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# Contributing to Roots Theme
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Please take a moment to review this document in order to make the contribution
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process easy and effective for everyone involved.
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Following these guidelines helps to communicate that you respect the time of
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the developers managing and developing this open source project. In return,
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they should reciprocate that respect in addressing your issue or assessing
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patches and features.
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## Using the issue tracker
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The issue tracker is the preferred channel for [bug reports](#bugs),
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[features requests](#features) and [submitting pull
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requests](#pull-requests), but please respect the following restrictions:
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* Please **do not** use the issue tracker for personal support requests (use the
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[Roots Discourse](http://discourse.roots.io/)).
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* Please **do not** derail or troll issues. Keep the discussion on topic and
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respect the opinions of others.
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<a name="bugs"></a>
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## Bug reports
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A bug is a _demonstrable problem_ that is caused by the code in the repository.
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Good bug reports are extremely helpful - thank you!
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Guidelines for bug reports:
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1. **Use the GitHub issue search** — check if the issue has already been
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reported.
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2. **Check if the issue has been fixed** — try to reproduce it using the
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latest `master` or development branch in the repository.
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3. **Isolate the problem to Roots** — make sure that the code in the Roots
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repository is _definitely_ responsible for the issue. Switch to a core WordPress
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theme (such as Twenty Thirteen) to confirm problems before reporting an issue.
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Make sure you have reproduced the bug with all plugins disabled. Any issues
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related to HTML5 Boilerplate or Bootstrap should be reported to their respected
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repositories and follow their contributing guidelines.
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A good bug report shouldn't leave others needing to chase you up for more
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information. Please try to be as detailed as possible in your report.
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<a name="features"></a>
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## Feature requests
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Feature requests are welcome. But take a moment to find out whether your idea
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fits with the scope and aims of Roots. It's up to *you* to make a strong
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case to convince the Roots developers of the merits of this feature. Please
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provide as much detail and context as possible.
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<a name="pull-requests"></a>
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## Pull requests
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Good pull requests - patches, improvements, new features - are a fantastic
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help. They should remain focused in scope and avoid containing unrelated
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commits.
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**Please ask first** before embarking on any significant pull request (e.g.
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implementing features, refactoring code), otherwise you risk spending a lot of
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time working on something that the developers might not want to merge into Roots.
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Please adhere to the coding conventions used throughout the project (indentation,
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comments, etc.).
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Adhering to the following this process is the best way to get your work
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included in Roots:
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1. [Fork](http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo/) Roots, clone your fork,
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and configure the remotes:
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```bash
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# Clone your fork of the repo into the current directory
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git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/<repo-name>
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# Navigate to the newly cloned directory
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cd <repo-name>
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# Assign the original repo to a remote called "upstream"
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git remote add upstream https://github.com/<upsteam-owner>/<repo-name>
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```
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2. If you cloned a while ago, get the latest changes from upstream:
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```bash
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git checkout <dev-branch>
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git pull upstream <dev-branch>
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```
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3. Create a new topic branch (off the main project development branch) to
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contain your feature, change, or fix:
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```bash
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git checkout -b <topic-branch-name>
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```
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4. Commit your changes in logical chunks. Please adhere to these [git commit
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message guidelines](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html)
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or your code is unlikely be merged into the main project. Use Git's
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[interactive rebase](https://help.github.com/articles/interactive-rebase)
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feature to tidy up your commits before making them public.
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5. Locally merge (or rebase) the upstream development branch into your topic branch:
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```bash
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git pull [--rebase] upstream <dev-branch>
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```
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6. Push your topic branch up to your fork:
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```bash
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git push origin <topic-branch-name>
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```
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10. [Open a Pull Request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/)
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with a clear title and description.
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