diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
-***footnotes*** welcomes contributions!
+**footnotes** welcomes contributions!
 
-Please follow these guidelines when contributing, as it will give your pull request the best chance of being accepted:
+Please follow these guidelines when contributing, as it will give your pull 
+request the best chance of being accepted:
 
-# Branching
+# Requesting Features/Reporting Bugs
 
-- ***footnotes*** uses [GitHub Flow](https://githubflow.github.io/)
-- branch off of `main` to start developing
-- give your new branch a descriptive name
-- when ready, submit a pull request to merge your branch with `main`
+- To request a new feature or to report a bug, create an 
+  [Issue](https://github.com/markcheret/footnotes/issues/new/choose) and choose
+	the correct template
+
+# Contributing Code
+
+- **footnotes** uses [GitHub Flow](https://githubflow.github.io/)
+- branch off of `main` to start developing (`git checkout -b <your branch>`)
+- ensure that your new branch has a descriptive name
+- create a remote copy of your new branch (`git push`)
+- create a draft [pull request](https://github.com/markcheret/footnotes/compare)
+  to merge your branch with `main` — tag any related Issues, and if they are
+	assigned to a Project board, this will automatically move them into the 
+	‘In Progress’ bucket
+- when you think you're finished, un-draft your pull request — if the PR is 
+	assigned to a Project board, this will automatically move it and any related 
+	Issues into the ‘Review in progress’ bucket
 
 # Commits
 
-- ***footnotes*** uses [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org)
+- **footnotes** uses [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org)
 - keep individual commits as small as possible
 
 # Versioning
 
-- ***footnotes*** uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/)
+- **footnotes** uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/)
+
+# Translating
+
+- Translations are welcome!
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 Featured on [wpmudev](http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/12-surprisingly-useful-wordpress-plugins-you-dont-know-about/) --- cheers for the review, folks!
 
-***footnotes*** aims to be the all-in-one solution for displaying an automatically generated list of references on your Page or Post. The Plugin ships with a set of current defaults but also empowers you to control how your footnotes are being displayed.
+**footnotes** aims to be the all-in-one solution for displaying an automatically generated list of references on your Page or Post. The Plugin ships with a set of current defaults but also empowers you to control how your footnotes are being displayed.
 
-***footnotes*** gives you the ability to display well-formatted footnotes on your WordPress Pages and Posts—those footnotes we know from offline publishing.
+**footnotes** gives you the ability to display well-formatted footnotes on your WordPress Pages and Posts—those footnotes we know from offline publishing.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ Unit tests are TODO.
 
 ## Main Features
 
-- Fully customizable ***footnotes*** start and end shortcodes;
-- Styled tooltips supporting hyperlinks display ***footnotes*** or a dedicated text;
+- Fully customizable **footnotes** start and end shortcodes;
+- Styled tooltips supporting hyperlinks display **footnotes** or a dedicated text;
 - Responsive *Reference Container* at the end or positioned by shortcode;
-- Display the ***footnotes*** *Reference Container* inside a Widget;
+- Display the **footnotes** *Reference Container* inside a Widget;
 - Wide choice of numbering styles;
 - Freely configurable and optional backlink symbol;
-- Configure the ***footnotes'*** appearance by dashboard settings and Custom CSS style rules;
+- Configure the **footnotes'** appearance by dashboard settings and Custom CSS style rules;
 - Button in both the Visual and the Text editor to add shortcodes around selection.
 
 ## Example Usage
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ The current version is available on the [WordPress.org Plugin Directory](https:/
 
 ## Acknowledgements
 
-Huge thanks to every ***footnotes user***, contributor, bug reporter, feature requester and fan!
+Huge thanks to every **footnotes user**, contributor, bug reporter, feature requester and fan!