Create issue template for Jira in Chrome browser extension

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Greetings to those still trying to work in the pre-Christmas rush. Garlands at the workplace, a decorated Christmas tree, buying gifts for your loved ones - all of this makes you not feel like working anymore. Tasks, deadlines, bugs, clogged work chats... You want to run away from it all. You want to hide under a Christmas tree somewhere, turn on Harry Potter, and pretend you don't have a blockage at work. And instead of a water cooler, you want to have a champagne cooler at work and plan the following year with a glass in your hand. It's a joke, but every joke has a bit of truth in it. 😉

So, for those lazy people who are already tired of working and are still looking for something that will automate the process of creating Jira issues, the SaaSJet team has added an exciting feature to their Issue Creator for Jira Cloud app. This is the creation and saving of issue templates.

Why do you need a Jira issue template?

A Jira issue template is a pre-formed and saved structure and partial completeness of a frequently used task. You often create one particular type of issue in Jira, and to save time, you create a template for yourself. 

What is the benefit of such actions: 

• Consistency. Templates ensure that all issues within different projects have a consistent structure and that the scenarios for raising issues are consistent and uniform, making optimizing this process possible.
• Standardization. Templates help to consolidate when you define a standard set of fields, descriptions, and workflows.
• Efficiency. Templates contain default values, pre-filled fields, and predefined options, which reduces the time and effort required to create new tasks. The efficiency issue is precious when dealing with recurring or similar tasks. 
• Guidelines. Templates can contain instructions, hints, and tips that help the Jira issue creator provide the necessary information. Such instructions ensure that essential details are noticed when creating an issue.
• Improved Data Quality. With predefined templates, there's less room for error or omission of critical details. This leads to higher data quality and accuracy in the information captured within Jira issues.
• Improved onboarding process. When new team members unfamiliar with the project join the team, templates guide creating tasks according to the project conditions.

In summary, Jira issue templates help streamline the process of creating and managing issues, ensuring consistency, standardization, and efficiency in project management. 

Popular issue templates: bug reports, user stories, etc.

The most popular and most repeated are bug reports and user stories. Here's how to create their templates.

In the Issue Creator extension, select the Create template option.

Then, fill in the fields and description as you like. Format the text, add a picture, etc. 

Click the Create template button, and everything will be saved.

In future work, select the required template to create tasks.

And that's it! You will optimize the process of creating repetitive tasks and save a lot of time for yourself to relax. 🙂 

For teams of up to 10 users, Issue Creator is free, and we offer a 30-day trial to test the app. 

P.S. Oh, and yes - for the mood, we made a Christmas logo upgrade 🎄 Happy holidays to everyone!