Why form validation does not work on private issue forms

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When opening a new issue in the repository, the required: true value does not work when we create a custom issue form in repositories that are Private.

It seems very illogical that this does not work in private repositories, is there a special reason?

Github Docs:
required (Boolean): If true, the form will not be submittable until this is filled out. Only for public repositories.

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[Tarian300]

I ran into the same thing recently, and it's definitely frustrating. The required field only works for public repositories, which seems odd when you're working on private ones. From what I gather, it’s because private repos have stricter permissions and visibility settings. I get the reasoning, but it would be really helpful if GitHub made this feature available for private repos too. I’ve had to adjust my workflow around it, but it’s something I hope they’ll improve in the future.

[Timmmy-nlb]

Good News: "required" is now working in Internal Repos!
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/148713#discussioncomment-12226996

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