---
date:
  created: 2023-12-31
  updated: 2025-06-07
title: Contributing to Network Pro™
summary:
  Instructions for getting involved and contributing to Network Pro Strategies.
authors:
  - team
tags:
  - networkpro
  - contributing
---

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<sup>[SPDX-License-Identifier](https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info):
`CC-BY-4.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later`</sup>

# 🤝 Contributing to Network Pro Strategies

**Network Pro Strategies**  
**Effective Date:** June 7, 2025

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Thanks for your interest in improving **Network Pro Strategies** (Network
Pro™)! We're always looking for collaborators and contributors of all skill
levels. This guide will help you get started quickly and effectively.

Following these guidelines helps us all work together efficiently and
respectfully. 🙌

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## 🐛 Using the Issue Tracker

Use the [issue tracker](https://github.com/netwk-pro/netwk-pro.github.io/issues)
for:

- Reporting [bugs](#bug-reports)
- Submitting [feature requests](#feature-requests)
- Proposing [pull requests](#pull-requests)

🚫 Please do **not** use issues for general support — instead, head to:

- [Stack Overflow Teams](https://stack.neteng.pro/)
- [GitHub Discussions](https://discuss.neteng.pro)
- [Discord](https://discord.neteng.pro)

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## 🐞 Bug Reports

A bug is a clear, reproducible issue in the code. High-quality reports help us
fix problems faster.

### ✅ A good bug report includes

- A **descriptive title**
- Steps to reproduce
- Your environment (OS, browser, version)
- Expected vs actual behavior
- Links to a minimal reproducible case (if possible)

_Example_:

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> **Title**: Checkbox toggle fails on Safari 17  
> Steps:
>
> 1. Visit page X
> 2. Click toggle
> 3. Observe that...  
>    Expected: ...  
>    Actual: ...  
>    [Live example](#)

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## ✨ Feature Requests

Feature requests are welcome — just make sure it aligns with the project’s
goals.

Before posting:

- Search for similar requests
- Clearly describe the problem it solves
- Explain the use case and who benefits

Strong proposals help us prioritize.

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## 🔁 Pull Requests

Well-scoped, well-documented pull requests are the lifeblood of open-source.

### ⚠️ Ask First

Before large PRs (new features, refactors, dependency upgrades), please check
with maintainers first.

### 📋 Steps

`1.` **Fork the repo & set remotes**:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/netwk-pro.github.io.git cd
netwk-pro.github.io git remote add upstream
https://github.com/netwk-pro/netwk-pro.github.io.git
```

`2.` **Stay Updated**

```bash
git checkout main
git pull upstream main
```

`3.` **Create a topic branch:**

```bash
git checkout -b my-feature
```

`4.` **Install & test locally:**

```bash
npm ci
npm run lint
npm run test
```

`5.` **Make your changes**

(and commit them in logical chunks with good commit messages).

`6.` **Build:**

```bash
npm run build
git add build/
git commit -m "Build: update assets"
```

`7.` **Push and open a PR:**

```bash
git push origin my-feature
```

Open your PR with a clear title, description, and reference the related issue
(if any).

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## ✅ Coding & Style Notes

- Use the defined code style (Prettier, ESLint, Stylelint, markdownlint)
- Avoid unrelated changes in the same PR
- Keep PRs focused and test-covered when appropriate

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## 🔐 Legal Notice

By submitting a pull request, you agree to license your contributions under:

- [CC BY 4.0](https://netwk.pro/license#cc-by)
- [GNU GPL 3.0 or later](https://netwk.pro/license#gnu-gpl)

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_Thanks again for your contribution and for being part of the Network Pro
community!_

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Network Pro&trade;, the shield logo, and the "Locking Down Networks...&trade;"
slogan are [trademarks](https://netwk.pro/license#trademark) of Network Pro
Strategies.

Licensed under **[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)** and
the **[GNU GPL](https://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-3.0-or-later.html)**, as published
by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
option) any later version.

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