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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/appearance.md b/doc/user/admin_area/appearance.md index 2083cb06f93..4c3bdde223b 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/appearance.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/appearance.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ disqus_identifier: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/customization/branded_login_page. # GitLab Appearance **(FREE SELF)** -There are several options for customizing the appearance of a self-managed instance +Several options are available for customizing the appearance of a self-managed instance of GitLab. To access these settings: 1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**. @@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ By default, the navigation bar has the GitLab logo, but this can be customized w any image desired. It is optimized for images 28px high (any width), but any image can be used (less than 1 MB) and it is automatically resized. -After you select and upload an image, click **Update appearance settings** at the bottom +After you select and upload an image, select **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page to activate it in the GitLab instance. NOTE: -GitLab pipeline emails also display the custom logo. +GitLab pipeline emails also display the custom logo, unless the logo is in SVG format. If the +custom logo is in SVG format, the default logo is used instead because the SVG format is not +supported by many email clients. ## Favicon @@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ By default, the favicon (used by the browser as the tab icon, as well as the CI uses the GitLab logo, but this can be customized with any icon desired. It must be a 32x32 `.png` or `.ico` image. -After you select and upload an icon, click **Update appearance settings** at the bottom +After you select and upload an icon, select **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page to activate it in the GitLab instance. ## System header and footer messages @@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ as the header and footer messages can only be a single line. If desired, you can select **Enable header and footer in emails** to have the text of the header and footer added to all emails sent by the GitLab instance. -After you add a message, click **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page +After you add a message, select **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page to activate it in the GitLab instance. ## Sign in / Sign up pages @@ -60,8 +62,8 @@ The optimal size for the logo is 640x360px, but any image can be used (below 1MB and it is resized automatically. The logo image appears between the title and the description, on the left of the sign-up page. -After you add a message, click **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page -to activate it in the GitLab instance. You can also click on the **Sign-in page** button, +After you add a message, select **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page +to activate it in the GitLab instance. You can also select **Sign-in page**, to review the saved appearance settings: NOTE: @@ -75,9 +77,9 @@ You can make full use of [Markdown](../markdown.md) in the description: The message is displayed below the **New Project** message, on the left side of the **New project page**. -After you add a message, click **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page -to activate it in the GitLab instance. You can also click on the **New project page** -button, which brings you to the new project page so you can review the change. +After you add a message, select **Update appearance settings** at the bottom of the page +to activate it in the GitLab instance. You can also select **New project page**, +which brings you to the new project page so you can review the change. ## Libravatar |