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Import Labels

Ashley Kolodziej edited this page Aug 9, 2021 · 3 revisions

You can use Github Actions to import labels to your new repository.

How to Import Labels

Ensure the action is available

After using this repository as a template, you can visit the Actions tab in your repository to run the Github Label Importer action.

If you did not use this repository as a template, or the action is missing, you can also copy the .github folder from this repository to your repository, commit it, and push the changes to your repository to see the action.

Run the action

Visit the actions tab, then click Github Label Importer, Run Workflow, and Run Workflow from develop.

Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 10 58 23 AM

Watch progress

You can see progress by going to All Workflows.

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View the updated labels

When the workflow is complete, you'll see new labels in your repository.

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Delete unnecessary labels

Delete the following unnecessary labels by going to Issues > Labels in the repository:

  • documentation
  • good first issue
  • help wanted
  • invalid
  • question

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