Expand section when direct URL paramater is present

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Problem to solve

When accessing the settings page in a project or group, there are many distinct sections inside a single page, and they are all collapsed sections by default. Ideally, when a user gets a URL to a settings page with a section expanded, it should take the user directly to the expanded section.

For example, I want to access the Runner settings. I need to go to Settings -> CI/CD -> Expand Runner section. Ideally I could have a URL with a parameter that opens the section automatically .../-/settings/ci_cd#runner.

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Intended users

All maintainers or admins of GitLab that have access to the settings area.

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

When accessing an index page that contains multiple sections, a direct link would send the user to the correct spot on the page with the section expanded.

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Edited Jun 30, 2025 by 🤖 GitLab Bot 🤖
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