#5109 extend contributing.rst

docs/contributing.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,19 @@ Contributing to Scrapy
 
 There are many ways to contribute to Scrapy. Here are some of them:
 
+* Contribute to Scrapy by fixing currently available issues in the repository.
+  Scrapy has a list of `good first issues`_ and `help wanted issues`_ that you
+  can work on. These issues are a great way to get started with contributing to
+  Scrapy. If you're new to the codebase, you may want to focus on documentation
+  or testing-related issues, as they are always useful and can help you get
+  more familiar with the project. You can also check Scrapy's `test coverage`_
+  to see which areas may benefit from more tests.
+
+* Participate in the `Google Summer of Code (GSoC)`_ program. Scrapy is a
+  mentoring organization for GSoC, and we welcome students who are interested
+  in contributing to Scrapy. Visit the `GSoC website`_ for more information on
+  how to participate.
+
 * Blog about Scrapy. Tell the world how you're using Scrapy. This will help
   newcomers with more examples and will help the Scrapy project to increase its
   visibility.
@@ -314,3 +327,8 @@ And their unit-tests are in::
 .. _PEP 257: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/
 .. _pull request: https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request
 .. _pytest-xdist: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-xdist
+.. _good first issues: https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22
+.. _help wanted issues: https://github.com/scrapy/scrapy/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22
+.. _Google Summer of Code (GSoC): https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/
+.. _GSoC website: https://gsoc2022.zyte.com/participate
+.. _test coverage: https://app.codecov.io/gh/scrapy/scrapy