docs: information on new conventional commit format (#9573)

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- [ ] Updated associated README.md.
- [ ] Wrote appropriate unit tests.
- [ ] Pull request title or commits are in [conventional commit format](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary) (e.g. feat: or fix:)
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### Contributing
1. [Sign the CLA][cla].
1. Open a [new issue][] to discuss the changes you would like to make. This is
2. Open a [new issue][] to discuss the changes you would like to make. This is
not strictly required but it may help reduce the amount of rework you need
to do later.
1. Make changes or write plugin using the guidelines in the following
3. Make changes or write plugin using the guidelines in the following
documents:
- [Input Plugins][inputs]
- [Processor Plugins][processors]
- [Aggregator Plugins][aggregators]
- [Output Plugins][outputs]
1. Ensure you have added proper unit tests and documentation.
1. Open a new [pull request][].
4. Ensure you have added proper unit tests and documentation.
5. Open a new [pull request][].
6. The pull request title needs to follow [conventional commit format](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary)
**Note:** If you have a pull request with only one commit, then that commit needs to follow the conventional commit format or the `Semantic Pull Request` check will fail. This is because github will use the pull request title if there are multiple commits, but if there is only one commit it will use it instead.
#### Contributing an External Plugin *(new)*