We manage issues consistently for the benefit of ourselves and our users.
Use labels.
When you first triage an issue, you should:
status: needs *
labels, e.g. status: need discussion
After triage, you should add:
status: *
labels, e.g. status: ready to implement
type: *
labels, e.g. status: new rule
syntax: *
labels, e.g. syntax: scss
good first issue
, help wanted
, priority: high
and upstream
labelsUse milestones.
You should:
future-major
milestone for issues that introduce breaking changes8.x
) to manage upcoming releasesRename the title into a consistent format.
You should:
*
if the issue applies to a group of rules, e.g. “Fix false negatives for SCSS variables in selector-*-pattern”You should use saved replies.
That doesn’t use a template:
Thank you for creating this issue. However, issues need to follow one of our templates so that we can clearly understand your particular circumstances.
Please help us help you by [recreating the issue](https://github.com/stylelint/stylelint/issues/new/choose) using one of our templates.
That is best-suited as a plugin:
Thank you for your suggestion. I think this is best-suited as a [plugin](https://stylelint.io/developer-guide/plugins).
That fixes a bug in a rule:
I've labeled the issue as ready to implement. Please consider [contributing](https://stylelint.io/contributing) if you have time.
There are [steps on how to fix a bug in a rule](https://stylelint.io/developer-guide/rules#fix-a-bug-in-a-rule) in the Developer guide.
That adds a new option to a rule:
I've labeled the issue as ready to implement. Please consider [contributing](https://stylelint.io/contributing) if you have time.
There are [steps on how to add a new option](https://stylelint.io/developer-guide/rules#add-an-option-to-a-rule) in the Developer guide.
That adds a new rule:
I've labeled the issue as ready to implement. Please consider [contributing](https://stylelint.io/contributing) if you have time.
There are [steps on how to add a new rule](https://stylelint.io/developer-guide/rules#add-a-rule) in the Developer guide.
That is another type of improvement:
I've labeled the issue as ready to implement. Please consider [contributing](https://stylelint.io/contributing) if you have time.