How do I add a label to an issue?

[rajeevkumar504]

Hello,

I'm relatively new to GitHub and having trouble figuring out how to add a label to an issue in a repository. I've searched the documentation and looked through the UI, but I can't seem to find where to do this.

Can someone please explain how to add a label to an issue in a GitHub repository? I'd greatly appreciate any guidance or tips on this.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[NJacksonDev]

Below are some step by step instructions which should solve your issue.

1. Open the repository on GitHub and navigate to the Issues tab.
2. Click on the issue you want to add a label to.
3. On the right-hand side of the issue, you should see a section called "Labels". If there are already labels assigned to the issue, they will be displayed here.
4. To add a new label, click on the "Labels" dropdown and start typing the name of the label you want to add.
5. If the label already exists, it will appear in the dropdown list and you can select it. If it doesn't exist, you can create a new label by typing its name and pressing Enter.
6. Once you've selected the label(s) you want to add, click on the "Submit new label" button.

[Limeload]

I have a similar issue, how to fix this when label and assign is disabled?

[ink-boy]

I too am seeing that.

[neverson42]

From the github docs:

Only members with "triage access" can add tags. This is essentially a forum moderator of the repository. Read more about roles here.

@beRajeevKumar @Limeload @Moazzem-Hossain-pixel @ink-boy

[Tekaiguy]

Only members with "triage access" can add tags.

Keeping the gear icon as a greyed-out option would:

1. Let users know they're in the right place
2. Let users know they can't interact with this feature
3. Not add complexity over the current function (it's just formatting)

[rzy114514]

so I without "triage accesss" I cannot set label for my issue?

[NJacksonDev]

The label screen should look like the below if you click the "Labels" button on the immediately prior page.

On the label management page, you can create new labels, edit existing labels, and assign colors to each label. You can also delete labels that you no longer need.

You can also create new labels by clicking on the "Edit labels" button and typing in the name of the new label. You can assign a color to the label by selecting a color from the color palette.

[MaxFun]

Received email indicating I need to add a label but none of the above works or looks like my screen, see attached.

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Any suggestions?

[daveycodez]

I don't see any way to edit or add labels to existing issues.

[hermannx5]

Also new to github...I also do not see any possibility to change/add labels ....

[miljacz]

Does anyone have an answer for this? It looks like this for me too.