Answers.Body: <p>You can log your contributions by either:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>signing up for an account at <a href="https://lab.civicrm.org/explore/groups" rel="noreferrer">lab.civicrm.org</a> which is where most of the work goes on and many community discussions happen; then "joining" a project; then recording your time in a comment using a special code.  </p>
  
  <p><em>or</em></p></li>
  <li><p>signing up for an account on <a href="https://civicrm.org" rel="noreferrer">https://civicrm.org</a> and then using a special <a href="https://civicrm.org/civicrm/timetrack/import" rel="noreferrer">work log import form</a>.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>This process, as well as what is and isn't considered a "contribution" is set out in detail in a wiki page in the gitlab project called <em>Community Engagement</em>. The relevant page is:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://lab.civicrm.org/community/community-engagement/wikis/Tracking-Contributions" rel="noreferrer">https://lab.civicrm.org/community/community-engagement/wikis/Tracking-Contributions</a></p>
  
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Body: <p>CiviCRM is contributed to by hundreds of people: users who report issues/bugs/suggestions; implementers; developers; people who take time to offer advice on this site or on <a href="https://chat.civicrm.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">chat.civicrm.org</a>.</p>
  
  <p>It's useful for the project to have a measure of this, so we can appreciate everyone's input. As well as helping build a picture of the work that goes into improving CiviCRM over time, people who contribute enough hours can be listed on the <a href="https://civicrm.org/partners-contributors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">find an expert</a> page.</p>
  
  <p>How can this be measured and how can I record my time?</p>
  
  <p>(Note: I'm listing this here with an answer because the information was very hard to find.)</p>
  
Tags: <community>
Title: How can I log hours that I have contributed to the project?
ThreadText: # How can I log hours that I have contributed to the project?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-05)
  
  CiviCRM is contributed to by hundreds of people: users who report issues/bugs/suggestions; implementers; developers; people who take time to offer advice on this site or on [chat.civicrm.org](https://chat.civicrm.org).
  
  It's useful for the project to have a measure of this, so we can appreciate everyone's input. As well as helping build a picture of the work that goes into improving CiviCRM over time, people who contribute enough hours can be listed on the [find an expert](https://civicrm.org/partners-contributors) page.
  
  How can this be measured and how can I record my time?
  
  (Note: I'm listing this here with an answer because the information was very hard to find.)
  
  **Tags:** community
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2019-11-05. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  You can log your contributions by either:
  
  * signing up for an account at [lab.civicrm.org](https://lab.civicrm.org/explore/groups) which is where most of the work goes on and many community discussions happen; then "joining" a project; then recording your time in a comment using a special code.
  
    *or*
  * signing up for an account on <https://civicrm.org> and then using a special [work log import form](https://civicrm.org/civicrm/timetrack/import).
  
  This process, as well as what is and isn't considered a "contribution" is set out in detail in a wiki page in the gitlab project called *Community Engagement*. The relevant page is:
  
  <https://lab.civicrm.org/community/community-engagement/wikis/Tracking-Contributions>
  
  
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