GH-900 · Question #18
What are two recommended ways of improving the discoverability of a repository? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. Create a README file describing the repository: A well-written README file provides D. Add topics to classify the repository: Adding topics to your repository helps classify it under. Two effective ways to improve repository discoverability are: (B) Creating a README file - a well-written README appears on the repository's main page and describes its purpose, making it easier for users and search engines to understand what the project does; and (D) Adding…
Question
What are two recommended ways of improving the discoverability of a repository? (Choose two.)
Options
- ARegister the repository with GitHub search.
- BCreate a README file describing the repository: A well-written README file provides
- CAdd labels to categorize the repository.
- DAdd topics to classify the repository: Adding topics to your repository helps classify it under
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A2% (1)
- B90% (37)
- C7% (3)
Explanation
Two effective ways to improve repository discoverability are: (B) Creating a README file - a well-written README appears on the repository's main page and describes its purpose, making it easier for users and search engines to understand what the project does; and (D) Adding topics - GitHub topics are searchable tags (e.g., 'machine-learning', 'python') that classify your repository under relevant categories, allowing users browsing GitHub Explore or searching by topic to find it. Option A is incorrect because GitHub does not offer a manual 'register with search' feature - indexing is automatic. Option C (labels) organizes issues and pull requests within a repo but does not improve external discoverability.
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