From 1114caea82ca0df9544ce5c50a2359a8454847cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jazairi <16103405+jazairi@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 15:34:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update PR template

Why these changes are being introduced:

The PR template is outdated.

Relevant ticket(s):

- [ETD-698](https://mitlibraries.atlassian.net/browse/ETD-698)

How this addresses that need:

This updates the template to match TIMDEX UI.

Side effects of this change:
---
 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 392b12ce..a68fcc98 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,26 +1,46 @@
 #### Developer
 
-- [ ] All new ENV is documented in README
-- [ ] All new ENV has been added to Heroku Pipeline, Staging and Prod
-- [ ] ANDI or Wave has been run in accordance to
-      [our guide](https://mitlibraries.github.io/guides/basics/a11y.html) and
-      all issues introduced by these changes have been resolved or opened as new
-      issues (link to those issues in the Pull Request details above)
-- [ ] Stakeholder approval has been confirmed (or is not needed)
+##### Accessibility
+
+- [ ] ANDI or WAVE has been run in accordance to [our guide](https://mitlibraries.github.io/guides/basics/a11y.html).
+- [ ] This PR contains no changes to the view layer.
+- [ ] New issues flagged by ANDI or WAVE have been resolved.
+- [ ] New issues flagged by ANDI or WAVE have been ticketed (link in the Pull Request details above).
+- [ ] No new accessibility issues have been flagged.
+
+##### New ENV
+
+- [ ] All new ENV is documented in README.
+- [ ] All new ENV has been added to Heroku Pipeline, Staging and Prod.
+- [ ] ENV has not changed.
+
+##### Approval beyond code review
+
+- [ ] UXWS/stakeholder approval has been confirmed.
+- [ ] UXWS/stakeholder review will be completed retroactively.
+- [ ] UXWS/stakeholder review is not needed.
+
+##### Additional context needed to review
+
+E.g., if the PR includes updated dependencies and/or data
+migration, or how to confirm the feature is working.
 
 #### Code Reviewer
 
-- [ ] The commit message is clear and follows our guidelines
-      (not just this pull request message)
-- [ ] There are appropriate tests covering any new functionality
-- [ ] The documentation has been updated or is unnecessary
-- [ ] The changes have been verified
-- [ ] New dependencies are appropriate or there were no changes
+##### Code
 
-#### Requires database migrations?
+- [ ] I have confirmed that the code works as intended.
+- [ ] Any CodeClimate issues have been fixed or confirmed as
+added technical debt.
 
-YES | NO
+##### Documentation
+
+- [ ] The commit message is clear and follows our guidelines
+      (not just this pull request message).
+- [ ] The documentation has been updated or is unnecessary.
+- [ ] New dependencies are appropriate or there were no changes.
 
-#### Includes new or updated dependencies?
+##### Testing
 
-YES | NO
+- [ ] There are appropriate tests covering any new functionality.
+- [ ] No additional test coverage is required.
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