docs/content/github/managing-your-work-on-github/creating-an-issue.md

title, intro, redirect_from, versions

title	intro	redirect_from	versions
Creating an issue	Issues can be used to keep track of bugs, enhancements, or other requests.	/articles/creating-an-issue	free-pro-team enterprise-server * *

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You can open a new issue based on code from an existing pull request. For more information, see "Opening an issue from code."

You can open a new issue directly from a comment in an issue or a pull request review. For more information, see "Opening an issue from a comment."

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Tip: You can also create an issue using the {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_cli }}. For more information, see "gh issue create" in the {{ site.data.variables.product.prodname_cli }} documentation.

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If you're using a project board to track and prioritize your work, you can convert project board notes to issues. For more information, see "About project boards" and "Adding notes to a project board."

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Tips: Project maintainers can choose to:

• Create an issue template for a repository. Templates include prompts for information in the body of an issue. For more information, see "About issue and pull request templates."
• Disable issues for a repository. For more information, see "Disabling issues." Pull requests can't be turned off and are always available.

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{{ site.data.reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo }} {{ site.data.reusables.repositories.sidebar-issues }} 3. Click New issue. 4. If there are multiple issue types, click Get started next to the type of issue you'd like to open. {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion >= "enterprise-server@2.21" %} 5. Optionally, click Open a blank issue. if the type of issue you'd like to open isn't included in the available options. {% else %} 5. Optionally, click Open a regular issue. if the type of issue you'd like to open isn't included in the available options. {% endif %} {{ site.data.reusables.repositories.type-issue-title-and-description }} {{ site.data.reusables.repositories.assign-an-issue-as-project-maintainer }} {{ site.data.reusables.repositories.submit-new-issue }}

Further reading

• "Creating a permanent link to a code snippet"