Contribute to Third Party Extension¶
This chapter addresses contributing to third party extension documentation.
For system extensions, see Contribute to System Extension.
You can contribute to the documentation of any publicly available extension, if the repository is public (e.g. hosted on GitHub). This does not mean, the extension author will be willing or is obligated to merge your change. But, most of the time, useful contributions are welcome.
You can add issues or make changes via patches (e.g. pull requests on GitHub).
If you can make the change yourself, try to submit it as a patch instead of just writing an issue. It depends on the policy of the extension author (see contribution guide for specific repository, if available), but it is usually not required to write an issue. You can just submit a pull request (PR) directly.
Find the Source¶
First, you need to find out where the source is maintained. Usually, this will
be a repository on GitHub. There, you can also check if documentation is already
available. It should be a Documentation
folder or one of the alternatives
mentioned in Start file.
To find the repository, use one of these methods:
Method 2: Find the Source on https://extensions.typo3.org¶
Go to the extension repository
In the search box, enter the name or extension key
Select the extension
Click take a look in the code
You cannot find system extensions (extensions that are maintained in the core) on https://extensions.typo3.org. System extensions are for example indexed_search, form, impexp, etc.
Find the Rendered Manual¶
You can also find the rendered documentation:
Method 1: Find Rendered Manual on docs.typo3.org¶
Go to: Extensions by extension key
Method 2: Find Rendered Manual on https://extensions.typo3.org¶
Go to the Extension repository
In the search box, enter the name or extension key
Click on "Show Manual"
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You cannot find system extensions (extensions that are maintained in the core) on https://extensions.typo3.org.
Follow Contribution Guide¶
Hopefully, the extension has a contribution guide. You can look at the GitHub help pages to check for conventions for contribution guides.
In the GitHub repository, you should find a file like:
- CONTRIBUTING.md
- .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- etc.
If no contribution guide exists, follow the general conventions for TYPO3 documentation and conventions for creating Pull Requests on GitHub or contact the author.