How to Manage Open Source Project Contributions?

How to manage open source project contributions?

Manage open source contributions by creating a public-facing roadmap in GitScrum, labeling issues by difficulty (good-first-issue, help-wanted), tracking contributor PRs through your workflow, and documenting contribution guidelines in NoteVault. Use labels to identify community contributions vs maintainer work and celebrate merged contributions.

Open source labels

Open source board columns

Contribution workflow:

1. Issue submitted - Goes to Triage
2. Maintainer reviews - Labels, prioritizes, moves to Backlog
3. Contributor claims - Assigns self, moves to In Progress
4. PR submitted - Linked to issue, moves to Review
5. Code review - Maintainer reviews
6. Changes requested - Back and forth
7. Approved and merged - Move to Done
8. Released - Included in release notes

NoteVault contribution documentation

# Contributing to [Project]

## Getting Started
1. Fork the repository
2. Clone your fork
3. Install dependencies: `npm install`
4. Create a branch: `git checkout -b feature/your-feature`

## Development
- Run tests: `npm test`
- Run locally: `npm run dev`
- Check linting: `npm run lint`

## Pull Request Process
1. Update tests for changes
2. Update documentation
3. Ensure CI passes
4. Request review from maintainer
5. Address feedback

## Good First Issues
Look for issues labeled `good-first-issue` for beginner-friendly tasks.

## Code of Conduct
[Link to code of conduct]

## License
[License information]

Community health metrics

Labeling strategy for contributors

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