Display warning when creating namespaces with . (dots)
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Release notes
Problem to solve
Namespaces may contain . which make some feature unusable such as GitLab Pages. There have been multiple suggestions to add a warning and link to documentation when a user is trying to sign up or create a group that includes invalid characters such as ..
Related to #20184 (closed)
Intended users
User experience goal
The user should be warned about the feature limitations that exists when choosing certain usernames or group names.
Proposal
Display warning message below on GitLab Pages:
As I type invalid text warning
Final Copy:
Invalid: Cannot contain a period
Notes: This version of UI reaction happens as soon as the user hits the .. The "save" button should also be disabled if this situation occurs
Old proposal
Display a warning on the new group page (current page)
Further details
See &3740 (closed).
We already display some warnings in the documentation https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.html#gitlab-pages-default-domain-names which point to the limitations https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/pages/introduction.html#limitations
Documentation
Availability & Testing
Available Tier
- Free
- Premium/Silver
- Ultimate/Gold
What does success look like, and how can we measure that?
A user will be better informed about the features they may have to give up if they choose that username or group name.