A simple checklist for deprecating a repository. See https://github.com/RichardLitt/knowledge/blob/master/how-to-deprecate-a-repository-on-github.md.
- Change the GitHub description. This is often the first thing people see for the repository, and the first line that people will see if looking at the repository in the Organization view.
The most important thing to do is to add the word
DEPRECATED
at the front of the description. This clearly marks it will not be updated. You can also add an emoji to it.⛔️ DEPRECATED <former description>
makes it pop out a bit more. - Add GitHub topics:
deprecated
,obselete
, andarchived
are all good ones. - Edit the title of the README. Remove the current title, and instead write
# DEPRECATED
.