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# Contributing

This section teaches you how to contribute to the Istio documentation effort.

- [Editing Docs](./editing.html). Lets you start editing this
site's documentation.

- [Creating a Pull Request](./creating-a-pull-request.html). Shows you
how to create a GitHub pull request in order to submit your docs for approval.

- [Writing a New Topic](./writing-a-new-topic.html). Explains the
mechanics of creating new documentation pages.

- [Staging Your Changes](./staging-your-changes.html). Explains how
to test out your changes locally before submitting them.

- [Using Page Templates](./using-page-templates.html). Presents
the documentation templating model which is used to make Istio docs consistent.

- [Reviewing Doc Issues](./reviewing-doc-issues.html). Explains
the process involved in accepting documentation updates.

- [Style Guide](./style-guide.html). Explains the dos and donts
of writing Istio docs.