How to manage Issues in GitHub
Learn how to create, label, assign, and close a documentation issue on GitHub to track and resolve content updates efficiently.
Steps
- Click Create issue to submit form — Submit the configured Create new issue form by activating the Create issue button, initiating the transition from the form view to the issue detail page.
- Confirm issue fields and metadata sidebar — Confirm that the issue title, description, and sidebar sections for assignees, labels, and other metadata are configured as desired before creating the issue.
- Click Labels control in issue sidebar — Open the labels dropdown in the issue sidebar to display the list of available label options over the Create new issue form for selection.
- Enter issue title in title field — Type the issue title into the title field on the Create new issue form so that the title input becomes filled above the description editor.
- Click New issue on Issues tab — Click the New issue button on the Issues tab to open the Create new issue form with empty title and description fields for Task-tracker.
- Locate Issues tab in repository header — Locate the Issues tab in the repository header navigation while still on the Code view, preparing to switch to issue tracking.
- Review Task-tracker repository Code tab — Review the Task-tracker repository on the Code tab with the README preview and repository sidebar before moving to issues management.
