[#46471] - [5.4] Docs: Add a PR targeting section to the README
- Fixed in Code Base
- 26 Nov 2025
- Medium
- Build: 5.4-dev
- # 46471
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- LadySolveig:docs/targeting-branch-pr
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Summary of Changes
Adding a clear guidance to the README.md for contributors on which branch to target when submitting pull requests.
The new section uses a simple classification table to help contributors choose the correct branch based on the type of change.
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Documentation link for docs.joomla.org:
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No documentation changes for docs.joomla.org needed
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Pull Request link for manual.joomla.org:
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No documentation changes for manual.joomla.org needed
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Good question, they are definitely not the same texts, the txt seems to have a few more passages and probably hasn't been updated for a while.
No, sorry, I was wrong, in the 6 branch it is also written on 6 so it is current.
The How to get a working installation from the source section is also not in the txt-file.
I don't think it's the idea that they are identical, but I can't say for sure. I think that since it is primarily intended to make collaboration here on Github easier and transparent, the .md file is definitely not wrong.
I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 863fcda
Good Idea.
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I have tested this item ✅ successfully on 863fcda
I agree with Christiane.
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✅ Final check before merging with Codespace – to check the formatting. As discussed, the new section ‘Which branch should my pull request target?’ is not included in ‘readme.txt’ and therefore not in the complete/updated package. It is only visible on GitHub or with git clone. I agree that this is OK, as its primary purpose is to make collaboration on GitHub easier.
| Status | Ready to Commit | ⇒ | Fixed in Code Base |
| Closed_Date | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ⇒ | 2025-11-26 10:58:31 |
| Closed_By | ⇒ | muhme |
Thank you @LadySolveig for your contribution. Thank you @brianteeman for commenting. Thank you @chmst and @dautrich for testing.
Shouldn't the same change also be made in readme.txt?