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+# How to contribute
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+Community made patches, localisations, bug reports and contributions are always welcome and are crucial to ensure FlexSlider remains the #1 responsive jQuery slideshow solution. :)
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+When contributing, please ensure you follow the guidelines below so that we can keep on top of things.
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+__Note:__ 
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+GitHub is for *bug reports and contributions only* - if you have a setup question, please be mindful of this and keep your question clear and concise, if you must post it to this repository.
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+If you are a WooThemes customer, use [WooThemes Support](http://support.woothemes.com). Our ninjas are on hand to assist with your set up query.
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+## Getting Started
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+* Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free)
+* Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist (please look over the currently open issues before creating a new issue).
+  * Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
+  * Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
+
+## Making Changes
+
+* Fork the repository on GitHub.
+* Make the changes to your forked repository.
+  * Ensure you use LF line endings - no crazy windows line endings. :)
+* When committing, reference your issue (#1234) and include a note about the fix.
+* Push the changes to your fork and submit a pull request on the **master** branch of the FlexSlider repository. Existing maintenance branches will be maintained of by FlexSlider developers.
+* Please don't modify the changelog, this will be maintained by FlexSlider developers.
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+At this point you're waiting on us to merge your pull request. We'll review all pull requests, and make suggestions and changes if necessary.
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+# Additional Resources
+
+* [General GitHub documentation](http://help.github.com/)
+* [GitHub pull request documentation](http://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/)
+* [WooThemes Support](http://support.woothemes.com)