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GitHub Issues – November 17th update

Hot on the heels of GitHub Universe, we're bringing you simplified project creation and an improved experience for converting drafts into issues in repositories outside the project's organization.

Creating a project from your team or repository index page is now faster than ever! Instead of navigating to the organization page, simply use the dropdown on the Link a project button to select New project. We'll create a project and automatically link it to the team or repository from which it was created.

📤 Convert drafts into issues outside the project organization

Work often spans multiple repositories and even across organization boundaries so we want you to be able to quickly create issues in whichever repository you need, right from projects. That's why we've made it possible to convert a draft issue into an issue in any organization you have access to. When selecting the repository for your issue, type in the organization name ahead of the repository and we'll take care of the rest. We also support the @me operator if you'd like to create the issue in a personal repository.

🚀 Universe recap

If you missed us at Universe 2022, be sure to check out our blog post recapping our recent announcements and sign-up for the Private Betas for tasklists ☑ or roadmap 🗺️!

✨ Bug fixes and improvements

  • Support command + shift + enter to close or reopen an issue from the side panel
  • Respect "paste link as plain text" setting
  • Fixed a bug that allowed users without write access to see UI for restoring from archive

See how to use GitHub for project planning with GitHub Issues, check out what's on the roadmap, and learn more in the docs.

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We have partnered with LocalStack to scan for their API key tokens and help secure our mutual users on public repositories. LocalStack's tokens allow for activation of the advanced LocalStack features for their Pro/Team/Enterprise products. GitHub will forward access tokens found in public repositories to LocalStack, who will immediately notify users and revoke any compromised tokens. You can read more information about LocalStack's tokens here.

GitHub Advanced Security customers can also scan for LocalStack tokens and block them from entering their private and public repositories with push protection.

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