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If you feel like contributing to the project, please do! Bug fixes and improvements are always welcome. If you feel like contributing to the project, please do! Bug fixes and improvements are always welcome.
!!! warning
Pull requests that implement a new feature or enhancement *should almost always target an existing feature request* with evidence of community interest and discussion. This is in order to balance the work of implementing and maintaining new features / enhancements. Pull requests that are opened without meeting
this requirement may not be merged.
If you want to implement something big: If you want to implement something big:
- Please start a discussion about that in the issues! Maybe something similar is already in development and we can make it happen together. - As above, please start with a discussion! Maybe something similar is already in development and we can make it happen together.
- When making additions to the project, consider if the majority of users will benefit from your change. If not, you're probably better of forking the project. - When making additions to the project, consider if the majority of users will benefit from your change. If not, you're probably better of forking the project.
- Also consider if your change will get in the way of other users. A good change is a change that enhances the experience of some users who want that change and does not affect users who do not care about the change. - Also consider if your change will get in the way of other users. A good change is a change that enhances the experience of some users who want that change and does not affect users who do not care about the change.
- Please see the [paperless-ngx merge process](#merging-prs) below. - Please see the [paperless-ngx merge process](#merging-prs) below.