .. _ticket tracker: https://code.djangoproject.com/newticket |
| .. _easy pickings: https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=!closed&easy=1 |
