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Google Summer Of Code - Accessibility Project ( Joomla! )

 What it means to contribute to an Open Source Organization? If you’re a new open source contributor, the process can be intimidating. How do you find the right project? What if you don’t know how to code? What if something goes wrong? Don’t worry! There are all sorts of ways to get involved with an open-source project — you don’t need to know everything just to get started. For anything more than a typo fix, contributing to open source is like walking up to a group of strangers at a party. If you start talking about llamas, while they were deep in a discussion about goldfish, they’ll probably look at you a little strangely. Before jumping in blindly with your own suggestions, start by learning how to read the room. Doing so increases the chances that your ideas will be noticed and heard. How I Started my Open source Journey with Joomla!? In the very beginning, I am a little confused before dive-in into the ocean of open source contributions. As I have done some hands-on projects in We

Joomla! - GSoC'21 - Accessibility.

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Phase 1 - GSoC   Finally, phase-1 of Google summer of code- 2021 is ended here, this blog is related to the phase-1 experience for me and how I contributed to my project. The time period from community bonding to Joining Joomla! as an open-source contributor taught me many things. The very 1st Day begins with the Admin and Students meeting, where we have a video conference call via Google meet. The Admin discussed the idea of how to join the community and become a part of it by contributing and completing of the project assigned in GSoC.  Admin-Student Meeting 1. Community Bonding Period (20th May - 6th June): During this time period I got a chance to learn about Joomla! and their community norms very closely. I have started by connecting with my Mentors in the channel and with other students who are part of GSoC'21. During this phase of the community bonding period, I have read many documents related to Joomla! the latest version which is available here  Joomla! DOCS . This gives