diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index ac4a92c..42b1bd9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ body:
           required: true
         - label: The title (above) is descriptive and specific to my problem (i.e. search-engine friendly)
           required: true
-        - label: I know what an "MRE" is and will provide one below.  (Not sure what an MRE is?  (Read this)[https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example])
+        - label: I know what an "MRE" is and will provide one below.  (Not sure what an MRE is?  [Read this](https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example))
           required: true
 
   - type: input
     attributes:
       label: MRE (link)
-      description: URL to an MRE demonstrating your problem.  Ideally, this is a project on https://stackblitz.com/. https://codepen.io and https://codesandbox.io/ are good alternatives.  A github repo also works but is not ideal.  Not sure where to start?  Click "Fork" on https://stackblitz.com/edit/mime-sample-mre?file=index.js
+      description: URL to an MRE demonstrating your problem.  Ideally, this is a project on [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/). [Codepen](https://codepen.io) and [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io) are good alternatives.  A github repo also works but is not ideal.  Not sure where to start?  Here's [a StackBlitz template](https://stackblitz.com/edit/mime-sample-mre?file=index.js).
       placeholder: E.g. https://stackblitz.com/edit/mime-sample-mre?file=index.js
 
   - type: textarea