Automation | Always add the same HTML LINK to all newly created issues

Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.

Summary

This article will help you configure an automation rule to always add the same HTML link to the description whenever an issue is created.

Environment

Jira Cloud

Solution

  1. Create a multi-line text field.

  2. Edit the field configuration used for the specific project.

  3. Find the field and click "Renderers

  4. Change the renderer to "Wiki Style," and confirm.

  5. Go to your project and create an automation rule

    1. Trigger: Issue created

    2. Action: Edit issue and for the field add link with the format: [My Link|http://google.com]

  6. Publish the rule.

Updated on March 7, 2025

Still need help?

The Atlassian Community is here for you.