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This document describes our contribution guidelines for the open-source IntelliJ Platform SDK documentation and sample code.
Before you begin contributing content to the SDK, please read this page thoroughly as well as the [Code of Conduct](intellij-sdk-docs-original_CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) and [License](https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-sdk-docs/blob/main/LICENSE.txt) documents.
For information about contributing to the IntelliJ Platform itself, please visit [Contributing to the IntelliJ Platform](platform_contributions.md).

## Creating IntelliJ Platform SDK Content

Content contributions to the IntelliJ Platform SDK are welcome.

Please download or clone the open-source SDK project from [GitHub](https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-sdk-docs), make additions or changes, and submit a pull request.

Before creating or altering content, please consult these guides:

* [SDK Documentation Style Guide](sdk_style.md).
  This guide describes documentation conventions in terms of Markdown syntax.
* [SDK Code Sample Guidelines](sdk_code_guidelines.md).
  Conventions for code sample organization, project settings, and naming conventions are described in this document.
  Always test code changes by building and testing the SDK code sample.

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