Issue and Pull Request Templates

Some projects have a standard list of questions that users need to answer when creating an issue or pull request. Gitea supports adding templates to the default branch of the repository so that they can autopopulate the form when users are creating issues and pull requests. This will cut down on the initial back and forth of getting some clarifying details. Is actually not possible to provide generic issue/pull-request templates for all instance.

Additionally, the New Issue page URL can be suffixed with ?title=Issue+Title&body=Issue+Text and the form will be populated with those strings. Those strings will be used instead of the template if there is one.

File names​

Possible file names for issue templates:

• ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
• ISSUE_TEMPLATE.yaml
• ISSUE_TEMPLATE.yml
• issue_template.md
• issue_template.yaml
• issue_template.yml
• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.yaml
• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.yml
• .gitea/issue_template.md
• .gitea/issue_template.yaml
• .gitea/issue_template.yml
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.yaml
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.yml
• .github/issue_template.md
• .github/issue_template.yaml
• .github/issue_template.yml

Possible file names for issue config:

• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
• .gitea/issue_template/config.yaml
• .gitea/issue_template/config.yml
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yaml
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
• .github/issue_template/config.yaml
• .github/issue_template/config.yml

Possible file names for PR templates:

• PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
• PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.yaml
• PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.yml
• pull_request_template.md
• pull_request_template.yaml
• pull_request_template.yml
• .gitea/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
• .gitea/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.yaml
• .gitea/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.yml
• .gitea/pull_request_template.md
• .gitea/pull_request_template.yaml
• .gitea/pull_request_template.yml
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.yaml
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.yml
• .github/pull_request_template.md
• .github/pull_request_template.yaml
• .github/pull_request_template.yml

Directory names​

Alternatively, users can create multiple issue templates inside a special directory and allow users to choose one that more specifically addresses their problem.

Possible directory names for issue templates:

• ISSUE_TEMPLATE
• issue_template
• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
• .gitea/issue_template
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
• .github/issue_template
• .gitlab/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
• .gitlab/issue_template

Inside the directory can be multiple markdown (.md) or yaml (.yaml/.yml) issue templates of the form.

Syntax for markdown template​

---

name: "Template Name"
about: "This template is for testing!"
title: "[TEST] "
ref: "main"
labels:

- bug
- "help needed"

---

This is the template!

In the above example, when a user is presented with the list of issues they can submit, this would show as Template Name with the description This template is for testing!. When submitting an issue with the above example, the issue title would be pre-populated with [TEST] while the issue body would be pre-populated with This is the template!. The issue would also be assigned two labels, bug and help needed, and the issue will have a reference to main.

Syntax for yaml template​

This example YAML configuration file defines an issue form using several inputs to report a bug.

name: Bug Report
about: File a bug report
title: "[Bug]: "
body:
  - type: markdown
    attributes:
      value: |
        Thanks for taking the time to fill out this bug report!
  - type: input
    id: contact
    attributes:
      label: Contact Details
      description: How can we get in touch with you if we need more info?
      placeholder: ex. email@example.com
    validations:
      required: false
  - type: textarea
    id: what-happened
    attributes:
      label: What happened?
      description: Also tell us, what did you expect to happen?
      placeholder: Tell us what you see!
      value: "A bug happened!"
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: dropdown
    id: version
    attributes:
      label: Version
      description: What version of our software are you running?
      options:
        - 1.0.2 (Default)
        - 1.0.3 (Edge)
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: dropdown
    id: browsers
    attributes:
      label: What browsers are you seeing the problem on?
      multiple: true
      options:
        - Firefox
        - Chrome
        - Safari
        - Microsoft Edge
  - type: textarea
    id: logs
    attributes:
      label: Relevant log output
      description: Please copy and paste any relevant log output. This will be automatically formatted into code, so no need for backticks.
      render: shell
  - type: checkboxes
    id: terms
    attributes:
      label: Code of Conduct
      description: By submitting this issue, you agree to follow our [Code of Conduct](https://example.com)
      options:
        - label: I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
          required: true

Markdown​

You can use a markdown element to display Markdown in your form that provides extra context to the user, but is not submitted.

Attributes:

Textarea​

You can use a textarea element to add a multi-line text field to your form. Contributors can also attach files in textarea fields.

Attributes:

Validations:

Input​

You can use an input element to add a single-line text field to your form.

Attributes:

Validations:

Dropdown​

You can use a dropdown element to add a dropdown menu in your form.

Attributes:

Validations:

Checkboxes​

You can use the checkboxes element to add a set of checkboxes to your form.

Attributes:

For each value in the options array, you can set the following keys.

Syntax for issue config​

This is a example for a issue config file

blank_issues_enabled: true
contact_links:
  - name: Gitea
    url: https://gitea.io
    about: Visit the Gitea Website

Possible Options​

Contact Link​