From bf54baa73bb648be3e13a74c14641e3916b54269 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dmitriy Zaporozhets Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 09:17:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about contributing back to GitLab to plugins.md --- doc/administration/plugins.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/administration/plugins.md b/doc/administration/plugins.md index c91ac3012b9..dedb1f913d7 100644 --- a/doc/administration/plugins.md +++ b/doc/administration/plugins.md @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ # Plugins +**Note:** Instead of writing and supporting your own plugin you can make changes +directly to the GitLab source code and contribute it back to the upstream. This way we can +ensure functionality is preserved across versions and covered by tests. + **Note:** Plugins must be configured on the filesystem of the GitLab server. Only GitLab server administrators will be able to complete these tasks. Please explore [system hooks] or [webhooks] as an option if you do not