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If you're new and want to help out, try one of these. They should not be complicated to implement but require you to get the project up and running. Or pick something that annoys you. Fix a typo. Improve an error message. Correct some coding conventions. Or try something unusual just to see if it works and if it doesn't, open an issue.
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Before starting any significant development, open an issue and propose your solution first. A discussion can save a lot of unnecessary work. It also helps others know that this is being worked on.
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It is in your best interest to keep the commits/PRs as small as possible and solve one thing at a time. The smaller your change is, the easier it is to review and it will be more likely to get accepted.
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Commit often, whenever something is working, and is a step in the right direction do a commit or PR. This way other contributors can see the changes, and it will minimize the risk of merge conflicts.
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If you don't have the time or knowledge to fix the problem yourself, you can still make it move along faster by providing an accurate description or a repo which reproduces the issue.
A bug is a demonstrable problem that is caused by the code in the repository. Good bug reports are extremely helpful - thank you!
Guidelines for bug reports:
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Use the GitHub issue search — check if the issue has already been reported.
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Check if the issue has been fixed — try to reproduce it using the latest version or development branch in the repository.
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Demonstrate the problem — provide clear steps that can be reproduced.
A good bug report should not leave others needing to chase you up for more information. Please try to be as detailed as possible in your report. What is your environment? What steps will reproduce the issue? What would you expect to be the outcome? All these details will help to fix any potential bugs.