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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/broadcast_messages.md b/doc/user/admin_area/broadcast_messages.md index 6f6aed68620..67a89f896ff 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/broadcast_messages.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/broadcast_messages.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- -stage: none -group: unassigned +stage: Growth +group: Activation info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments type: reference, howto --- @@ -66,11 +66,16 @@ To add a broadcast message: 1. Navigate to the **Admin Area > Messages** page. 1. Add the text for the message to the **Message** field. Markdown and emoji are supported. 1. Select one of the suggested background colors, or add the hex code of a different color. The default color is orange. -1. If required, add a **Target Path** to only show the broadcast message on URLs matching that path. You can use the wildcard character `*` to match multiple URLs, for example `/users/*/issues`. +1. If required, add a **Target Path** to only show the broadcast message on URLs matching that path. You can use the wildcard character `*` to match multiple URLs, for example `mygroup/myproject*`. 1. Select a date for the message to start and end. 1. Click the **Add broadcast message** button. NOTE: +When scoping messages, you can't use preceding or trailing slashes. For example, +instead of `/mygroup/myproject/`, you must use `mygroup/myproject`. A fix is +[planned for GitLab 13.12](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/59482). + +NOTE: The **Background color** field expects the value to be a hexadecimal code because the form uses the [color_field](https://api.rubyonrails.org/v6.0.3.4/classes/ActionView/Helpers/FormHelper.html#method-i-color_field) helper method, which generates the proper HTML to render. |