# GitHub Plugin: Support for Issues

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** github
**Created:** [June 22, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617 "2019-06-22T00:36:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![robbiet480](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/robbiet480/32/121789_2.png) [@robbiet480](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbiet480)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/1 "2019-06-22T00:36:27Z")

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Glad to see a [PR](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-github/pull/6) recently added to use the GitHub API for badges thanks to @Osama.

I know that previously @codinghorror [has said that issue linkback support won’t be added as Discourse doesn’t use GitHub issues](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deprecated-the-github-linkback-plugin/66081/25) but we at Home Assistant do with no plans to migrate away from GitHub issues anytime soon (no matter how much we love Discourse!). **Would a PR be accepted if I submitted one to enable linkbacks for issues too?** I’d be more than happy to make it opt in via a setting.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/2 "2019-06-24T07:29:23Z")

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I am not against adding this as a default off option, but first i want to see a mock of how this would work.

1. How will it look on GitHub?

2. What site settings are you talking about adding.

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### Author: ![robbiet480](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/robbiet480/32/121789_2.png) [@robbiet480](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robbiet480)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/3 "2019-06-24T07:42:12Z")

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1. I think it would look exactly the same as it does on a PR. Just a comment on the issue with the same text (`This issue has been mentioned on Discourse Meta. There might be relevant details there.\n\n\<link>`). Maybe you are thinking of a reason that you may think that text would need to change as it’s extremely likely I am not thinking all reasons through.

2. I’d say just one setting titled “github linkback on issues enabled” with a checkbox.

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### Author: ![Caleb\_Hailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/caleb_hailey/32/113570_2.png) [@Caleb\_Hailey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Caleb_Hailey)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 12:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/4 "2019-07-25T00:53:16Z")

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Hi there 👋 first post on the discourse meta discourse… thanks for making a wonderful product!

I’m just here to offer my 👍 for GitHub Issue linkbacks. This would be huge for my team!

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### Author: ![RCheesley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rcheesley/32/455409_2.png) [@RCheesley](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RCheesley)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/5 "2019-10-02T16:15:58Z")

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Just adding my voice, would love to see this functionality to have the same kind of behaviour with Github Issues as with commits and PR’s.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/6 "2019-10-02T22:46:05Z")

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I am open to a PR that adds support for something here, getting security right is tricky, we have done something in discourse code review but you need a token and you don’t want it to be your token, instead one of a throwaway github account that has no access to repos you care about.

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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/github-plugin-support-for-issues/163617/7 "2021-09-16T23:52:54Z")

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