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# Choosing an issue to work on
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So you want to contribute to Element Web? That is awesome!
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If you're not sure where to start, make sure you read
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[CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md), and the
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[Development](../README.md#development) and
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[Setting up a dev environment](../README.md#setting-up-a-dev-environment)
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sections of the README.
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Maybe you've got something specific you'd like to work on? If so, make sure you
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create an issue and
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[discuss it with the developers](https://matrix.to/#/#element-dev:matrix.org)
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before you put a lot of time into it.
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If you're looking for inspiration on where to start, keep reading!
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## Finding a good first issue
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All the issues for Element Web live in the
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[element-web](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web) repository, including
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issues that actually need fixing in `matrix-react-sdk` or one of the related
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repos.
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The first place to look is for
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[issues tagged with "good first issue"](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22).
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Look through that list and find something that catches your interest. If there
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is nothing, there, try gently asking in
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[#element-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#element-dev:matrix.org) for
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someone to add something.
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When you're looking through the list, here are some things that might make an
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issue a **GOOD** choice:
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- It is a problem or feature you care about.
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- It concerns a type of code you know a little about.
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- You think you can understand what's needed.
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- It already has approval from Element Web's designers (look for comments from
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members of the
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[Product](https://github.com/orgs/element-hq/teams/product/members) or
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[Design](https://github.com/orgs/element-hq/teams/design/members) teams).
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Here are some things that might make it a **BAD** choice:
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- You don't understand it (maybe add a comment asking a clarifying question).
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- It sounds difficult, or is part of a larger change you don't know about.
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- **It is tagged with `X-Needs-Design` or `X-Needs-Product`.**
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**Element Web's Design and Product teams tend to be very busy**, so if you make
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changes that require approval from one of those teams, you will probably have
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to wait a very long time. The kind of change affected by this is changing the
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way the product works, or how it looks in a specific area.
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## Finding a good second issue
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Once you've fixed a few small things, you can consider taking on something a
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little larger. This should mostly be driven by what you find interesting, but
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you may also find the
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[Help Wanted](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22Help+Wanted%22)
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label useful.
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Note that the same comment applies as in the previous section: if you want to
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work in areas that require Design or Product approval, you should look to join
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existing work that is already designed, as getting approval for your random
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change will take a very long time.
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So you should **always avoid issues tagged with `X-Needs-Design` or
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`X-Needs-Product`**.
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## Asking questions
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Feel free to ask questions about the issues or how to choose them in the
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[#element-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#element-dev:matrix.org) Matrix
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room.
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## Thank you
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Thank you again for contributing to Element Web. We welcome your contributions
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and are grateful for your work. We find working on it great fun, and we hope
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you do too!
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