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 <!--
 
-For external contributors, please include:
+Thank you for the PR! Please go through the checklist below and make sure you've completed all the steps.
 
-- A summary of the pull request and any related issues it fixes.
-- Reasoning for the changes made or any additional context that may be useful.
+Please review the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) document in this repository if you haven't already.
 
-Ensure you have read and understand the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) document in this repository.
+The following items will ensure that your PR is handled as smoothly as possible:
 
- -->
+- PR Title must follow conventional commits format. For example, `feat: my new feature`, `fix(plugin-seo): my fix`.
+- Minimal description explained as if explained to someone not immediately familiar with the code.
+- Provide before/after screenshots or code diffs if applicable.
+- Link any related issues/discussions from GitHub or Discord.
+- Add review comments if necessary to explain to the reviewer the logic behind a change
+
+### What?
+
+### Why?
+
+### How?
+
+Fixes #
+
+-->