Ben Balter • 4/14/2017

Using protected branches to empower non-code contributors on GitHub

This technical guide explains how GitHub repository maintainers can leverage protected branches to grant 'write' access to non-code contributors like community managers or project leads. It details the setup steps, allowing these users to manage issues, moderate comments, and work on feature branches while preventing them from merging to or committing directly to the primary branch, thus decentralizing project governance.

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