Magnolia's code lives under several Git repositories at https://git.magnolia-cms.com.
We use Bitbucket's pull requests for code reviews and 3rd-party contributions.

Report an issue

The first step to contribute to Magnolia is a Jira ticket for the particular contribution (e.g. bug fix, improvement, feature).

You might also want to consider contacting Magnolia Support as a first step. Support can help with facilitating your contribution into the PD pipeline. They can also help find workarounds.  

(lightbulb) Do search for pre-existing tickets beforehand to avoid duplicates. 

How to create a Pull Request

1. Create a fork of the module repository you want to submit a change to.

2. Create a development branch on this fork; check out that branch locally.

(lightbulb) Conveniently, Jira has a Create branch link for that.

3. Commit and push to that branch.

  • Make atomic commits, that is incremental, ever compiling changes.
  • Commit behavior changes separately from cosmetic changes such as variable renames, method reordering, formatting.
  • Prefix behavior-changing commit messages with the Jira ticket number.
  • Do read conventional commit message guidelines for additional details.

(lightbulb) If you push from the Terminal, Bitbucket suggests you the URL to create the pull request immediately.

4. Create the pull-request

  • Make sure to select Magnolia's corresponding "canonical repository" in Destination (those in projects such as Platform, Modules, etc.);
  • Destination branch should be master  in most cases

5. Tell us about it!

If you have an enterprise subscription, advise your technical account manager or support contact at Magnolia. They will make sure our maintenance team is informed and coordinates the review with Magnolia staff.
If you are a community user, please create a ticket in Jira describing your fix or improvement. Please also drop us a line on the Magnolia Developers Mailing List (wink). Mind that we groom community tickets in Jira once a week.

You will be required to sign the Magnolia Contributor License Agreement.

Once assigned, Magnolia developers will help you as best as possible to discuss the changes, as well as to pass various validation steps (e.g. code style, tests, PR builds).


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