feat: add adopting steps

README.md

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 Repository template for software projects.
 
+**Steps to adopt this template.**
+
+1. Change the link in [bug-report-form.yml](/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report-form.yml) to point to your Code of Conduct
+1. Change the link in [config.yml](/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml) to point to your dicussions-page
+1. Adopt the [release please action](/.github/workflows/release-please.yml)
+1. Adopt the Definition of Done in the pull request template
+1. Change the contact details in the [Code of Conduct](/CODE_OF_CONDUCT#enforcement)
+1. Create and link your own wiki to this project repository using the [wiki-repo-template](https://github.com/mhatzl/wiki-repo-template)
+1. Adopt the [contributing](/CONTRIBUTING) section
+1. Adopt this README
+
 ## Wiki Template
 
 This project template works best in combination with the [wiki-repo-template](https://github.com/mhatzl/wiki-repo-template).
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   **Note:** You should adapt this action according to your needs.
 
+## GitHub Issue/PR Labels
+
+Repositories created by GitHub templates do not adopt the issue/PR labels set in the template.
+Instead, each one must be copied manually, which is unfortunate, but must only be done once.
+
+**Below are the [labels](https://github.com/mhatzl/project-repo-template/labels) defined in the project template:**
+
+- `blocked` ... Marks this issue/PR that it is blocked by another issue/PR (Color: `#F83A55`)
+- `blocking` ... Marks this issue/PR that it is blocking other issues/PRs (Color: `#321575`)
+- `declined` ... Marks this issue/PR as being closed without implementation (Color: `#ffffff`)
+- `forces-major-bump` ... Fixing this issue/merging this PR introduces BREAKING CHANGES (Color: `#C23FB0`)
+- `good-first-issue` ... Marks this issue that it is good for new contributors (Color: `#8AE5A7`)
+- `help-needed` ... Assignee of this issue/PR needs help (Color: `#3DD15A`)
+- `high-prio` ... Marks this issue/PR that it requires immediate attention (Color: `#D71700`)
+- `hotfix` ... Marks this PR as a fix of a critical bug (Color: `#C9959E`)
+- `low-prio` ... Marks this issue/PR as less important (Color: `#88BBB8`)
+- `req-missing-wiki-entry` ... This REQ issue is not yet documented in the wiki (Color: `#6E5DB7`)
+- `req-ready` ... Marks this REQ issue as being ready for implementation (Color: `#0487CA`)
+- `waiting-on-assignee` ... Issue/PR author or reviewer is awaiting response from assignee (Color: `#FEF2C0`)
+- `waiting-on-author` ... Assignee or reviewer is awaiting response from issue/PR author (Color: `#463F12`)
+- `waiting-on-reviewer` ... Author or assignee is awaiting response from reviewer (Color: `#E6A2AE`)
+
+## GitHub Settings
+
+Repository settings are not adopted from templates, and must be set manually.
+Below are the recommended settings that work well with this project template.
+
+**General Settings:**
+
+- Enable wiki and discussions features
+- Only allow squash merging for pull requests
+- Automatically delete head branches
+
+**GitHub Actions Settings:**
+
+- Allow GitHub Actions to create and approve pull requests
+
 # License
 
 MIT Licensed