Github Repository Setup

Default settings for new and existing repositories. These can be adjusted to fit specific needs if the project calls for it.

About Settings

• Add description
• Add production website
• Add relevant topics:
  • wordpress, nextjs, internal, django

Main Settings

General

• Turn off all Features - This removes the unused tabs from the menu
• Turn off squash and rebase merging
• Turn on Automatically delete head branches

Code Security

• Enable Dependency graph
• Enable Dependabot alerts

Rules - Rulesets

• New ruleset
• Import pr-review.json
• Hit Create

CI Requirements

All repos must have a build-test GitHub Actions job that runs on pull requests. This is enforced by the org-level “PR-Review” ruleset — PRs cannot be merged without a passing build-test check.

See CI Requirements for PRs for setup instructions and templates.