docs: add CodeQL review steps and restructure after-release checklist (#4200)

After the last release, @rejas left some notes in the collaboration
chat. This PR tries to address them.

Additionally I went through the whole file and fixed some typos and
formatting.
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## Pull Requests
- never merge your own PR's
- never merge without someone having approved (approving and merging from same person is allowed)
- never merge your own PRs
- never merge without someone having approved (approving and merging by the same person is allowed)
- wait for all approvals requested (or the author decides something different in the comments)
- merge to `master` only for releases or other urgent issues (update notification is only triggered by tags)
- merges to master should be tagged with the "mastermerge" label so that the test runs through
- merges to `master` should be tagged with the `mastermerge` label so that the test runs through
## Issues
- "real" Issues are closed if the problem is solved and the fix is released
- unrelated Issues (e.g. related to a foreign module) are closed immediately with a comment to open an issue in the module repository or to discuss this further in the forum or discord
- "real" issues are closed if the problem is solved and the fix is released
- unrelated issues (e.g. related to a third-party module) are closed immediately with a comment to open an issue in the module repository or to discuss this further in the forum or Discord
## Releases
Are done by
Releases are done by:
- [ ] @rejas
- [ ] @sdetweil
- [ ] @khassel
- [ ] @KristjanESPERANTO
- @rejas
- @sdetweil
- @khassel or
- @KristjanESPERANTO
### Pre-Deployment steps
### Pre-Deployment Steps
- [ ] update dependencies (a few days before)
### Deployment steps
### Deployment Steps
- [ ] pull latest `develop` branch
- [ ] pull the latest `develop` branch
- [ ] create `prep-release` branch from `develop`
- [ ] update `package.json` and `package-lock.json` to reflect correct version number `2.xx.0`
- [ ] test `prep-release` branch
- [ ] commit and push all changes
- [ ] create pull request from `prep-release` to `develop` branch with title `Prepare Release 2.xx.0`
- [ ] after successful test run via github actions: merge pull request to `develop`
- [ ] after successful test run via GitHub Actions: merge pull request to `develop`
- [ ] review the content of the automatically generated draft release named `unreleased`
- [ ] check contributor names
- [ ] check auto generated min. node version and adjust it for better readability if necessary
- [ ] check auto-generated minimum Node.js version and adjust it for better readability if necessary
- [ ] check if all elements are assigned to the correct category
- [ ] change release name to `v2.xx.0`
- [ ] after successful test run via github actions: create pull request from `develop` to `master` branch
- [ ] after successful test run via GitHub Actions: create pull request from `develop` to `master` branch
- [ ] add label `mastermerge`
- [ ] title of the PR is `Release 2.xx.0`
- [ ] description of the PR is the body of the draft release with name `v2.xx.0`
- [ ] check if new PR has merge conflicts, if so, merge `master` into the new PR and solve the conflicts
- [ ] after PR tests run without issues, merge PR
- [ ] review all `github-code-quality` / CodeQL review comments in the release PR (these comments are triggered automatically)
- [ ] triage findings: if non-critical, continue the release; if critical and unclear, check with other maintainers and postpone the release if needed
- [ ] if a finding is a false positive, dismiss it in the CodeQL alert with a short explanation
- [ ] check if the new PR has merge conflicts; if so, merge `master` into the new PR and solve the conflicts
- [ ] after PR tests run without issues, merge the PR
- [ ] edit draft release with name `v2.xx.0`
- [ ] set corresponding version tag `v2.xx.0` (with `Select tag` and then `Create new tag`)
- [ ] update release link in `Compare to previous Release` by replacing `develop` with new tag `v2.xx.0`
- [ ] update release link in `Compare to previous Release` by replacing `develop` with the new tag `v2.xx.0`
- [ ] publish the release (button at the bottom)
### Draft new development release
- [ ] checkout `develop` branch
- [ ] check out `develop` branch
- [ ] update `package.json` and `package-lock.json` to reflect correct version number `2.xx.0-develop`
- [ ] commit and push `develop` branch
- [ ] if new release will be in January, update the year in LICENSE.md
- [ ] if the new release will be in January, update the year in `LICENSE.md`
### After release
- [ ] publish release notes with link to github release on forum in new locked topic (use edit release on github to copy the content with markdown syntax)
- [ ] close all issues with label `ready (coming with next release)`
- [ ] release new documentation by merging `develop` on `master` in documentation repository
#### Documentation repository
- [ ] create a pull request from `develop` to `master` with title `Release v2.xx.0`
- [ ] after successful test run via GitHub Actions: merge the pull request to `master`
- [ ] verify the updated documentation site is live
- [ ] create/publish a release in the documentation repository for the same version (`v2.xx.0`)
- [ ] update `package.json` and `package-lock.json` in the `develop` branch to reflect the next version number `2.xx.0-develop`
- [ ] commit and push `develop` branch
#### npm
- [ ] publish new version on [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/magicmirror)
- [ ] use a clean environment (e.g. container)
- [ ] clone this repository with the new `master` branch and `cd` into the local repository directory
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- [ ] execute `npm publish`
- [ ] **Method 2 (fallback for headless environments): With token (bypasses 2FA)**
- [ ] ⚠️ Note: This method bypasses 2FA and should only be used when a browser is not available
- [ ] goto `https://www.npmjs.com/settings/<username>/tokens/` and click `generate new token`
- [ ] go to `https://www.npmjs.com/settings/<username>/tokens/` and click `generate new token`
- [ ] enable `Bypass two-factor authentication (2FA)` and under `Packages and scopes` give `Read and write` permission to the `magicmirror` package, press `Generate token`
- [ ] execute:
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npm set "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN"
npm publish
```
#### Housekeeping
- [ ] publish release notes with a link to the GitHub release on the forum in a new locked topic (use edit release on GitHub to copy the content with Markdown syntax)
- [ ] close all issues with label `ready (coming with next release)` in both repositories