diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index dc2e0384..69fab4ca 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     id: description
     attributes:
-      label: Describe the bug
+      label: Provide a screenshot and describe the bug
       description: |
-        A description of what the issue is, what you expected to happen, and if relevant, the *URLs you were trying to archive* (if relevant).  
+        Attach a screenshot and describe what the issue is, what you expected to happen, and if relevant, the *URLs you were trying to archive*.  
       placeholder: |
-        Got a bunch of 'singlefile was unable to archive this page' errors when trying to archive URLs from this site:
-          https://example.com/xyz ...
-        I also tried to archive the same URLs using `singlefile` directly and some of them worked but not all of them.
+        Got a bunch of 'singlefile was unable to archive this page' errors when trying to archive URLs from this site: https://example.com/xyz ...
+        I also tried to archive the same URLs using `singlefile` directly and some of them worked but not all of them. etc. ...
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Steps to reproduce
       description: Please include the exact steps you took to trigger the issue.
+      render: markdown
       placeholder: |
         1. Started ArchiveBox by running: `docker run -v $PWD:/data -p 8000:8000 archivebox/archivebox:latest`
         2. Went to the https://127.0.0.1:8000/add/ page in Google Chrome
@@ -41,19 +41,27 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     id: logs
     attributes:
-      label: Screenshots or log output
-      description: "Please **paste a screenshot of the issue** and/or any terminal output or logs (check `data/logs/errors.log` as well)."
-      placeholder: 
+      label: Logs or errors
+      description: "Paste any terminal output, logs, or errors (check `data/logs/errors.log` as well)."
+      placeholder: |
+        ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+        │ [2024-11-02 19:54:28] ArchiveBox v0.8.6rc0: archivebox add https://example.com#1234567                  │
+        ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+        
+        [+] [2024-11-02 19:54:29] Adding 1 links to index (crawl depth=0)...
+            > Saved verbatim input to sources/1730577269-import.txt
+            > Parsed 1 URLs from input (Generic TXT)
+            ...
       render: shell
     validations:
-      required: true
+      required: false
 
   - type: textarea
     id: version
     attributes:
       label: ArchiveBox Version
       description: |
-        Run the `archivebox version` command inside your collection folder and paste the *full* output here (*NOT JUST THE VERSION NUMBER*).  
+        **REQUIRED:** Run the `archivebox version` command inside your collection dir and paste the *full output* here (*not just the version number*).  
         For Docker Compose run: `docker compose run archivebox version`  
         For plain Docker run:   `docker run -v $PWD:/data archivebox/archivebox version`  
       render: shell
@@ -122,8 +130,8 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     id: docker_compose_yml
     attributes:
-      label: Docker Compose file
-      description: "If using Docker Compose, please share your full `docker-compose.yml` file (or the `docker run ...` command you use)."
+      label: Docker Compose Configuration
+      description: "If using Docker Compose, please share your full `docker-compose.yml` file. If using plain Docker, paste the `docker run ...` command you use."
       placeholder: |
         services:
             archivebox:
@@ -177,13 +185,13 @@ body:
         ---
           
         We strive to answer issues as quickly as possible, it usually takes us *about a ~week* to respond.  
-        Make sure your archive `data/` is [**fully backed up**](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage#disk-layout) before trying anything suggested here, **we are not responsible for data loss**.  
+        Make sure your `data/` is [**fully backed up**](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage#disk-layout) before trying anything suggested here, **we are not responsible for data loss**.  
           
         In the meantime please consider:  
           
-          - [💰 Donating](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Donations) to support ArchiveBox open-source
-          - [👨‍✈️ Hiring us](https://docs.monadical.com/s/archivebox-consulting-services) for corporate deployments with professional support, custom feature development, help with CAPTCHAs/rate-limits.
-          - [🔍 Searching the docs](https://docs.archivebox.io/) for answers to common questions
+          - 💰 [Donating to support ArchiveBox open-source](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Donations)
+          - 👨‍✈️ [Hiring us for corporate deployments](https://docs.monadical.com/s/archivebox-consulting-services) with professional support, custom feature development, and help with CAPTCHAs/rate-limits
+          - 🔍 [Searching the Documentation](https://docs.archivebox.io/) for answers to common questions
           - 📚 Reading the [Troubleshooting Guide](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki)
-          - ✨ Trying a newer [`BETA` release](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/releases) (issues are often already fixed in our latest `BETA` releases)
+          - ✨ Testing out a newer [`BETA` release](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/releases) (issues are often already fixed in our latest `BETA` releases)