Bug 511197 - Update onboarding instructions
Summary: Update onboarding instructions
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: Documentation (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Other
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: emohr
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Reported: 2025-10-27 07:10 UTC by jensisnej
Modified: 2025-11-07 20:04 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description jensisnej 2025-10-27 07:10:50 UTC
SUMMARY

I found some links that I think should be changed, related to how to start contributing effectively. 
Sorry about the slightly non-linear (pun intended) expose, it might not be all wrong. ;-)

On https://kdenlive.org/bug-reports/

In the "Search the forums" section I think the official forum is less visible, since the list takes attention. 

In addition, the r/kdenlive links to moderators rather than https://www.reddit.com/r/kdenlive/ and the https://discord.gg/3MnCegaQ didn't work, is the invite stale or discord abandoned? 

Actually, for me, I'm happy to concentrate discussion to one forum rather than spreading out on several. I'll assume the "official forum" is the most useful, but providing proper links to the others may still be of value.

https://community.kde.org/Kdenlive/Development#Developer_Mailing_List
On this page the Developer's mailing list no longer exist, relink or remove?
But it's the only place I've seen the link to the Matrix room, so that might be better spread.
https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#kdenlive-dev:kde.org

On https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive

"Look for issues tagged with "good first issue" or "help wanted"

The former now seems to be called "Welcome tasks"?
https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Welcome%20tasks&first_page_size=20

BTW, on https://community.kde.org/Kdenlive/Workgroup/Triaging it says "low_hanging", but that might be true in "bugs" still. 

"Check the KDE Bug Tracker for reported issues"

The link should rather filter for kdenlive directly: https://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?product=kdenlive&resolution=---
or is the idea to teach adding the product filter consistently? This might be a helpful template.
https://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=%20product%3Akdenlive%20%22Some%20suggestions%22
Or point at this hints for searching: https://bugs.kde.org/page.cgi?id=quicksearch.html#fields

Then, there's "invent issues" as well:
https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/issues?sort=created_date&state='opened&first_page_size=20

I've learned that the "invent issues" are triaged, but they are seemingly not just a different views of the "bugs". I have yet to find any issue in both systems, so to check already reported issues, do you need to check both lists?

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/blob/master/dev-docs/contributing.md
Apparently the “bugs” is the place to register new issues, so contributors should create an account there, apart from one on the forum. 
If there's "one account" to rule them all, if so it would be nice to guide the user in creating accounts in the right order.

OBSERVED RESULT

Incorrect links.

EXPECTED RESULT

A smoother onboarding experience.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Since this isn't about the actual SW, I'll be brief.

Windows: 11
Chrome

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

N/A
Comment 1 Bernd 2025-10-27 13:05:07 UTC
Thanks for reporting!

Fixed the links in the Bug Reports page (https://invent.kde.org/bjordan/kdenlive-org/-/commit/36bc465c07c261d9210466039ffc5813241f72b0)
Comment 2 Julius Künzel 2025-11-07 19:53:53 UTC
Git commit 220ce50b8ff605d9e920372c472d913db7e5cf97 by Julius Künzel.
Committed on 07/11/2025 at 19:53.
Pushed by jlskuz into branch 'master'.

Slightly rephrase Bug Report page to make Forum more prominent

M  +3    -3    content/bug-reports.md

https://invent.kde.org/websites/kdenlive-org/-/commit/220ce50b8ff605d9e920372c472d913db7e5cf97
Comment 3 Julius Künzel 2025-11-07 19:56:33 UTC
Git commit e780ef21d84ef878ccd0ad1268259a9593169e70 by Julius Künzel, on behalf of Bernd Jordan.
Committed on 07/11/2025 at 19:56.
Pushed by jlskuz into branch 'master'.

Fixed links to r/kdenlive and Discord in bug-reports.md

M  +2    -2    content/bug-reports.md

https://invent.kde.org/websites/kdenlive-org/-/commit/e780ef21d84ef878ccd0ad1268259a9593169e70