To better illustrate the value of open source software, and community. Contributing code to WooCommerce Core can be intimidating for a first-timer. Especially when one is not a programmer. (No AI tools utilized)

With development out in the open, it takes a lot of courage to submit a first PR (Pull Request).
The result was enabling support for WebP images in WooCommerce.

For the benefit of new and aspiring contributors, I’m sharing my experience making my first code contribution to WooCommerce.

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