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# How to contribute
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Community made patches, localisations, bug reports and contributions are always welcome and are crucial to ensure WooCommerce remains the #1 eCommerce platform for WordPress ;)
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When contributing please ensure you follow the guidelines below so that we can keep on top of things.
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__note:__ GitHub is for bug reports and contributions only - if you have a support question or a request for a customization don't post here. Use [WooThemes Support ](http://support.woothemes.com ) for paid support, [WordPress.org ](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce ) for community support, and for customisations we recommend one of the following services:
Codeable: http://codeable.io/
Tweaky: https://www.tweaky.com/
Affiliated Woo Workers: http://www.woothemes.com/affiliated-woo-workers/
Thank you for understanding.
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## Getting Started
* Make sure you have a [GitHub account ](https://github.com/signup/free )
* Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
* Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
* Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
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## Making Changes
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* Fork the repository on GitHub.
* Make the changes to your forked repository.
* **Ensure you stick to the [WordPress Coding Standards ](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Coding_Standards ).**
* Ensure you use LF line endings - no crazy windows line endings. :)
* When committing, reference your issue (#1234) and include a note about the fix.
* Push the changes to your fork and submit a pull request on the master WooCommerce repository.
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At this point you're waiting on us to merge your pull request. We'll review all pull requests, and make suggestions and changes if necessary.
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# Additional Resources
* [General GitHub documentation ](http://help.github.com/ )
* [GitHub pull request documentation ](http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/ )
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* [WooCommerce Docs ](http://docs.woothemes.com/ )
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* [WooThemes Support ](http://support.woothemes.com )
