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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/help_page.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/help_page.md index d7c96c295f6..d2f99a51ec3 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/help_page.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/help_page.md @@ -5,36 +5,58 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w type: howto --- -# Customizing the 'Help' and login page messages +# Customize the Help and sign-in page messages In large organizations, it is useful to have information about who to contact or where -to go for help. You can customize and display this information on the GitLab server's -`/help` page and on the GitLab login page. +to go for help. You can customize and display this information on the GitLab `/help` page and on +the GitLab sign-in page. -## Adding a help message to the help page +## Add a help message to the Help page -You can add a help message, which is shown on the GitLab `/help` page (e.g., -<https://gitlab.com/help>) in a new section at the top of the `/help` page: +You can add a help message, which is shown at the top of the GitLab `/help` page (for example, +<https://gitlab.com/help>): 1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. 1. In the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**, then expand **Help page**. -1. Under **Help page text**, fill in the information you wish to display on `/help`. -1. Save your changes. You can now see the message on `/help`. +1. Under **Additional text to show on the Help page**, fill in the information you wish to display on `/help`. +1. Select **Save changes**. You can now see the message on `/help`. -## Adding a help message to the login page **(STARTER)** +NOTE: +By default, `/help` is visible to unauthenticated users. However, if the +[**Public** visibility level](visibility_and_access_controls.md#restricted-visibility-levels) +is restricted, `/help` is visible only to signed-in users. -You can add a help message, which is shown on the GitLab login page in a new section -titled `Need Help?`, located below the login page message: +## Add a help message to the sign-in page **(STARTER)** + +You can add a help message, which is shown on the GitLab sign-in page. The message appears in a new +section titled **Need Help?**, located below the sign-in page message: 1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. 1. In the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**, then expand **Help page**. -1. Under **Help text**, fill in the information you wish to display on the login page. +1. Under **Additional text to show on the sign-in page**, fill in the information you wish to + display on the sign-in page. +1. Select **Save changes**. You can now see the message on the sign-in page. + +## Hide marketing-related entries from the Help page + +GitLab marketing-related entries are occasionally shown on the Help page. To hide these entries: -  +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. In the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**, then expand **Help page**. +1. Select the **Hide marketing-related entries from the Help page** checkbox. +1. Select **Save changes**. -1. Save your changes. +## Set a custom Support page URL - +You can specify a custom URL to which users are directed when they: + +- Select **Support** from the Help dropdown. +- Select **See our website for help** on the Help page. + +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. In the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**, then expand **Help page**. +1. Enter the URL in the **Support page URL** field. +1. Select **Save changes**. <!-- ## Troubleshooting |