Contributing to Moodle
There are lots of ways you can contribute to the Moodle project:
User support
Join in with the international discussions in Moodle in English or community discussions in many other languages.
Documentation
Help write and edit our user documentation in various languages or our developer docs.
Plugins
Is there a plugin that you use? [a review] for it.
Testing
Help test and report bugs via the Moodle Tracker (see the introduction to the Tracker) and participate in QA testing.
Usability
Do some usability testing and report your results in Moodle in English or as suggested improvements in the Tracker.
Development
Fix a bug in Moodle core.
Help develop new code for Moodle or share your code in the Plugins directory.
Adopt a plugin seeking a new maintainer and help many users. See the Plugins adoption programme.
See the Moodle Wishlist for ideas that people have been brainstorming there, and start Working with the Community.
See also projects for new developers and a developer tutorial to help you learn how to write plugins for Moodle from start to finish.
Themes
Share your theme in the Themes section of the plugins directory.
Translation
Assist with the translation of Moodle, including contributing a translation/correction, translating a plugin, translating Moodle 3.2 screencasts subtitles or suggesting an improvement to an English language string.
Social media
Help raise awareness of the Moodle project and share the latest news and happenings in the Moodle world
Books and video courses
A percentage of all sales from books or video courses goes to Moodle Pty Ltd to help support Moodle development.
Shop Official Merchandise
Moodle receives a percentage from each item purchased from our official merchandise store. Shop now
Vote for future Moodle improvements
See the new feature ideas. Check the Moodle tracker and vote for the issues that you think will improve Moodle the most.
Moodle Partners
A certified network of Moodle Partners contribute to the Moodle Trust. With over 60 organisations, Moodle Partners offer services such as hosting, support, installation, custom coding, course development and consulting, amongst others. Find our full listing of Moodle Partners here.
Moodle Users Association
The Moodle Users Association is a not-for-profit incorporated association which helps to drive the Moodle project. It is a separate entity from Moodle Pty Ltd or any other entity involved in the Moodle open source project. The Association extends the global Moodle community to complement Moodle Partner provision of services to their clients, Moodle project development by Moodle HQ, and existing various community engagement formats and forums, including individual developments for non-Core installations.
More ways to contribute
Do you want to help but don't have the time? Do you want to give something back to the project to help pay the developers who make it happen? Then make a donation to the project, or contribute to a specific crowdfunded project