# Issue pinning and locking

Moderators (users with triage rights on the repository) see two extra controls
in the issue sidebar.

## Pin

- **Pin to top** / **Unpin** toggles whether the issue is pinned.
- Pinned issues carry a "Pinned" chip next to their title and appear in a
  **Pinned** block above the issue list, whatever state filter is active.

## Lock

- The **Conversation** row offers **Lock**, optionally with a reason
  (off-topic, too heated, resolved, spam).
- While locked, the comment composer is replaced by a notice stating the lock
  reason; moderators get an **Unlock** button in that notice and in the sidebar.

If the issue changes while you are pinning or locking it, your change is
rejected and the page refreshes. Review its current state before retrying.

## Organize an issue

The issue sidebar shares its rows with the pull request page: **State**,
**Priority**, **Assignees**, **Labels**, **Milestone**, **Pull requests**,
**Conversation** and **Pinned**. Row controls appear on hover; assignees, labels
and linked pull requests open a search picker. Find a pull request by number
or title, then select the matching result.