The previous pull request template had strange-looking descriptions, since the "metadata" stuff was at the top. By having a text summary of the pull request at the top, the summaries that GitHub displays should read a bit nicer.
Example of our old template below:
:flashlight: Testing Instructions
Submit a pull request and check out the new template!
:hourglass: Status: Ready for Review
:tickets: Ticket(s): N/A
:construction_worker: Changes
The previous pull request template had strange-looking descriptions, since the "metadata" stuff was at the top. By having a text summary of the pull request at the top, the summaries that GitHub displays should read a bit nicer.
Example of our old template below:
:flashlight: Testing Instructions
Submit a pull request and check out the new template!
:hourglass: Status: Ready for Review :tickets: Ticket(s): N/A