Follow the steps on Cloning a Drupal git repository to make a local copy of the repository or update your existing local copy to the latest version.Note that you can also use the drupalorg-cli tool to create an issue branch. This page assumes you have already set up Git. You can still use the patch workflow described here, but for larger changes, or issues where many people are collaborating on the changes, it is preferred to use the fork/merge workflow instead.įor smaller changes, this page outlines a workflow for making a patch in a local workspace, based on local 'feature branches'. As of November 2020, we have a different workflow available, similar to what open-source contributors commonly use on sites like GitHub, using issue forks and merge requests.

Previously, the main way to contribute source code changes to a Drupal project repository was via patch files, as described on this and other pages in this section. There is a short video on Applying and Creating Patches with Git that covers much of the material on this page. Short URL to this page: /patch/create Video

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