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🎉 Oppia + Hacktoberfest 2025

Oppia is excited to be joining the rest of the GitHub community in participating in this year's Hacktoberfest! 🎉

This is an annual event encouraging open source contributions, and it's a great way to get involved in impactful software development. Contributors who submit 6 high-quality pull or merge requests (PRs/MRs) between October 1 and October 31 to any GitHub or GitLab repository tagged with the hacktoberfest topic will be eligible for exclusive rewards!

✅ What You Get

  • Digital Badge: Unlock a Holopin badge as soon as you register — and level it up as your PRs get accepted.
  • Swag (T-shirt): The first 10,000 "Super Contributors" who have 6 accepted PRs/MRs will receive an exclusive Hacktoberfest 2025 T-shirt (T&Cs apply).
  • Treenation Reward: As part of your final reward, a tree will be planted in your name via Treenation, making your contribution greener than ever 🌱.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask them on GitHub Discussions.

If you’d like to see what Oppia does, download our Android app or check out our math lessons at https://www.oppia.org/learn/math! You can also read more about our mission here.

🚀 Getting Started

To participate and contribute to Oppia:

  1. Register for Hacktoberfest anytime between September 15 and October 31.
  2. Set up your development environment for contributing to Oppia.
  3. Find a good first issue to work on.
  4. Make your changes and submit a pull request. Be sure to follow our PR instructions.
  5. Work through the code review process until your PR is approved and merged.
  6. Each accepted PR counts toward your Hacktoberfest goal. Keep going until you reach 6 accepted contributions!

💖 Donations

Want to support Oppia beyond code? Check out the Hacktoberfest donations page or support us via our GitHub Sponsors. Every bit helps grow the project and our impact!

❓ FAQ

Q: What is Hacktoberfest?
A: Hacktoberfest is a global celebration of open source software, where developers are encouraged to contribute to participating projects throughout October.

Q: Must I only work on issues labeled "Hacktoberfest"?
A: No. Any PR to a repository with the hacktoberfest topic counts, even if the specific issue isn’t labeled. For starters, check out our good first issues.

Q: Do pull requests need the "hacktoberfest-accepted" label to count?
A: Not if they are merged. That label is only necessary if the PR is not merged by October 31 but still considered valid by maintainers.

Q: Should I mention Hacktoberfest in my PRs?
A: It’s not required, but it can help maintainers identify and prioritize relevant contributions. If your PR looks good but isn't merged in time, we may still add the hacktoberfest-accepted label.

Happy Hacking! 💻🌍
Let’s make open source better — together.