diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..583b29c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+**What changes are proposed in this pull request?**
+_Put in a format suitable to be copied into `NEWS.md`, e.g. '* I made an update. (#23)'_
+
+
+**If there is an GitHub issue associated with this pull request, please provide link.**
+_For example, 'closes #23'_
+
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Reviewer Checklist (if item does not apply, mark is as complete)
+
+- [ ] Ensure all package dependencies are installed: `devtools::install_dev_deps()`
+- [ ] PR branch has pulled the most recent updates from master branch: `usethis::pr_merge_main()`
+- [ ] If a bug was fixed, a unit test was added.
+- [ ] Run `pkgdown::build_site()`. Check the R console for errors, and review the rendered website.
+- [ ] Code coverage is suitable for any new functions/features: `devtools::test_coverage()`
+- [ ] `usethis::use_spell_check()` runs with no spelling errors in documentation
+
+When the branch is ready to be merged into master:
+- [ ] Update `NEWS.md` with the changes from this pull request under the heading "`# cards (development version)`". If there is an issue associated with the pull request, reference it in parentheses at the end update (see `NEWS.md` for examples).
+- [ ] Increment the version number using `usethis::use_version(which = "dev")`
+- [ ] Run `usethis::use_spell_check()` again
+- [ ] Approve Pull Request
+- [ ] Merge the PR. Please use "Squash and merge".
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-ard_categorical.R b/tests/testthat/test-ard_categorical.R
index 30075134a..ae979895b 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-ard_categorical.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-ard_categorical.R
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ test_that("ard_categorical() univariate", {
     ),
     dplyr::tibble()
   )
+
+  # works for ordered factors
+  expect_equal(
+    ard_categorical(
+      mtcars |> dplyr::mutate(cyl = factor(cyl, ordered = TRUE)),
+      variables = cyl
+    ) |>
+      dplyr::select(stat_name, stat_label, statistic),
+    ard_categorical(
+      mtcars |> dplyr::mutate(cyl = factor(cyl, ordered = FALSE)),
+      variables = cyl
+    ) |>
+      dplyr::select(stat_name, stat_label, statistic)
+  )
 })
 
 test_that("ard_categorical() univariate & specified denomiator", {