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 If you have questions about how to use ownCloud, please direct these to the [mailing list][mailinglist] or our [forum][forum]. We are also available on [IRC][irc].
 
 ### Guidelines
-* Report the issue using our [template][template], it includes all the informations we need to track down the issue.
+* [Report the issue](https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues/new) using our [template][template], it includes all the informations we need to track down the issue.
 * This repository is *only* for issues within the ownCloud core code. Issues in other compontents should be reported in their own repositores: 
   - [Android client](https://github.com/owncloud/android/issues)
   - [iOS client](https://github.com/owncloud/ios-issues/issues)