A common misconception about contributing to open source is that you need to write code. In fact, it’s often the other parts of a project that are in urgent need of assistance. There are other ways of helping an open source project which include 1.Writing documentation, 2.Identifying bugs, 3.Testing code, 4.Answering queries from users, 5.Moderate/organize events, 6.User Interface & User Experience Design 7.Making a monetary donation, 8.Advocacy.