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 ============
 Contributing
 ============
 
-First, **thank you** for landing here and helping us improve Odoo!
+First off, **thank you** for landing here and considering contributing to Odoo!
 
-This documentation section is intended as a guide to making contributions for first-timers and
-veterans.
+This documentation serves as a guide for first-timer and veteran contributors. As an open-core
+project, Odoo accepts contributions from everyone, Odoo employees and members of the Odoo community
+alike. The Odoo community comprises users, developers, and other interested parties who contribute
+their time and expertise.
 
-As an open-core project, Odoo accepts contributions from everyone, Odoo employees and members of the
-Odoo community alike, in all of its open-source `GitHub repositories
-<https://github.com/orgs/odoo/repositories>`_.
+Depending on your skill set and interest, there are many ways to contribute to Odoo. The table below
+lists the most important of them.
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+   :stub-columns: 1
+   :widths: 20 35 25 20
+
+   * - Contribution
+     - Description
+     - Resources
+     - Target Audience
+   * - Join the community
+     - Participate in discussions on the forums, help answer questions, and assist other members of
+       the Odoo community.
+     - * `Odoo forums <https://www.odoo.com/forum>`_
+     - Anyone interested in Odoo
+   * - Submit bug reports
+     - Help improve the stability of Odoo by reporting the bugs that you discover in :doc:`supported
+       versions </administration/maintain/supported_versions>` directly to Odoo support. Make sure
+       to include as many details (version, environment, test scenario...) as possible. If you don't
+       have the Odoo Enterprise license required for contacting the support, open a new issue on the
+       GitHub repository of Odoo.
+     - * `Odoo support <https://www.odoo.com/help>`_
+       * `Issue tracker on GitHub <https://github.com/odoo/odoo/issues>`_
+     - Users of Odoo
+   * - Translate Odoo
+     - Translate the user interface and documentation of Odoo into different languages.
+     - * `Odoo project on Transifex <https://explore.transifex.com/odoo/>`_
+     - Anyone fluent in multiple languages
+   * - Contribute to the codebase
+     - Submit pull requests to the Odoo GitHub repositories to fix bugs, add new features, or
+       improve the performance and reliability of the product. You can also review and comment on
+       pull requests from other contributors. By contributing to the codebase, you can make a direct
+       and lasting impact on the quality and features of Odoo.
+     - * :doc:`Guide: Contributing to the codebase <contributing/development>`
+       * :doc:`Developer tutorials </developer/howtos>`
+     - Developers with experience in Python and web development
+   * - Contribute to the documentation
+     - Submit corrections and improvements to the Odoo documentation. The product evolves fast, and
+       it can be challenging to consistently reflect these changes in the documentation. By updating
+       the documentation, you can help many users find their way in Odoo.
+     - * :doc:`Guide: Contributing to the documentation <contributing/documentation>`
+     - Anyone interested in improving the Odoo documentation
+   * - Create custom modules
+     - Develop new modules to extend the functionality of Odoo. Custom modules can be made available
+       for free or paid on the Odoo App Store or on any other Odoo modules library. By creating
+       custom modules and making them available to others, you can help grow the Odoo ecosystem and
+       provide additional value to users of the platform.
+     - * `Odoo Apps Store <https://apps.odoo.com/apps>`_
+     - Developers with experience in Python and web development
+
+.. important::
+   It is mainly Odoo employees who develop new features for the codebase and write new content for
+   the documentation. Be sure to discuss any idea for a new feature or page with the Odoo team so
+   they can give you the green light before you begin working on it. Some features may already be in
+   development on their side, and only approved features can be merged.
 
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