Are you tired of juggling between multiple tools to manage your workflows? If you are a developer, chances are you have already heard about Github, the popular version control repository platform that allows developers to seamlessly collaborate on code and track changes to their projects. But have you considered integrating it with your cloud-based collaboration and project management tool, for example, like ClickUp By connecting your GitHub account to ClickUp, you can streamline your workflow, keep all your tasks in one place, keep track of all the changes made and boost your productivity.
But don't just take my word for it—the numbers speak for themselves. According to a survey conducted by The Register, 91% of developers reported using GitHub in the past year, a significant increase from the 71% reported the previous year, and ClickUp is quickly becoming the go-to tool for project management, with over 4 million users across its free and paid versions active all around the globe. So why not combine the two and supercharge your workflows?
In this article, let's see how to easily connect your Github account to ClickUp, track your Github Pull Requests, and make the most of this integration. Let's get started!
Setting up the Integration
To begin, you'll need to have a ClickUp account and a GitHub account. You'll also need to create a GitHub repository or fork an existing one where you wish to create the pull request, but we'll get to that later; let's finish the configuration first.
To connect your GitHub account to ClickUp, you'll need to enable the GitHub integration in your ClickUp account. Here's how you can do it:
- Log in to your ClickUp account and click on the "Integrations" tab in the left-hand sidebar.
- Once you access the integration page, you will see a variety of integrations available. To integrate ClickUp with GitHub, simply click on the GitHub integration option and proceed to click on the "Activate for Team" button located at the bottom right side of the screen.
Connect GitHub Repositories to ClickUp Spaces
To connect one or multiple repositories to a specific Space, follow these instructions below:
- Go to the Integrations page and select the GitHub icon.
Customize your Branch Naming Convention
If you want to add or provide any special name for branches, you can configure it straight from the Integrations page. Any branches created from ClickUp tasks will adhere to these predefined naming conventions.
Note: default format is: :taskId:_:taskName:_:username:
To set your default branch name format:
- Go to the Integrations page and select the GitHub icon.
- Enter your desired branch name format in the provided field.
- Click on the Save button to apply the changes.
Connect Tasks to GitHub
When you include a valid ClickUp task ID in any part of your pull request title, branch name, or commit message, ClickUp will automatically match new GitHub activity to corresponding tasks.
You will receive a comment on GitHub once the task has been linked, this will be posted using the GitHub account of the owner of the repository if it's a personal repo and if it's an organization repo it will be posted using the GitHub account of the repository owner who added the repo to the ClickUp Workspace.
Creating Tasks and Pull Requests
The first step of the process is to create a task in ClickUp.
Note: To ensure that your GitHub PR corresponds to a specific task, you will need to first create a task within ClickUp to represent the work or task you will be completing.
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to do this:
- Go to the project within ClickUp where you would like to create the task.
- Provide a clear and concise name for the task and add any necessary details or file attachments to provide more clear context.
- Assign the task to yourself or your team member who will be responsible for completing the task. Congratulations, you have successfully created the task.
Link the pull request to the ClickUp task
To link your GitHub pull request(PR) to ClickUp, follow these steps:
- Go to Github and create a pull request if you haven't already done so.
Conclusion
Integrating GitHub pull requests with ClickUp tasks has the potential to completely transform your team's work routine and collaboration. These two platforms serve different functions, but by utilizing them both together, you can easily track code changes, streamline the review process, and manage projects more efficiently, ensuring that work is properly tracked and organized. On top of it, GitHub when connected with Jira can also offer seamless project management. We hope this article has provided a helpful guide on how to connect GitHub pull requests to ClickUp tasks and that you'll start using this integration to improve your team's productivity.
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