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@serriere serriere commented Jun 13, 2025

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This change fixes incorrect/inconsistent information about pull request template features that implies pull request templates have the same capabilities as issue templates, when, in fact, they do not. Specifically, this note that starts with:

You can also create pull request templates that open with default labels, assignees, and a pull request title.

But pull request templates cannot define default labels, assignees, or titles, pull request templates only affect the pull request body.

Closes #38761

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This PR updates the page on Using query parameters to create a pull request to match the information on the Creating a pull request template for your repository page, which indicates:

...specify the template that will fill the pull request body [emphasis added]

And in removing the incorrect tip, these changes add a link to the more relevant page Creating a pull request template for your repository

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  • The changes in this PR meet the docs fundamentals that are required for all content.
  • All CI checks are passing and the changes look good in the review environment.

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@serriere Perfect, thank you. I'll get it added to the merge queue.

@Sharra-writes Sharra-writes added content This issue or pull request belongs to the Docs Content team pull requests Content related to pull requests and removed triage Do not begin working on this issue until triaged by the team labels Jun 13, 2025
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