Editing an issue

Learn how to make changes to an existing issue.

Who can use this feature?

Issue authors, people with write access or higher in repositories owned by an organization, and collaborators in repositories owned by a personal account can make changes to issues. Members of an enterprise with managed users can only make changes in repositories that are part of their enterprise.

In this article

Editing an issue title

You can edit an issue's title. The change to the title is added to the issue's timeline.

  1. Navigate to the issue you want to edit.

  2. To the right of the issue title, click Edit.

    Screenshot of an issue header, the "Edit" button is highlighted with an orange outline.

  3. Type your new title.

  4. Click Save.

Editing an issue description

You can also make changes to the issue description. The edit history is available unless the author or a person with write access removes it. See "Tracking changes in a comment."

  1. Navigate to the issue you want to edit.

  2. At the top right of the issue description, click .

    Screenshot of an issue description. The "Issue body actions" button is highlighted with an orange outline.

  3. In the menu, click Edit.

  4. Type your changes to the issue description.

  5. Click Save.

Adding or changing the issue type

Note

Issue types, sub-issues, and advanced issue search are currently in an opt-in public preview for organizations. To learn more and add your organization to the waitlist, see the "GitHub Blog."

You can add an issue type or make changes to an existing issue type.

  1. Navigate to the issue you want to edit.

  2. To the right of the issue, in the sidebar, click Type.

    Screenshot of an issue sidebar. The "Add issue type" button is highlighted with an orange outline.

  3. In the list, select a new issue type.

  4. Click Save.

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