{"id":95160,"date":"2026-04-09T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2026-04-09-repository-member-role-labels-now-in-pull-request-list-view"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:30:20","slug":"repository-member-role-labels-now-in-pull-request-list-view","status":"publish","type":[3522],"link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2026-04-09-repository-member-role-labels-now-in-pull-request-list-view","title":{"rendered":"Repository member role labels now in pull request list view"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>You can now see repository member role labels directly in the pull request list view for public repositories. Role labels, such as <code>First-time contributor<\/code>, <code>Contributor<\/code>, and <code>Member<\/code>, now appear inline with other pull request metadata in the list view. Previously, these labels were only visible inside the pull request comment box, requiring maintainers to individually open each pull request to assess contributor context.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/github.com\/user-attachments\/assets\/3fb440b9-649b-4107-9eea-8884fb0ccaa5\" alt=\"The pull request list view showing different repository role member labels\"><\/p>\n<p>A few things to note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <code>First-timer<\/code> and <code>First-time contributor<\/code> labels can only be viewed by repository owners, organization members, or direct collaborators.<\/li>\n<li>The <code>Member<\/code> label is visible to all users unless the user sets it to private, in which case the label will only be seen by other organization members. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This change makes it easier to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Triage pull requests faster<\/strong> by understanding a contributor&rsquo;s history at a glance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surface first-time contributions<\/strong> so you can give new contributors the attention and welcome they deserve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drop your feedback in our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/orgs\/community\/discussions\/191820\">Community discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can now see repository member role labels directly in the pull request list view for public repositories. 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