{"id":46783,"date":"2019-01-31T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T16:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/?p=46783"},"modified":"2020-08-17T14:52:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T14:52:09","slug":"something-missing-in-the-owncloud-documentation-then-contribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/blogs\/something-missing-in-the-owncloud-documentation-then-contribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Missing in the ownCloud Documentation? Then Contribute!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"headline-wrap\">\n<h1>Something Missing in the ownCloud Documentation? Then Contribute!<\/h1>\n<div class=\"excerpt bold\">\n<p>The ownCloud documentation helps every ownCloud user. Users, admins, and developers use it daily to find information. However, what many people don\u2019t know is that everyone can also edit the documentation!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>ownCloud is a quite complex \u2013 yet very versatile \u2013 software. It can be hard to unlock its full potential, and to adjust it to the user\u2019s needs \u2013 configuration is what ultimately counts, so that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owncloud.org\/news\/cant-open-source-progress-without-accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">everyone can use it<\/a>\u00a0as they want.<\/p>\n<p>Because of that,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doc.owncloud.org\/server\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the documentation<\/a>\u00a0which explains how it works is critical! Sharing the knowledge the Open Source way is enabling everybody to use it. If only our support gurus know how to solve the problem, what does it help?<\/p>\n<h2>Sharing is Not a One-Way-Street<\/h2>\n<p>Even our oldest contributors don\u2019t know everything. And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/settermjd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew<\/a>, our documentation lead, can\u2019t write all the documentation on his own. So we\u2019d love you to contribute what you know.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure if you\u2019re the right kind of person? Well, everybody knows something:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People who work with ownCloud every day.<\/li>\n<li>Admins who rarely have to touch it, but then find one rare problem no one else ever encountered.<\/li>\n<li>Inexperienced ownClouders who can\u2019t find what they are looking for, so ask others to document it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are in one of those three groups, you are the perfect fit for contributing, and we would love to have your input.<\/p>\n<h2>Come Join In<\/h2>\n<p>As of today, the documentation has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/owncloud\/documentation\/graphs\/contributors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">172 contributors<\/a>, and 305 people ever opened an issue. This is awesome! However, ownCloud is constantly evolving, as new features are developed all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the documentation has to be kept up to date. You can help to keep up by sharing what you know and keep everyone informed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16839\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 512px;\"><a class=\"fancybox image\" href=\"https:\/\/owncloud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_2019-01-30_16-17-38.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16839\" src=\"https:\/\/owncloud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_2019-01-30_16-17-38.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owncloud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_2019-01-30_16-17-38.png 632w, https:\/\/owncloud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screenshot_2019-01-30_16-17-38-279x300.png 279w\" alt=\"A screenshot showing that there are 1336 closed issues in the documentation repository.\" width=\"512\" height=\"550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16839\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-16839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The next one who closes a documentation issue is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1337<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contributing to the Documentation Is Easy!<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re keen to share what you know, read this short how-to to find out how you can contribute:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button-oc\" href=\"https:\/\/doc.owncloud.com\/server\/how_to_contribute.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read how to get started<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Matthew recently created a short series of YouTube videos, which step you through how to get started. You don\u2019t need to be a developer, and you don\u2019t need special software for this. You only need a web browser!<\/p>\n<p>Get started with the introductory video:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLXpTv1ixYy39UN_I51G75X915ppEEGRcI&amp;hl=en_US\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Did you like this blog post? Share it on social media or leave a comment below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ownCloud documentation helps every ownCloud user. Users, admins, and developers use it daily to find information. 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