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+# Contributing to KeeWeb
+
+:+1: Thanks for taking the time to contribute!  
+
+## Issues
+
+If you have found an bug, please [open an issue](https://github.com/antelle/keeweb/issues/new) and fill in the app version and your user-agent 
+(you can find these details in Settings/Help section). Please check [TODO](TODO.md) before creating a feature request.
+
+Please, describe the issue in details: what were your actions which lead to the result? What has happened? 
+Does it happen on Demo or New database? If no, how to reproduce this?
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+Plugins are not supported for now. So, if you want to add a feature, please, follow these steps:
+
+1. make sure it's not listed in [https://github.com/antelle/keeweb/wiki/Unsupported-Features](banned features)
+2. check compatibility with [TODO.md](the project roadmap) and key features: you should not break anything
+3. if your feature is introducing a lot of new UI, or is changing any UX or design concept, please, open an issue to discuss it first
+4. please, respect existing style in code, styles, markup
+5. don't add any dependencies
+6. test your code: it must work in browser, Windows, OSX and Linux
+7. if your code is platform-dependent, please add corresponding switches
+8. respect each platform: don't create behaviour which breaks interface guidelines or user expectations 
+9. run `grunt` and make sure it's passing 
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 # Contributing
 
-Plugins are not supported for now. If you want to add a feature, please contact the author first. Pull requests, patches and issues are very welcome.  
-If you have found an bug, please [open an issue](https://github.com/antelle/keeweb/issues/new) and fill in the app version and your user-agent 
-(you can find these details in Settings/Help section). Please check [TODO](TODO.md) before creating a feature request.
+Please, read [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 # License