diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml
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+name: "🐛 Bug Report"
+description: "Submit a bug report to help us improve"
+title: "🐛 Bug Report: "
+labels: ["type: bug"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: We value your time and effort to submit this bug report. 🙏
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "📜 Description"
+      description: "A clear and concise description of what the bug is."
+      placeholder: "It bugs out when ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected-behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "👍 Expected behavior"
+      description: "What did you think should happen?"
+      placeholder: "It should ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: actual-behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "👎 Actual Behavior with Screenshots"
+      description: "What did actually happen? Add screenshots, if applicable."
+      placeholder: "It actually ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps-to-reproduce
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "👟 Reproduction steps"
+      description: "How do you trigger this bug? Please walk us through it step by step."
+      placeholder: "Provide a link to a live example, or an unambiguous set of steps to reproduce this bug. Include code or configuration to reproduce, if relevant.\n
+                    1. Go to '...'\n
+                    2. Click on '....'\n
+                    3. Scroll down to '....'"
+  - type: textarea
+    id: context
+    validations:
+      required: false
+    attributes:
+      label: "📃 Provide the context for the Bug."
+      description: "How has this issue affected you? What are you trying to accomplish?"
+      placeholder: "Providing context (e.g. links to configuration settings, stack trace or log data) helps us come up with a solution that is most useful in the real world."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: environment
+    validations:
+      required: false
+    attributes:
+      label: "🖥️ Your Environment"
+      description: "Provide Browser Information
+                    Provide Output of `yarn backstage-cli info`"
+      placeholder: "Include as many relevant details about the environment you experienced the bug in."
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: no-duplicate-issues
+    attributes:
+      label: "👀 Have you spent some time to check if this bug has been raised before?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I checked and didn't find similar issue"
+          required: true
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: read-code-of-conduct
+    attributes:
+      label: "🏢 Have you read the Code of Conduct?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have read the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)"
+          required: true 
+  - type: dropdown
+    attributes:
+      label: Are you willing to submit PR?
+      description: This is absolutely not required, but we are happy to guide you in the contribution process.
+      options:
+        - "Yes I am willing to submit a PR!"
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_template.md
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----
-name: 'Bug Report'
-about: 'Create Bug Report'
-labels: bug
----
-
-<!---
-  Please use this template when reporting bugs. Thank you!
--->
-
-## Expected Behavior
-
-<!--- Tell us what should happen -->
-
-## Actual Behavior
-
-<!--- Tell us what happens instead -->
-
-## Steps to Reproduce
-
-<!--- Provide a link to a live example, or an unambiguous set of steps to -->
-<!--- reproduce this bug. Include code or configuration to reproduce, if relevant -->
-
-1. Step 1
-2. Step 2
-3. ...
-
-## Context
-
-<!--- How has this issue affected you? What are you trying to accomplish? -->
-<!--- Providing context (e.g. links to configuration settings, -->
-<!--- stack trace or log data) helps us come up with a solution that is most useful in the real world -->
-
-## Your Environment
-
-<!--- Include as many relevant details about the environment you experienced the bug in -->
-
-- Browser Information: <!--- For example Google Chrome 97.0.4692.99 -->
-
-- Output of `yarn backstage-cli info`: <!--- Paste into the code block below  -->
-
-```text
-
-```
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yaml
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+name: 🚀 Feature
+description: "Submit a proposal for a new feature"
+title: "🚀 Feature: "
+labels: [enhancement]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        We value your time and efforts to submit this Feature request form. 🙏
+  - type: textarea
+    id: feature-description
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔖 Feature description"
+      description: "A clear and concise description of what the feature is."
+      placeholder: "You should add ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: context
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "🎤 Context"
+      description: "Please explain why this feature should be implemented and how it would be used. Add examples, if applicable."
+      placeholder: "In my use-case, ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: implementation
+    attributes:
+      label: "✌️ Possible Implementation"
+      description: "A clear and concise description of what you want to happen."
+      placeholder: "Not obligatory, but ideas as to the implementation of the addition or change"
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: no-duplicate-issues
+    attributes:
+      label: "👀 Have you spent some time to check if this feature request has been raised before?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I checked and didn't find similar issue"
+          required: true
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: read-code-of-conduct
+    attributes:
+      label: "🏢 Have you read the Code of Conduct?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have read the [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)"
+          required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: willing-to-submit-pr
+    attributes:
+      label: Are you willing to submit PR?
+      description: This is absolutely not required, but we are happy to guide you in the contribution process.
+      options:
+        - "Yes I am willing to submit a PR!"
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_template.md
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----
-name: 'Feature Request'
-about: 'Suggest new features and changes'
-labels: enhancement
----
-
-<!--- Provide a general summary of the feature request in the Title above -->
-
-## Feature Suggestion
-
-<!--- If you're looking for help, please see https://backstage.io/ --->
-<!--- Tell us how we could improve your experience -->
-
-## Possible Implementation
-
-<!--- Not obligatory, but ideas as to the implementation of the addition or change -->
-
-## Context
-
-<!--- What are you trying to accomplish? -->
-<!--- Providing context (e.g. links to configuration settings, stack trace or log data) -->
-<!--- helps us come up with a solution that is most useful in the real world -->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/plugin.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/plugin.yaml
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+name: 🔌 Plugin
+description: "Submit a proposal for a new Plugin"
+title: "🔌 Plugin: "
+labels: [plugin]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        We value your time and efforts to submit this Plugin request form. 🙏
+  - type: textarea
+    id: plugin-summary
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔖 Summary"
+      description: "Provide a general summary of the plugin and how it should work"
+      placeholder: "You should add ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: website
+    attributes:
+      label: "🌐 Project website (if applicable)"
+      description: "Add a link to the open source project or product this plugin will integrate with, if existing"
+      placeholder: "Website Link is ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: context
+    attributes:
+      label: "✌️ Context"
+      description: "A clear and concise description about the Plugin."
+      placeholder: "Providing additional context"
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: no-duplicate-issues
+    attributes:
+      label: "👀 Have you spent some time to check if this plugin request has been raised before?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I checked and didn't find similar issue"
+          required: true
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: read-code-of-conduct
+    attributes:
+      label: "🏢 Have you read the Code of Conduct?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have read the [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)"
+          required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: willing-to-submit-pr
+    attributes:
+      label: Are you willing to submit PR?
+      description: This is absolutely not required, but we are happy to guide you in the contribution process.
+      options:
+        - "Yes I am willing to submit a PR!"
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/plugin_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/plugin_template.md
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----
-name: 'Plugin suggestion'
-about: 'Suggest a new Backstage plugin'
-title: '[Plugin] THE PLUGIN NAME'
-labels: plugin
----
-
-<!--- Thanks for suggesting a new plugin! -->
-<!--- If you plan to work on this plugin, please Assign yourself or your team member(s) -->
-
-## Summary
-
-<!--- Provide a general summary of the plugin and how it should work -->
-
-## Project website (if applicable)
-
-<!--- Add a link to the open source project or product this plugin will integrate with, if existing -->
-
-## Context
-
-<!--- Providing additional context -->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/rfc.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/rfc.yaml
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+name: 💬 RFC
+description: "Request For Comments (RFC) from the community"
+title: "💬 RFC: "
+labels: [rfc]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        We value your time and efforts to submit this RFC form. 🙏
+  - type: textarea
+    id: rfc-need
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔖 Need"
+      description: "Let us know why are you proposing this change"
+      placeholder: "The problem we’re trying to address and the benefits/impact we expect to get from this are ..."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposal
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "🎉 Proposal"
+      description: "Describe the proposal in as much detail as needed for reviewers to give concrete feedback."
+      placeholder: "Take special care in this section to describe any implications on data privacy or security."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: "〽️ Alternatives"
+      description: "What alternatives to the proposed solution were considered?"
+      placeholder: "What criteria/data was used to discard these?"
+  - type: textarea
+    id: risk
+    attributes:
+      label: "❌ Risks"
+      description: "What other things happening could conflict or compete (for example for resources) with the proposal?"
+      placeholder: "What risk are there and how do we plan to handle them?"
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: no-duplicate-issues
+    attributes:
+      label: "👀 Have you spent some time to check if this RFC has been raised before?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I checked and didn't find similar issue"
+          required: true
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: read-code-of-conduct
+    attributes:
+      label: "🏢 Have you read the Code of Conduct?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have read the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)"
+          required: true
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/rfc_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/rfc_template.md
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----
-name: 'RFC'
-about: 'Request For Comments (RFC) from the community'
-labels: rfc
-title: '[RFC] <name>'
----
-
-**Status:** Open for comments
-
-<!--- Open for comments |Closed for comments (RFC no longer maintained) --->
-
-## Need
-
-<!--- Why are we proposing this change? Why is this the problem we’re trying to address and what benefits/impact do we expect to get from this --->
-
-## Proposal
-
-<!--- The proposed approach. Describe the proposal in as much detail as needed for reviewers to give concrete feedback. Take special care in this section to describe any implications on data privacy or security. --->
-
-## Alternatives
-
-<!--- What alternatives to the proposed solution were considered? What criteria/data was used to discard these --->
-
-## Risks
-
-<!--- What other things happening could conflict or compete (for example for resources) with the proposal? What risk are there and how do we plan to handle them --->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ux-component_template.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ux-component_template.md
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----
-name: 'UX Component'
-about: 'For designers to request UX components to be added to the Backstage Storybook'
-labels: design
----
-
-## 🗒 General
-
-<!--- Write a nice note to the community requesting the creation of a new component! -->
-<!--- Include an image of your component. Bonus points for a GIF! -->
-
-## 💻 Usage
-
-<!--- Tell us what the point of this component/pattern is! How does it help? How should it work? Any rules? -->
-
-## 📐 Specs
-
-<!--- Include images that detail the redlines for your component.-->
-<!--- Once we get our Figma workspace set up, we'll be posting the Figma files rather than doing specs by hand.-->
-
-## 🔮 Future
-
-<!-- Any upcoming, exciting functionality for this component in the future? List that out here. -->
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ux_component.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ux_component.yaml
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+name: 🦄 UX Component
+description: "For designers to request UX components to be added to the Backstage Storybook"
+title: "🦄 UX Component: "
+labels: [design]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        We value your time and efforts to submit this RFC form. 🙏
+  - type: textarea
+    id: ux-general
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔖 General"
+      description: "Write a nice note to the community requesting the creation of a new component."
+      placeholder: "Include an image of your component. Bonus points for a GIF!"
+  - type: textarea
+    id: usage
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "💻 Usage"
+      description: "Tell us what's the point of this component/pattern is."
+      placeholder: "How does it help? How should it work? Any rules?"
+  - type: textarea
+    id: specs
+    validations:
+      required: true
+    attributes:
+      label: "📐 Specs"
+      description: "Include images that detail the redlines for your component."
+      placeholder: "Once we get our Figma workspace set up, we'll be posting the Figma files rather than doing specs by hand."
+  - type: textarea
+    id: future
+    attributes:
+      label: "🔮 Future"
+      description: "List out any upcoming, exciting functionality for this component."
+      placeholder: "The component will have ..."
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: no-duplicate-issues
+    attributes:
+      label: "👀 Have you spent some time to check if this UX Component request has been raised before?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I checked and didn't find similar issue"
+          required: true
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: read-code-of-conduct
+    attributes:
+      label: "🏢 Have you read the Code of Conduct?"
+      options:
+        - label: "I have read the [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)"
+          required: true