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@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Contributing to COBREXA.jl
 
-:+1::tada: Thanks for taking the time to contribute to
-[COBREXA.jl](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl)! :tada::+1:
+👍🎉
+Thanks for taking the time to contribute to
+[COBREXA.jl](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl)!
+🎉👍
 
 ## How to report a bug or suggest an enhancement
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 [cov-url]: https://codecov.io/gh/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl
 
 [contrib-img]: https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-start%20here-green
-[contrib-url]: https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+[contrib-url]: https://lcsb-biocore.github.io/COBREXA.jl/dev/howToContribute/
 
 [repostatus-url]: https://www.repostatus.org/#active
 [repostatus-img]: https://www.repostatus.org/badges/latest/active.svg
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 # Constraint-Based Reconstruction and EXascale Analysis
 
 | **Repository** | **Tests** | **Coverage** | **How to contribute?** |
-|:--------------:|:-------:|:---------:|:---------:|
-| [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl?label=COBREXA.jl&style=social)](http://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl) | [![CI](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/actions/workflows/ci.yml) | [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=H3WSWOBD7L)](https://codecov.io/gh/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl) | [![contrib](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-start%20here-green)](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) |
+|:--------------:|:---------:|:------------:|:----------------------:|
+| [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl?label=COBREXA.jl&style=social)](http://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl) | [![CI](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/actions/workflows/ci.yml) | [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=H3WSWOBD7L)](https://codecov.io/gh/LCSB-BioCore/COBREXA.jl) | [![contrib](https://img.shields.io/badge/contributions-start%20here-green)](howToContribute.md) |
 
 
 COBREXA is a toolkit for working with large constraint-based metabolic models,