"Pause Auto-Merge" checkbox in dependency dashboard

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Discussed in https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/discussions/29699

^{Originally posted by Turbo87 June 16, 2024}

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It would occasionally be useful to be able to pause/suspend the auto-merging behavior of renovatebot. For example, when a CD pipeline is set up and you are dealing with a bugfix, you might not want automated dependency updates to interfere with your deployments. Having a checkbox in the dependency dashboard to temporarily pause the auto-merging behavior would probably help in such situations.

Add a new checkbox like:

• [ ] Pause Renovate automerges when this checkbox is selected

If checked, all automerges should be halted this includes security fixes. When unchecked automerges normal upgrade processing should continue.