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{{Tech header|1=<div style="font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.5;font-weight:bold"><translate><!--T:18-->
Get involved</translate></div>

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Grab your [[Starter kit]] and learn how '''you''' can contribute to MediaWiki and the free culture community. 
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| 1 = [[File:Plug-in Noun project 4032.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/API:Main page]]
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Web APIs</translate>}}
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The content of all [[<tvar|our-projects>foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Our projects</>|Wikimedia projects]] is released under free licenses. Write code to access, remix and grow this immense pool of free knowledge using the robust [[<tvar|API>Special:MyLanguage/API:action API</>|action API]], available on all MediaWiki wikis, and other APIs for content and Wikidata. Other [[<tvar|research-data>m:Special:MyLanguage/Research:Data</>|open data sources]], including [[<tvar|data-dumps>m:Special:MyLanguage/Data dumps</>|XML and SQL dumps]], are also available.</translate>
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| 1 = [[File:Source code project 1171.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Developer hub]]
| 2 = {{ll|Developer hub|<translate><!--T:25-->
Development</translate>}}
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Patches welcome! You can [[<tvar|become-mw-hacker>Special:MyLanguage/How to become a MediaWiki hacker</>|improve MediaWiki core]] and its [[<tvar|developing-extensions>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Developing extensions</>|extensions]], its appearance via [[<tvar|skins>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Skins</>|skins]], user customizations like [[<tvar|gadget-kitchen>Special:MyLanguage/Gadget kitchen</>|scripts and gadgets]], or [[<tvar|templates>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Templates</>|templates]] to process content.</translate>
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Create [[<tvar|bots>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Bots</>|bots]] to process content and [[wikitech:Help:Tool Labs|host your tools on Labs]]. Hack on [[<tvar|wm-mobile-engineering>Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps</>|mobile apps]] or on desktop applications like [[meta:Huggle|Huggle]] and [[w:Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]. Or help [[wikitech:Puppet_coding|Site Operations]] maintain the Wikimedia infrastructure.</translate>
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The code is all free and open source. Choose a coding project, [[<tvar|mentor-projects>Special:MyLanguage/Mentorship programs/Possible projects</>|big]] or [[<tvar|little-bugs>Annoying little bugs</>|small]]! The main languages are PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS, as well as Lua for some templates and extensions.</translate>
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| 1 = [[File:Hammer - Noun project 1306.svg|60px|link=QA]]
| 2 = {{ll|QA|<translate><!--T:27-->
Testing</translate>}}
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[[<tvar|howto>Special:MyLanguage/How to report a bug</>|Report your first bug]]! Also help improve the quality of our projects through manual testing, automated [[<tvar|browser-testing>Special:MyLanguage/Browser testing</>|browser testing]], [[<tvar|continuous-integration>Special:MyLanguage/continuous integration</>|continuous integration]] and [[<tvar|bug-management>Special:MyLanguage/Bug management</>|bug management]].</translate>
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| 1 = [[File:Aiga mail inverted nobg.svg|60px|link=m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors]]
| 2 = [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors|<translate><!--T:39-->
Ambassadors</translate>]]
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As a [[<tvar|ambassadors>m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors</>|Tech ambassador]], [[<tvar|tech>m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech</>|help other Wikimedians]] with technical issues, relay [[<tvar|news>m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News</>|Tech news]] to inform users about what is going to impact them, and join the [[<tvar|list>mail:wikitech-ambassadors</>|ambassadors list]] to act as a bridge between developers and your local wiki.</translate>
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| 1 = [[File:Book Noun project 7656.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Documentation]]
| 2 = {{ll|Documentation}}
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English writers can improve the [[<tvar|contents>Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents</>|MediaWiki documentation]], other [[<tvar|pd-help>Special:MyLanguage/Project:PD help</>|essential support pages]] and, in fact, [[<tvar|tasks>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Tasks</>|any page]] of this website.</translate>
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| 2 = {{ll|Localization|<translate><!--T:23-->
Translation</translate>}}
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If you are fluent in a language other than English you can join the effort by [[Special:LanguageStats|translating this website]] and the [[<tvar|localisation>Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation resources</>|MediaWiki software]].</translate>
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{{contribution
| 1 = [[File:Question Noun project 2185.svg|60px|link=Project:Support desk]]
| 2 = [[Project:Support desk|<translate><!--T:32-->
Support</translate>]]
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Help users and developers looking for answers at the [[<tvar|support>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Support desk</>|support desk]] or the MediaWiki [[<tvar|communication>Special:MyLanguage/Communication</>|communication]] and [[<tvar|social-media>Special:MyLanguage/Social media</>|social media]] channels.</translate>
| 4 = support
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{{contribution
| 1 = [[File:Noun project 9866.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Product development]]
| 2 = {{ll|Product development|<translate><!--T:37-->
Product development</translate>}}
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What do users need? What features should we develop? What bugs should we prioritize? Help planning the right tasks with designers and developers.</translate>
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| 1 = [[File:Vitruvian Man Noun project 6674.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Design]]
| 2 = {{ll|Design|<translate><!--T:29-->
Design</translate>}}
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Help apply the [[<tvar|wmf-design>Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Design</>|Wikimedia design principles]] in projects looking for [[<tvar|user-experience>Special:MyLanguage/User experience review queue</>|UX feedback]], [[<tvar|micro-design>Special:MyLanguage/Micro Design Improvements</>|small improvements]], [[<tvar|translation-experience>Special:MyLanguage/Translation UX</>|multilingual]] and [[<tvar|mobile-design>Special:MyLanguage/Mobile design</>|mobile]] interfaces.</translate>
| 4 = design
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{{contribution
| 1 = [[File:Community Noun project 2280.svg|60px|link=Special:MyLanguage/Communication#com-landing]]
| 2 = {{ll|Communication#com-landing|<translate><!--T:41-->
Meet up</translate>}}
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Meet the community in [[<tvar|communication>Special:MyLanguage/Communication#com-landing</>|cyberspace]] or [[<tvar|project-calendar>Special:MyLanguage/Project:Calendar</>|in person]].</translate>
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