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-<!--
-## Before you hit that Submit button....
-
-This issue tracker is for problems with the Node-RED runtime, the editor or the core nodes.
-
-If your issue is:
-  - a general 'how-to' type question,
-  - a feature request or suggestion for a change,
-  - or problems with 3rd party (`node-red-contrib-`) nodes
-
-please use the [Node-RED Forum](https://discourse.nodered.org) or [slack team](https://nodered.org/slack).
-
-You could also consider asking a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/node-red) and tag it `node-red`.
-
-That way the whole Node-RED user community can help, rather than rely on the core development team.
-
-## So you have a real issue to raise...
-
-To help us understand the issue, please fill-in as much of the following information as you can:
--->
-
-### What are the steps to reproduce?
-
-### What happens?
-
-### What do you expect to happen?
-
-### Please tell us about your environment:
-
-- [ ] Node-RED version:
-- [ ] Node.js version:
-- [ ] npm version:
-- [ ] Platform/OS:
-- [ ] Browser:
-- [ ] running in Docker:
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----
-name: Bug report
-about: Reproducible software issues in the core of Node-RED
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-<!--
-This issue tracker is for problems with the Node-RED runtime, the editor or the core nodes.
-
-If your issue is:
-  - a general 'how-to' type question,
-  - a feature request or suggestion for a change,
-  - or problems with 3rd party (`node-red-contrib-`) nodes
-
-please use the [Node-RED Forum](https://discourse.nodered.org) or [slack team](https://nodered.org/slack).
-
-You could also consider asking a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/node-red) and tag it `node-red`.
-
-That way the whole Node-RED user community can help, rather than rely on the core development team.
-
-To help us understand the issue, please fill-in as much of the following information as you can:
--->
-
-### What are the steps to reproduce?
-
-### What happens?
-
-### What do you expect to happen?
-
-### Please tell us about your environment:
-
-- [ ] Node-RED version:
-- [ ] Node.js version:
-- [ ] npm version:
-- [ ] Platform/OS:
-- [ ] Browser:
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----
-name: Anything Else
-about: Something that is not a bug report
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-Please DO NOT raise an issue.
-
-We DO NOT use the issue tracker for general support or feature requests. Only bug reports should be raised here using the 'Bug report' template.
-
-For general support, please use the [Node-RED Forum](https://discourse.nodered.org) or [slack team](https://nodered.org/slack). You could also consider asking a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/node-red) and tag it `node-red`. 
-That way the whole Node-RED user community can help, rather than rely on the core development team.
-
-For feature requests, please use the Node-RED Forum](https://discourse.nodered.org). Many ideas have already been discussed there and you should search that for your request before starting a new discussion.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
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+name: 🐞 Report a bug
+description: File a bug/issue on the core of Node-RED
+labels: [needs-triage]
+body:
+- type: markdown
+  attributes:
+    value: |
+        This issue tracker is for problems with the Node-RED runtime, the editor or the core nodes.
+
+        If your issue is:
+          - a general 'how-to' type question,
+          - a feature request or suggestion for a change,
+          - or problems with 3rd party (`node-red-contrib-`) nodes
+
+        please use the [Node-RED Forum](https://discourse.nodered.org) or [slack team](https://nodered.org/slack).
+
+        You could also consider asking a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/node-red) and tag it `node-red`.
+
+        That way the whole Node-RED user community can help, rather than rely on the core development team.
+
+        To help us understand the issue, please fill-in as much of the following information as you can:
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Current Behavior
+    description: A clear & concise description of what you're experiencing.
+  validations:
+    required: false
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Expected Behavior
+    description: A clear & concise description of what you expected to happen.
+  validations:
+    required: false
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Steps To Reproduce
+    description: Steps to reproduce the behavior.
+  validations:
+    required: false
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Example flow
+    description: If you have a minimal example flow that demonstrates the issue, share it here.
+    value: |
+      ```
+      paste your flow here
+      ```
+  validations:
+    required: false
+- type: textarea
+  attributes:
+    label: Environment
+    description: Please tell us about your environment. Include any relevant information on how you are running Node-RED.
+    value: |
+        - Node-RED version:
+        - Node.js version:
+        - npm version:
+        - Platform/OS:
+        - Browser:
+  validations:
+    required: false
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+blank_issues_enabled: true
+contact_links:
+  - name: ❓ Questions
+    url: https://discourse.nodered.org
+    about: Ask your question on the Node-RED forum
+  - name: ⭐️ Feature Request
+    url: https://discourse.nodered.org/c/development/feature-requests
+    about: Discuss your request with the community
+  - name: 🗂 Documentation
+    url: https://nodered.org/docs
+    about: Go straight to the documentation
+  - name: 💬 Slack
+    url: https://nodered.org/slack
+    about: Chat about the project on our slack team