Contributing to EssentialsX
===========================

Want to help improve EssentialsX? There are several ways you can support and contribute to the project.

If you'd like to make a financial contribution to the project, you can join our [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/essentialsx/),
or to make a one-off donation you can visit our [Ko-fi page](https://ko-fi.com/essentialsx). If you can't make a
donation, don't worry! There are lots of other ways to contribute:

* Do you run a server? Take a look at our ["help wanted"](https://github.com/EssentialsX/Essentials/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
  and ["bug: unconfirmed"](https://github.com/EssentialsX/Essentials/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22bug%3A+unconfirmed%22)
  issues, where you can find issues that need extra testing and investigation.
* Do you speak multiple languages? If so, we always welcome contributions to our [Crowdin project](https://crowdin.com/project/essentialsx-official).
* Do you enjoy helping others? If so, why not contribute to the [EssentialsX documentation](https://github.com/EssentialsX/wiki)?
  You can also join the [MOSS Discord community](https://discord.gg/casfFyh) and provide direct community support to
  other EssentialsX users.
* If you're a developer, you could look through our ["open to PR"](https://github.com/EssentialsX/Essentials/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3A%22status%3A+open+to+PR%22)
  issues. We're always happy to receive bug fixes and feature additions as pull requests.

Submitting a PR
---------------

EssentialsX has extensive templates for PRs that detail how to submit your PR. To find out more, see the PR templates for:
* [Bug fixes](https://github.com/EssentialsX/Essentials/blob/2.x/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/bug-fix.md) 
* [New features](https://github.com/EssentialsX/Essentials/blob/2.x/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/new-feature.md)

Want to discuss a feature before opening a PR? Join the [EssentialsX Development Discord server](https://discord.gg/CUN7qVb). Note that this server is **not for end-users** - if you need support with EssentialsX, you should join [MOSS](https://discord.gg/casfFyh) instead.

By contributing to EssentialsX, you agree to license your code under the [GNU General Public License version 3](https://github.com/EssentialsX/Essentials/blob/2.x/LICENSE).


