diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@ For more information on Processor and Aggregator plugins please [read this](./do
 New plugins are designed to be easy to contribute,
 we'll eagerly accept pull
 requests and will manage the set of plugins that Telegraf supports.
-See the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for instructions on writing
-new plugins.
+
+## Contributing
+
+There are many ways to contribute:
+- Fix and [report bugs](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/new)
+- [Improve documentation](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3Adocumentation)
+- [Review code and feature proposals](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pulls)
+- Answer questions on github and on the [Community Site](https://community.influxdata.com/)
+- [Contribute plugins](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ## Installation:
 
@@ -111,6 +118,7 @@ configuration options.
 * [couchbase](./plugins/inputs/couchbase)
 * [couchdb](./plugins/inputs/couchdb)
 * [disque](./plugins/inputs/disque)
+* [dmcache](./plugins/inputs/dmcache)
 * [dns query time](./plugins/inputs/dns_query)
 * [docker](./plugins/inputs/docker)
 * [dovecot](./plugins/inputs/dovecot)
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ configuration options.
 * [ipmi_sensor](./plugins/inputs/ipmi_sensor)
 * [iptables](./plugins/inputs/iptables)
 * [jolokia](./plugins/inputs/jolokia)
+* [kapacitor](./plugins/inputs/kapacitor)
 * [kubernetes](./plugins/inputs/kubernetes)
 * [leofs](./plugins/inputs/leofs)
 * [lustre2](./plugins/inputs/lustre2)
@@ -195,6 +204,7 @@ Telegraf can also collect metrics via the following service plugins:
   * [github](./plugins/inputs/webhooks/github)
   * [mandrill](./plugins/inputs/webhooks/mandrill)
   * [rollbar](./plugins/inputs/webhooks/rollbar)
+  * [papertrail](./plugins/inputs/webhooks/papertrail)
 
 Telegraf is able to parse the following input data formats into metrics, these
 formats may be used with input plugins supporting the `data_format` option:
@@ -240,9 +250,3 @@ formats may be used with input plugins supporting the `data_format` option:
 * [socket_writer](./plugins/outputs/socket_writer)
 * [tcp](./plugins/outputs/socket_writer)
 * [udp](./plugins/outputs/socket_writer)
-
-## Contributing
-
-Please see the
-[contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)
-for details on contributing a plugin to Telegraf.