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 `/help` page and on
to go for help. You can customize and display this information on the GitLab `/help` page and on
the GitLab sign-in page.
## Add a help message to the Help page
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1. Enter the URL in the **Support page URL** field.
1. Select **Save changes**.
## Redirect GitLab documentation links
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/43157) in GitLab 13.5.
> - [Deployed behind a feature flag](../../feature_flags.md), disabled by default.
> - Enabled on GitLab.com.
> - Ready for production use.
> - To use in GitLab self-managed instances, ask a GitLab administrator to [enable it](#enable-or-disable-gitlab-documentation-link-redirects). **(FREE SELF)**
This in-development feature might not be available for your use. There can be
[risks when enabling features still in development](../../feature_flags.md#risks-when-enabling-features-still-in-development).
Refer to this feature's version history for more details.
Documentation links go to the `/help` section on the instance by default, but you can
redirect these links to an external documentation site like `https://docs.gitlab.com`:
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 **Documentation pages URL** field.
1. Select **Save changes**.
### Enable or disable GitLab documentation link redirects **(FREE SELF)**
The GitLab documentation link redirects feature is under development and not ready
for production use. It is deployed behind a feature flag that is **disabled by default**.
[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../../administration/feature_flags.md)