How to edit the Blender documentation

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#1

Hello,

I noticed that some pages of the Blender documentation are outdated, have incorrect information, too vague or have spelling and/or grammar mistakes, which is why I want to edit them.

However when I click Edit Page it only shows the text but does not allow me make chnages to it.
Unfortunately I do not have a coding background so I’m also unfamilliar with things like RTS or HTML.

Is there a way for me to edit the manual, or is knowledge of coding a prerequisite? And if it is possible, how do you do it?

Thank you and have a great day!

#2

There is no need to know coding to work on the manual, however understanding how to use command line tools and a willingness to learn some simple things are useful if you want to edit the Blender manual.

For how with modifying the Blender manual, please refer to this page: Contribute Documentation — Blender Manual

#3

It seems like I need to install python to edit the online manual? Is it possible to do it online directly?

#4

No, if there was an easier way we would have listed it, the docs team is looking at different solutions for the future, but for now this is the way

#5

Other people when asked about why they started to learn python:
I wanted to make videogames!

Me:
So you know there is this online manual for Blender…

But seriously I hope that the docs team finds a better solution, because the skill level required to edit the documentation seems ridiculously high to me.

#6

You don’t need to learn Python. You’re just installing Python so an automated script can use Python to do stuff for you.

#7

I hope that a simpler solution to edit docs is implemented soon.
Weblate has been considered: ⚓ T68588 Blender: Going Locale

#8

You can hit “Report Issue on this page” right next to “Edit Page” to report errors. You can then post anything from finished code with images down to a simple description of the error".