Page location/URL

https://www.drupal.org/community/contributor-guide

Problem/Motivation

For a novice it is not very easy just to get a search/list of all tasks marked "Novice" for absolute beginners.

Proposed resolution

Adds an action button link to https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search?issue_tags=Novice&status[]=...

Proposed HTML:

<h2>👋 Are you ready to tackle some open issues?</h2>

We curate a filtered list of issues that are ideal for beginners. Issues with the 'novice' tag are a great way to get started with contributing to the Drupal project.

<a class="action-button" href="https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search?issue_tags=Novice&status[]=Open">Find a Novice Issue</a>

Proposed Content:

👋 Are you ready to tackle some open issues?

We curate a filtered list of issues that are ideal for beginners. Issues with the 'novice' tag are a great way to get started with contributing to the Drupal project.

Find a Novice Issue

Remaining tasks

Thank @lostcarpark ( james Shields) for sharing that link on the slack channel. In my opinion it belongs on https://www.drupal.org/community/contributor-guide

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#14 Screenshot 2026-01-15 at 2.39.34 PM.png221.11 KBmdranove
#13 Contributor Guide.png70.95 KBnexusnovaz

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    halvar_io created an issue. See original summary.

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    Issue tags: +Barcelona2024
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    Assigned: halvar_io » Unassigned
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    The page appears to not be editable by the community: https://www.drupal.org/community/contributor-guide

    Have asked @rachel_norfolk on Slack #documentation for assistance in understanding why the page is not editable.

    https://drupal.slack.com/archives/C220WV2TW/p1745504606168249

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    nexusnovaz commented
    Status: Active » Needs review

    With the help of @rachel_norfolk at DrupalCon Vienna 2025, i've made a change to the documentation. Please could someone review, provide any feedback? I placed it at the bottom of the "Browse Contribution Opportunities" heading.

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    I confirm that the link is added at the bottom of the list.

    Would it be possible to make this similar to a call to action (CTA) button-like link similar to the "Watch the Video" links?

    Something like

    👋 Are you ready to tackle some open issues?

    we curate a filtered list of issues that are ideal for beginners. Issues with the 'novice' tag are a great way to get started with contributing to the Drupal project.

    Find a Novice issue

    This is similar to the section above issue queues on GitHub. I am not sure where to place that section on the page, but it might be better below the etiquette.

    What do other people think?

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    I noticed that the link also includes closed issues.

    - Core open Novice issues: https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search/drupal?issue_tags=Novice&st...
    - All open Novice issues: https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search?issue_tags=Novice&status[]=...

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    Yes a big green button would certainly do it !

    ( I am present on the contrib room right now )

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    Issue summary: View changes
    Status: Needs review » Needs work
    Issue tags: +Vienna2025

    I'm not in attendance, but I am available in Slack for a bit.

    I think that means we're back to Needs work. I updated the issue summary.

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    nexusnovaz commented

    Since the Open status also shows "Fixed" issues, should we change the URL to something like: https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search?projects=&project_issue_fol.... It is a bit messier, but it provides more accurate tickets that can be worked on

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    https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/search?projects=&project_issue_fol... seems good, to me. Probably Patch (to be ported) will no longer be used, now that we use merge requests; otherwise, that should be included too.

    Since this very issue is included in that view, probably Novice should not be used for it.

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    nexusnovaz commented
    Status: Needs work » Needs review
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    I've updated the sections. Hopefully this looks a lot better! Ready for review.

    Image showing new section for Novice issues on Contributor Guide

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    mdranove commented
    Status: Needs review » Needs work
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    I think <h3 tags would look better than <p>. Also makes more sense semantically? This is how it would look

    Image of the novice contributor guide snippet

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    nexusnovaz commented

    That makes sense to me @mdranove. I've gone ahead and updated that to a h3!

    Setting back to review

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    nexusnovaz commented
    Status: Needs work » Needs review
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    mdranove commented
    Status: Needs review » Reviewed & tested by the community

    Looks good to me!

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    Status: Reviewed & tested by the community » Fixed

    This is great - thank you all!!

    Now that this issue is closed, review the contribution record.

    As a contributor, attribute any organization that helped you, or if you volunteered your own time.

    Maintainers, credit people who helped resolve this issue.

    Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

    Automatically closed - issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.