February
21st,
2016
Github now supports issue templates via a markdown file called ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md in the root or .github/ folder of your repo!
Pull Request templates follows the same pattern: add a file called PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md in the root or .github/ folder of your repo!
It’s pretty straight-forward, so no need to explain more, check few examples below if you need some inspiration:
- https://github.com/samccone/issue-template/issues/new
- https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/Toast-PhoneGap-Plugin/issues/new
- https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/new
Documentation
For a more in-depth explaination check out: https://help.github.com/articles/helping-people-contribute-to-your-project/