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== Get involved == <!--T:18-->

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Do you love software freedom and [[w:Open source|open source communities]]? Do you like the [[<tvar name=mw>Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki</tvar>|MediaWiki]] software, [<tvar name=wp>http://www.wikipedia.org/</tvar> Wikipedia], or any other [<tvar name=wm>https://www.wikimedia.org/</tvar> Wikimedia sites]?

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Then, contribute your skills here and learn from other contributors. This page will help you get started by providing an overview of areas where you can get involved.
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|1 = [[File:Plug-in Noun project 4032.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/API:Main page]]
|2 = {{ll|API:Main page|2=<translate><!--T:21--> Web APIs</translate>}}
|3 = <translate><!--T:22--> The content of all [[<tvar name=1>foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Our projects</tvar>|Wikimedia projects]] is released under free licenses.</translate> <translate><!--T:66--> Write code to access, remix and grow this immense pool of free knowledge.</translate> <translate><!--T:67--> [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/API:Tutorial</tvar>|Follow the tutorial]] to get started with the [[<tvar name=3>Special:MyLanguage/API:Main_page</tvar>|API]], available on all MediaWiki wikis, and other APIs for content and Wikidata.</translate> <translate><!--T:68--> Other [[<tvar name=4>m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Data</tvar>|open data sources]], including [[<tvar name=5>m:Special:MyLanguage/Data dumps</tvar>|XML and SQL dumps]], are also available.</translate>
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|1 = [[File:Source code project 1171.svg|60px|link=https://developer.wikimedia.org]]
|2 = <span class=plainlinks>[https://developer.wikimedia.org <translate><!--T:25--> Software Development</translate>]</span>
|3 = <translate><!--T:26--> Our code is all free and open source. [[<tvar name=mentor-projects>Special:MyLanguage/New_Developers</tvar>|Choose a project]], provide a patch, and fix a task!</translate>
<translate><!--T:45--> Wikimedia projects use a variety of languages such as PHP and JavaScript in [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker</tvar>|MediaWiki]] and its [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Developing extensions</tvar>|extensions]], Lua (in [[<tvar name=3>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Templates</tvar>|Templates]]), CSS/LESS (in [[<tvar name=4>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins</tvar>|skins]] etc.), Objective-C, Swing and Java (in [[Wikimedia Apps|Mobile Apps]] and [[m:Kiwix|Kiwix]]), Python (in [[<tvar name=5>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Pywikibot</tvar>|Pywikibot]]), C++ (in [[m:Huggle|Huggle]]), or C# (in [[w:Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]).</translate>
<translate><!--T:43--> Create [[<tvar name=bots>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Bots</tvar>|bots]] to process content and [[wikitech:Help:Toolforge|host your tools on Toolforge]].</translate> <translate><!--T:69--> Hack on [[<tvar name=wm-mobile-engineering>Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps</tvar>|mobile apps]] or on desktop applications.</translate> <translate><!--T:70--> Or help [[Wikimedia Site Reliability Engineering|Site Reliability Engineering]] maintain the [[wikitech:Puppet_coding|server configuration]].</translate>
<translate><!--T:71--> Learn more at <tvar name=1>{{ll|New Developers/Introduction to the Wikimedia Technical Ecosystem}}</tvar>.</translate>
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{{contribution
|1 = [[File:Hammer - Noun project 1306.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Quality Assurance]]
|2 = <translate><!--T:27--> Testing</translate>
|3 = <translate><!--T:28--> Help improve the quality of our projects through [[<tvar name=unit-testing>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:PHP_unit_testing</tvar>|PHPUnit testing]], automated browser testing via [[Selenium]], and [[<tvar name=continuous-integration>Special:MyLanguage/Continuous integration</tvar>|Continuous Integration]]. [[<tvar name=howto>Special:MyLanguage/How to report a bug</tvar>|Report your first bug]] or help with existing [[<tvar name=bug-management>Special:MyLanguage/Bug management</tvar>|bug reports]].</translate>
|4 = testing
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|1 = [[File:OOjs UI icon message.svg|60px|link=m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors]]
|2 = [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors|<translate><!--T:39--> Ambassadors</translate>]]
|3 = <translate><!--T:40--> As a [[<tvar name=ambassadors>m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors</tvar>|Tech ambassador]], [[<tvar name=tech>m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech</tvar>|help other Wikimedians]] with technical issues, relay [[<tvar name=news>m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News</tvar>|Tech News]] to inform users about what is going to impact them, and join the [[<tvar name=agroup>:m:Tech/Ambassadors/List</tvar>|ambassadors' group]] and the [[<tvar name=list>mail:wikitech-ambassadors</tvar>|mailing list]] to act as a bridge between developers and your local wiki.</translate>
|4 = ambassadors
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|1 = [[File:OOjs UI icon book-ltr.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Documentation]]
|2 = {{ll|Documentation|2=<translate><!--T:64--> Documentation</translate>}}
|3 = <translate><!--T:35--> English writers can improve the [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents</tvar>|MediaWiki documentation]], other [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/Project:PD help</tvar>|essential support pages]] and, in fact, any page of this website.</translate>
|4 = documentation
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|1 = [[File:OOjs UI icon language-ltr.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Localization]]
|2 = {{ll|Translator hub|2=<translate><!--T:23--> Translation</translate>}}
|3 = <translate><!--T:24--> If you are fluent in a language other than English you can join the effort by [[Special:LanguageStats|translating this website]] and the [[<tvar name=localisation>Special:MyLanguage/Localisation</tvar>|MediaWiki software]].</translate>
|4 = translation
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|1 = [[File:OOjs UI icon speechBubbles-ltr.svg|60px|link=Project:Support desk]]
|2 = [[Project:Support desk|<translate><!--T:32--> Support</translate>]]
|3 = <translate><!--T:33--> Help users and developers looking for answers at the [[<tvar name=support>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Support desk</tvar>|support desk]] or the MediaWiki [[<tvar name=communication>Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|communication]] and [[<tvar name=social-media>Special:MyLanguage/Social media</tvar>|social media]] channels.</translate>
|4 = support
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{{contribution
|1 = [[File:Vitruvian Man Noun project 6674.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Design]]
|2 = {{ll|Design|2=<translate><!--T:29--> Design</translate>}}
|3 = <translate><!--T:30--> Help apply the [[<tvar name=wmf-design>Special:MyLanguage/Design#Process</tvar>|Wikimedia design principles]] in projects looking for UX feedback.</translate>
|4 = design
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|1 = [[File:Community Noun project 2280.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Communication]]
|2 = {{ll|Communication|2=<translate><!--T:41--> Meet up</translate>}}
|3 = <translate><!--T:42--> Meet other community members [[<tvar name=communication>Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|online]] or [[<tvar name=project-calendar>Special:MyLanguage/Events</tvar>|in person]].</translate>
|4 = meet-up
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{{contribution
|1 = [[File:Learning - The Noun Project.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia tutorials]]
|2 = {{ll|Wikimedia tutorials|2=<translate><!--T:65--> Tutorials</translate>}}
|3 = <translate><!--T:63--> How-to guides and walkthroughs for MediaWiki and Wikimedia technologies</translate>
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== More helpful information == <!--T:48-->

=== Communication === <!--T:49-->
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* <translate><!--T:50--> There are several ways you can [[<tvar name=com>Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|get into contact with the Wikimedia community]].</translate>
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* Follow and share Wikimedia news across your [[<tvar name=social-media>Special:MyLanguage/Social media</tvar>|social network]].</translate>
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* Subscribe to [[m:Tech/News|Tech News]] to receive a weekly summary on your user talk page of recent software changes, without technical jargon.
* Learn about [[<tvar name=wiki-devs>Special:MyLanguage/Editing wikis for developers</tvar>|editing wikis as a developer]].

=== Editing and discussing in MediaWiki === <!--T:55-->

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If you have not used MediaWiki before:

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* [[<tvar name=spec-ul>Special:UserLogin</tvar>|Register your user account on mediawiki.org]].</translate>
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* [[<tvar name=ve-ug>Special:MyLanguage/Help:VisualEditor/User guide</tvar>|Learn how to edit]] wiki pages with VisualEditor or [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing pages</tvar>|editing the source]].</translate>
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* Feel free to edit [[<tvar name=spec-my>Special:MyPage</tvar>|your public user page]]. Introduce yourself. You may use the [[<tvar name=ui>Template:User_info</tvar>|User Info Template]]. Learn more reading the [[w:Wikipedia:User_pages|Wikipedia instructions]].</translate>
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* Check <tvar name=1>{{ll|Help:Navigation}}</tvar>.</translate>
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* You can discuss the content of each page in its related Discussion page. You can communicate with users by adding a public message in their discussion pages. Learn more at <tvar name=help>{{ll|Help:Talk pages}}</tvar>.
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