Arch: Is yaourt deprecated?

I came across [this article](https://itsfoss.com/best-aur-helpers/) saying that yaourt is deprecated. I wanted to look up more information about that on Arch Wiki, but found that yaourt is not listed on the [list of AUR helpers](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers) , which is bewildering. Is yaourt really deprecated? If so, what are the reasons? Is there an official announcement on Arch Wiki? And what are some widely recognized alternatives to yaourt among those listed on the page just cited (if not all of them)?