quick-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/contribute-to-quick-docs.adoc

= Contribute to Quick Docs

This repository represents
https://docs.asciidoctor.org/asciidoc/latest/syntax-quick-reference/[asciidoc]
documents roughly (semi-automatically) converted from the top 50
document-like pages in the Fedora Wiki. We want to move away from exposing
users to the wild territory of workspace wikis and to a nice, topic-oriented
format with a PR-based workflow.

So, this is kind of a seed project. *Your help wanted!*

== Other Source Material

There is a https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Category:How_to[How To category]
on the wiki. Many of those documents are ripe for conversion.
https://ask.fedoraproject.org/top/all[Popular
questions on Ask Fedora] are also likely to be useful starting points — or,
also, frequent
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/fedora?sort=frequent&pageSize=50[Fedora
questions on Stack Exchange].

Or, of course, if there's something you care about which you can help
explain, you can create a new document from scratch.

== Steps

. Pick a document to update. You can find documents needing updates in the [filename]`modules/ROOT/nav.adoc` file. They are on the commented-out lines (those that start with a `//FIXME`).
. Fork the https://pagure.io/fedora-docs/quick-docs repo.
. Make your changes to the `.adoc` file you want to improve.
. Uncomment the file in [filename]`nav.adoc` remove the `FIXME` from the xref..
. Build a local preview to ensure your changes look the way you intended: Make sure you have *Docker* installed, and run `./build.sh && ./preview.sh`. Follow instructions printed on the command line.
. When you are satisfied with your updates, submit a pull request with your improvements.
. If migrating a wiki page, create a redirect on the old page — see below.

== Wiki Redirects

Usually, wikis do not allow redirects to external sites, because the
potential for abuse is very high. We've developed a plugin for the Fedora
Wiki which allows redirects to _only_ pages on this site,
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/. To create such a link, use the
`#fedoradocs` macro by putting something like this at the top of the wiki
page you are obsoleting:

[source,mediawiki]
----
{{#fedoradocs: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/fedora-project/council/fpl.html}}
----

Of course, you will want to replace that specific URL with the one for your
new target page. The URL can't be something arbitrary — it must begin with
`https://docs.fedoraproject.org/`.

Once the redirect is in place, visitors to that wiki page will be instantly
whisked (well, redirected, with the code `301 Moved Permanently`) to the
docs site. If you need to edit such a page to correct the URL, or to remove
the redirect completely, use a form like:
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Project_Leader&action=edit

Note that there is no validation that the target exists or is correct —
please double-check that any redirects you create work properly before
moving on.