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name: 🙋 New Contributor - Need Help Getting Started
about: Perfect for first-time contributors who need guidance
title: "[NEW CONTRIBUTOR] "
labels: ["good first issue", "help wanted", "documentation"]
assignees: []

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## Hi there! 👋

Welcome to BetterSEQTA+! We're excited to have you join our community.

### Tell us about yourself
- [ ] This is my first time contributing to open source
- [ ] I'm new to browser extensions
- [ ] I'm new to TypeScript/JavaScript
- [ ] I have some coding experience but new to this project

### What would you like to work on?

**Choose one or more:**
- [ ] Fix a bug 🐛
- [ ] Add a new feature ✨
- [ ] Improve documentation 📚
- [ ] Create a plugin 🧩
- [ ] Improve the UI/design 🎨
- [ ] Write tests 🧪
- [ ] Not sure - I want to help but need guidance!

### Have you read our guides?

- [ ] [Getting Started Guide](https://github.com/BetterSEQTA/BetterSEQTA-plus/blob/main/docs/GETTING_STARTED_CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [ ] [Architecture Guide](https://github.com/BetterSEQTA/BetterSEQTA-plus/blob/main/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md)
- [ ] [Plugin Development Guide](https://github.com/BetterSEQTA/BetterSEQTA-plus/blob/main/docs/plugins/README.md)

### Development Environment

**Have you set up the development environment yet?**
- [ ] Yes, everything works! 🎉
- [ ] Partially - I can run `npm run dev` but having some issues
- [ ] No, I need help with setup
- [ ] I tried but ran into errors (please describe below)

### Questions or Issues

Tell us:
1. What specifically would you like help with?
2. Are you stuck on anything?
3. Do you have any questions about the codebase?
4. Is there anything in our documentation that's unclear?

**Your message here:**


### Ideas or Suggestions

If you have any ideas for features, improvements, or just want to share your thoughts:

**Your ideas here:**


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## What happens next?

A maintainer will respond within 24-48 hours to:
- Answer your questions
- Suggest some good issues to work on
- Help you with setup if needed
- Point you to relevant documentation

Don't worry if you're new to this - we're here to help! Every expert was once a beginner. 🚀

**Join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/YzmbnCDkat) for real-time help and community chat!** 