A tutorial is page that contains an end-to-end walkthrough of a complex workflow or scenario. In general, you might consider using a tutorial when:
For tutorial Markdown files, you can either:
doc/tutorials
and name the file _index.md
.In the left nav, add the tutorial near the relevant feature documentation.
Add a link to the tutorial on one of the tutorial pages.
Tutorial formatTutorials should be in this format:
title: Title (starts with "Tutorial:" followed by an active verb, like "Tutorial: Create a website")
---
<!-- vale gitlab_base.FutureTense = NO -->
A paragraph that explains what the tutorial does, and the expected outcome.
To create a website:
1. [Do the first task](#do-the-first-task)
1. [Do the second task](#do-the-second-task)
## Before you begin
This section is optional.
- Thing 1
- Thing 2
- Thing 3
## Do the first task
To do step 1:
1. First step.
1. Another step.
1. Another step.
## Do the second task
Before you begin, make sure you have [done the first task](#do-the-first-task).
To do step 2:
1. First step.
1. Another step.
1. Another step.
An example of a tutorial that follows this format is Tutorial: Make your first Git commit.
Tutorial page titleStart the page title with Tutorial:
followed by an active verb, like Tutorial: Create a website
.
In the left nav, use the full page title. Do not abbreviate it. Put the text in quotes so the pipeline succeeds. For example, "Tutorial: Make your first Git commit"
.
On the Learn GitLab with tutorials page, do not use Tutorial
in the title.
You can include screenshots in a tutorial to illustrate important steps in the process. In the core product documentation, you should use illustrations sparingly. However, in tutorials, screenshots can help users understand where they are in a complex process.
Try to balance the number of screenshots in the tutorial so they don’t disrupt the narrative flow. For example, do not put one large screenshot in the middle of the tutorial. Instead, put multiple, smaller screenshots throughout.
Tutorial voiceUse a friendlier tone than you would for other topic types. For example, you can:
Next, you will associate your issues with your epics
. Disable the Vale rule gitlab_base.FutureTense
to avoid false positives.This task might take a while to complete
.On pages that are tutorials, add the most appropriate stage:
and group:
metadata at the top of the file. If the majority of the content does not align with a single group, specify none
for the stage and Tutorials
for the group:
stage: none
group: Tutorials
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