Drupal's Credit Bounty Program: Fostering Innovation in Drupal Community

Amidst a drive to stimulate innovation within the Drupal community, the Drupal Association has rolled out the Credit Bounty Program. The initiative stems from recognising that while many companies express interest in contributing to open source, they often struggle to identify where their efforts would be most impactful. Alex Moreno Lopez, the Drupal Innovation Coordinator of the Drupal Association, announced the program on 16 January 2024 through a blog post published at Drupal.org.

Drawing from previous experiences, Alex Moreno emphasizes the need for contributors to align their efforts with project goals, highlighting the potential for more substantial and sustained contributions with a structured approach.

"Today, we are introducing the credit bounty program. The idea is to do an initial experiment, and if it has an impact on Drupal moving forward, we’ll tweak it if needed and continue with new iterations."

notes Alex in his blog post introducing the Credit Bounty program.

The program invites participation in resolving specific core issues identified by maintainers, offering a marketplace rank boost five times the standard amount for successful contributions. As the program evolves, there is a plan to expand its scope to include contributed module issues, considering factors such as popularity, site usage, and complexity.

The initial list of core issues seeking assistance covers challenges ranging from saving translated nodes after upgrading to addressing configuration language conflicts during module installations. Maintainers will continue to credit contributors as usual, ensuring that the participating organizations receive the full bounty for their contributions.

To engage with the program and learn more, interested parties are encouraged to contact Alex Moreno at [email protected].