Managing labels

About labels

You can manage your work on GitHub Enterprise Server by creating labels to categorize issues and pull requests. You can apply labels in the repository the label was created in. Once a label exists, you can use the label on any issue or pull request within that repository.

About default labels

GitHub Enterprise Server provides default labels in every new repository. You can use these default labels to help create a standard workflow in a repository.

Label	Description
bug	Indicates an unexpected problem or unintended behavior
documentation	Indicates a need for improvements or additions to documentation
duplicate	Indicates similar issues or pull requests
enhancement	Indicates new feature requests
good first issue	Indicates a good issue for first-time contributors
help wanted	Indicates that a maintainer wants help on an issue or pull request
invalid	Indicates that an issue or pull request is no longer relevant
question	Indicates that an issue or pull request needs more information
wontfix	Indicates that work won't continue on an issue or pull request

Default labels are included in every new repository when the repository is created, but you can edit or delete the labels later.

Issues with the good first issue label are used to populate the repository's contribute page. For an example of a contribute page, see github/docs/contribute.

Organization owners can customize the default labels for repositories in their organization. For more information, see "Managing default labels for repositories in your organization."

Creating a label

Anyone with write access to a repository can create a label.

1. 在 您的 GitHub Enterprise Server 实例 上，导航到仓库的主页面。
2. 在仓库名称下，单击 Issues（议题）或 Pull requests（拉取请求）。
3. 在议题列表或拉取请求上方，单击 Labels（� �签）。
4. To the right of the search field, click New label.
5. 在“Label name（� �签名称）”下，输入� �签名称。
6. 在“Description（描述）”下，输入描述以帮助他人理解和使用您的� �签。
7. （可选）您可以自定义� �签的颜色，编辑十六进制数字，或点击刷新按钮以进行另一次随机选择。
8. 要保存新� �签，请单击 Create label（创建� �签）。

Applying a label

Anyone with triage access to a repository can apply and dismiss labels.

1. Navigate to the issue or pull request.
2. In the right sidebar, to the right of "Labels", click , then click a label.

Editing a label

Anyone with write access to a repository can edit existing labels.

1. 在 您的 GitHub Enterprise Server 实例 上，导航到仓库的主页面。
2. 在仓库名称下，单击 Issues（议题）或 Pull requests（拉取请求）。
3. 在议题列表或拉取请求上方，单击 Labels（� �签）。
4. 在� �签列表中您要编辑的� �签右侧，单击 Edit（编辑）。
5. 在“Label name（� �签名称）”下，输入� �签名称。
6. 在“Description（描述）”下，输入描述以帮助他人理解和使用您的� �签。
7. （可选）您可以自定义� �签的颜色，编辑十六进制数字，或点击刷新按钮以进行另一次随机选择。
8. 单击 Save changes（保存更改）。

Deleting a label

Anyone with write access to a repository can delete existing labels.

Deleting a label will remove the label from issues and pull requests.

1. 在 您的 GitHub Enterprise Server 实例 上，导航到仓库的主页面。
2. 在仓库名称下，单击 Issues（议题）或 Pull requests（拉取请求）。
3. 在议题列表或拉取请求上方，单击 Labels（� �签）。
4. 在� �签列表中您要� 除的� �签右侧，单击 Delete（� 除）。

Further reading

• "Filtering and searching issues and pull requests"
• "Managing default labels for repositories in your organization"
• "Basic writing and formatting syntax"