diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
index 77f3b24bfa..5f65470c82 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ Steps to reproduce the behaviour:
 <summary>Click to expand <b>this section...</b></summary>
 
 ```
-Add additional verbose information in a collapsible section.
+Please add additional verbose information in this section e.g., code, output, tracebacks, screenshots etc
 ```
-See [here](https://gist.github.com/pierrejoubert73/902cc94d79424356a8d20be2b382e1ab) for further details.
 </details>
 
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md
index 382dc5cfbf..b17b6066e4 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.md
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ assignees: ''
 <summary>Click to expand <b>this section...</b></summary>
 
 ```
-Add additional verbose information in a collapsible section.
+Please add additional verbose information in this section e.g., references, screenshots, listings etc
 ```
-See [here](https://gist.github.com/pierrejoubert73/902cc94d79424356a8d20be2b382e1ab) for further details.
 </details>
 
diff --git a/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_code_formatting.rst b/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_code_formatting.rst
index 1a3573d135..6d48882652 100644
--- a/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_code_formatting.rst
+++ b/docs/src/developers_guide/contributing_code_formatting.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ linted according to our ``.flake8`` configuration file. Note that,
 for each ``.pre-commit-config.yaml`` git hook.
 
 Additionally, you may wish to enable ``black`` for your preferred
-`editor/IDE <https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/editor_integration.html#editor-integration>`_.
+`editor/IDE <https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/integrations/editors.html#editor-integration>`_.
 
 With the ``pre-commit`` configured, the output of performing a ``git commit``
 will look similar to::
diff --git a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
index 250ac143c7..7c5b1f04ae 100644
--- a/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
+++ b/docs/src/whatsnew/latest.rst
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ This document explains the changes made to Iris for this release
 #. `@jamesp`_ switched `cirrus-ci`_ testing and `nox`_
    testing to use `conda-lock`_ files for static test environments. (:pull:`4108`)
 
+#. `@bjlittle`_ updated the ``bug-report`` and ``feature-request`` GitHub issue
+   templates to remove an external URL reference that caused un-posted user issue
+   content to be lost in the browser when followed. (:pull:`4147`)
+
 .. comment
     Whatsnew author names (@github name) in alphabetical order. Note that,
     core dev names are automatically included by the common_links.inc: