encouraging-helpful-contributions-to-your-project-with-labels.md

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Encouraging helpful contributions to your project with labels	Apply the `good first issue` label to issues in your repository to highlight opportunities for people to contribute to your project.	/github/building-a-strong-community/helping-new-contributors-find-your-project-with-labels /articles/helping-new-contributors-find-your-project-with-labels /github/building-a-strong-community/encouraging-helpful-contributions-to-your-project-with-labels	fpt ghec * *	Community	Encourage contributions

You can apply the good first issue label to issues in your public repository so that people can find them when searching by labels. For more information about searching by labels, see AUTOTITLE.

{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} uses an algorithm to determine the most approachable issues in each repository and surface them in various places on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. Adding the good first issue label can increase the likelihood that your issues are surfaced.

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %} {% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-issues %} {% data reusables.repositories.select-items-in-issue-or-pr-list %}

1. Above the list of issues, select the Label dropdown menu.

   

2. In the "Search filters" field, start typing good first issue. Click the label's name to associate it with the selected items.

Further reading

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