Getting credit for work on issues

If you contribute your time to resolving a Drupal project issue, your contribution can be recognized (once the issue is marked as fixed or closed) if you attribute it properly.

The following attributions are possible:

• Without explicit attribution (individual contribution)
• I contributed on behalf of my employer
• I contributed on behalf of a customer organization paid by my employer
• I contributed on behalf of a customer organization that paid me directly
• I contributed on my own time as a volunteer and community member
• I contributed on this issue with some of my time paid for by an employer, but some of my time was my own
• I contributed this work as a volunteer for one or more customer organizations

You will need to decide what type of attribution you want for your work -- talk to your organizations or customers about this. Issue comments are public communication, and while the words and work you post are your own, concerns can arise when you attach an organization name. Always make sure you follow any contracts you've signed, and don't disclose anything you should not disclose publicly.

Setting up to credit an organization

To be credited, organizations and customers need organization pages on Drupal.org. These should be set up by someone representing the organization, who has the authority to create an organization page. Requesting marketplace listing is not required for attribution however the credit information is used, in aggregate, to weight contributing organizations in the Drupal Marketplace.

In addition, you need to be connected to the organization in order to have your contributions be attributed to them. Go to your user profile, click Edit, then Work, and add the organization, exactly matching the organization page name. Check Current organization and save.

Making an attribution

Whenever you comment on an issue, your contribution will automatically be credited to you as an individual. To add an organization, go to the link "Contribution record" found on the issue.

This will display the contribution record for that issue. For example, 

If you do not see the "Attribute your contribution" section then make sure you are logged in on the "Contribution record" page.

Complete the fields. Remember to update this information for each issue you contribute to.

• I'm volunteering my own time - Select this when you are contributing as a volunteer, someone who is not paid or sponsored for contributing to this issue.
• Attribute to organizations or customers - Select this when you have multiple employers or customers paying for or sponsoring your work on this issue.  You can credit multiple employers or customers. The organization field is multi-select, and the customer field allows you to enter as many companies as needed. 

Summary of the attributions

The attributions that others have made with their issue comments can be viewed on the Contribution record next to the username.

This shows a complete and fair picture of the individuals, organizations, and customers who made the contribution possible.

A maintainer can use the Credit UI to save credit for contributors and their attributed organizations to the issue.

Why is crediting organizations and customers important?

For a detailed explanation of why this is important and why it aligns with the Drupal community's values, see Dries's DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014 keynote.