1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index d2cc50be509..a75c1b16145 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   def dispensable_render(...)
     render(...)
-  rescue StandardError => error
+  rescue StandardError => e
     if Feature.enabled?(:dispensable_render)
-      Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(error)
+      Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(e)
       nil
     else
-      raise error
+      raise e
     end
   end
 
   def dispensable_render_if_exists(...)
     render_if_exists(...)
-  rescue StandardError => error
+  rescue StandardError => e
     if Feature.enabled?(:dispensable_render)
-      Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(error)
+      Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(e)
       nil
     else
-      raise error
+      raise e
     end
   end
 
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     ApplicationHelper.promo_host
   end
 
+  # This needs to be used outside of Rails
+  def self.community_forum
+    'https://forum.gitlab.com'
+  end
+
+  # Convenient method for Rails helper
+  def community_forum
+    ApplicationHelper.community_forum
+  end
+
   def promo_url
     'https://' + promo_host
   end