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+---
+name: Story task
+about: This template is for a story or task, encompassing a single work item for completion
+title: ""
+labels: "documentation"
+projects: ["nginxinc/32"]
+assignees: ""
+---
+
+*Remove italicized directions as relevant to reduce noise in the issue description.*
+
+## Overview
+
+*Written as a user story*.
+
+**As a** <user>, **I want** <thing>, **So I can** <action>.
+
+## Description
+
+*Add the finer details of what this task involves and is trying to accomplish. A problem well defined is half-solved*.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+*Add any exacting acceptance criteria for the task to be complete. Start with known hard requirements, since they may create blockers.*
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+---
+name: Epic overview
+about: This template is for planning an epic, which is a large body of effort involving multiple stories or tasks
+title: ""
+labels: "epic, documentation"
+projects: ["nginxinc/32"]
+assignees: ""
+---
+
+*Remove italicized directions as relevant to reduce noise in the issue description.*
+
+## Description
+
+*Write a high-level description of what the body of work for this epic includes.*
+
+## Goals
+
+*Describe the intent of the epic and what the intended impact is for this effort.*
+
+## User stories
+
+*Add a user story for relevant persona to this epic, who are the stakeholders*.
+
+**As a** <user>,
+**I want** <thing>,
+**So I can** <action>.
+
+**As a** <user>,
+**I want** <thing>,
+**So I can** <action>.
+
+## Tasks
+
+*Create a simple list of tasks necessary for this epic. Finer details should be kept to sub-issues/tasks/stories.*
+
+- Example task 1
+- Example task 1
+- Example task 1
+- Example task 1
+- Example task 1
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+---
+name: Content release plan
+about: This template is for a content release plan, typically tied to a product release
+title: " v#.# content release plan"
+labels: "documentation"
+projects: ["nginxinc/32"]
+assignees: ""
+---
+
+*Remove italicized directions as relevant to reduce noise in the issue description.*
+
+## Overview
+
+- **Product name**: 
+- **Release date**: 
+
+A content release plan establishes and tracks the documentation work for a product related to a release. 
+
+Add tickets to this content release plan as sub-issues, and update it as you go along.
+
+## Description
+
+*Write a high-level summary of changes expected in this release*.
+
+## User stories
+
+**As a** technical writer, 
+**I want** a content release plan for my product, 
+**So I can** ensure correct content is released alongside the latest version of the product. 
+
+**As a** product owner, 
+**I want** a content release plan for my product, 
+**So I can** ensure the product team includes documentation as part of changes to the product. 
+
+## Tasks
+
+*Create a simple list of tasks necessary for this content plan. Finer details can be kept to sub-issues.*
+*Each task item should have a 1:1 relationship with a documentation item, which could be an engineering issue.*
+
+- [ ] Update changelog/release notes
+- [ ] Update version reference information (Such as technical specifications, version shortcodes)
+- [ ] Update any other documentation impacted by changes in this release
+- Additional task 1
+- Additional task 2
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