[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23348: Add a "Contribute" tab to the about page

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#23348: Add a "Contribute" tab to the about page
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 Reporter:  mt_suzette                |       Owner:  oglekler
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  6.3
Component:  Help/About                |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-design  |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Comment (by oglekler):

 From previous Slack discussion (17 months ago):


 {{{
 audrasjb 10:41 PM
 The main question is the content we want to show, because there is already
 a link to make.wordpress.org on the credits screen

 costdev 10:41 PM
 Also, would this be a 'live' tab for updates across versions or would this
 need to be generalised to a point of 'futureproofed'?

 marybaum 10:42 PM
 I think we can focus all that discussion on
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23348

 audrasjb 10:42 PM
 maybe a reproduction of the Make teams listed on make.wordpress.org would
 work, but we need content, design, etc :slightly_smiling_face:
 }}}


 From the discussion 15, March, 2023:


 {{{
 costdev 11:29 PM
 I think a menu item directly under (W) might be useful too/instead. Gets
 someone there quicker. The current links are: About WordPress,
 WordPress.org, Documentation, Support, Feedback. I think a Contribute link
 might be useful there
 }}}


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 This new Contribute page/tab can be a bit for improving onboarding
 process, mentioned by Hari Shanker R:
 https://make.wordpress.org/project/2023/02/06/proposal-creating-a
 -wordpress-contributor-mentorship-program/

 On this page we can tell about different ways to contribute to WordPress
 in easy to understand, appealing language. It is possible that many
 WordPress users don't even imagine all the ways that they can contribute
 to WordPress and how many skills and talents current contributors use and
 develop contributing to WordPress.

 Plus, a link to the Orientation tool can be useful as well.

 It is described here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2019/06/17
 /contributor-orientation-tool/ bit link for itself if not working anymore.

 This tool can be placed as a link/banner on the Make home page as a block
 "What team is best suited for me?"

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 - We can make information and structure of this page/tab timeless as
 possible, but update styling according to related About page appearance.
 - It will be great to see the Contribute page as the About page tab and a
 link under (W) at the same time. In addition, see the proposal to improve
 the About page visibility: #57877

 I created a ticket in the Marketing team GitHub to work on the structure
 and content of the tab: https://github.com/WordPress/Marketing-
 Team/issues/217

 All input is welcome 🙌

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