<commit_before>---
owner_slack: "#2ndline"
title: Merge a Pull Request from an external contributor
section: Testing
layout: manual_layout
parent: "/manual.html"
last_reviewed_on: 2017-12-19
review_in: 6 months
---

The examples below are from a [release from the Start Pages team](https://github.com/alphagov/publisher/pull/687).
Note: we didn't need a second reviewer, since the Content Designer was right next to the developer, for other contributors take extra care.

## How to merge a change from an external contributor

As described in the [Pull Request merging RFC](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-rfcs/blob/2135a4c9363a499a7182e7594d6c4054422e76a1/rfc-052-pull-request-merging-process.md#a-change-from-an-external-contributor) we have a slightly different process for contributions that are not from people in the alphagov organisation.<commit_msg>Recategorise "Merge a Pull Request from an external contributor"<commit_after>---
owner_slack: "#2ndline"
title: Merge a Pull Request from an external contributor
section: Development & Reviews
layout: manual_layout
parent: "/manual.html"
last_reviewed_on: 2017-12-19
review_in: 6 months
---

The examples below are from a [release from the Start Pages team](https://github.com/alphagov/publisher/pull/687).
Note: we didn't need a second reviewer, since the Content Designer was right next to the developer, for other contributors take extra care.

## How to merge a change from an external contributor

As described in the [Pull Request merging RFC](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-rfcs/blob/2135a4c9363a499a7182e7594d6c4054422e76a1/rfc-052-pull-request-merging-process.md#a-change-from-an-external-contributor) we have a slightly different process for contributions that are not from people in the alphagov organisation.
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