GitLab 9.3 release post

Review Apps link: https://release-9-3.about.gitlab.com/2017/06/22/gitlab-9-3-released/

Release Post 🎉

• Blog handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/
• Release post handbook: https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/blog/release-posts/

General Contributions

General contributions from the team.

Due date: 06/14 (6th working day before the 22nd)

• Label MR: blog post release
• Add milestone
• Intro
• MVP
• Add cover image image_title (compressed)
• Upgrade barometer
• Top features
• Primary features
• Secondary features (improvements)
• Performance improvements
• Omnibus improvements
• Deprecations
• Documentation links
• Authorship (author's data)

Review

Content review (PMs)

Due date: 06/19 (2nd working day before the 22nd)

• Label MR: blog post release review-in-progress
• General review (PM)
  • Check Features' names
  • Check Features' availability (CE, EES, EEP)
  • Check Documentation links
  • Update data/promo.yml
  • Check all images' size - compress whenever > 300KB
  • Meaningful links (SEO)
  • Check links to product/feature webpages
• Copyedit (Sean P, Rebecca, or Marcia)
  • Title
  • Description
  • Grammar, spelling, clearness (body)
• Final review (Job)

Structural Check

Due date: 06/19 (2nd working day before the 22nd)

• Label MR: blog post release review-structure
• Check frontmatter (entries, syntax)
• Check image_title and twitter_image
• Check image shadow {:.shadow}
• Check images' ALT text
• Videos/iframes wrapped in <figure> tags (responsiveness)
• Add/check <!-- more --> separator
• Add/check cover img reference (at the end of the post)
• Columns (content balance between the columns)
• Badges consistency (applied to all headings)
• Remove any remaining instructions
• Remove HTML comments
• Run deadlink checker
• Update release template with any changes (if necessary)

data/release_posts/2017_06_22_gitlab_9_3_released.yml

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ features:
         Audit Log that includes all audit events from all Groups, Projects
         and user actions.
-        Additionally in GitLab EE, existing user audit events that were
+        Additionally in GitLab EEP, existing user audit events that were
         previously limited to just authentication events are
         expanded to include the following actions:
@@ -119,14 +119,10 @@ features:
          * Forget password
          * Failed to login
          * Add SSH key
-         * Grant Oauth access
-
-        <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/2336>
-        <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/1370>
+         * Grant OAuth access
     - name: Settings made simple
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
-      documentation_link: ''
       image_url: '/images/9_3/repository-settings.png'
       description: |
         Over time, the number of settings in GitLab has expanded as we've
@@ -179,7 +175,6 @@ features:
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
       documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/permissions.html'
       documentation_text: "Learn more about GitLab's permission model"
-      image_url: ''
       description: |
         The Reporter, Developer, Master, and Owner roles can now create and edit
         group labels. Previously, only Master and Owner roles could do this. This
@@ -187,7 +182,6 @@ features:
     - name: Performance improvements
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
-      documentation_link:
       description: |
         We are continuing to make great strides improving the performance of
         GitLab in every release. Not only will this make individual instances
@@ -206,7 +200,8 @@ features:
     - name: Inline description inline edit
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
-      documentation_link: ''
+      documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/issues/index.html'
+      documentation_text: "Learn more about issues in GitLab"
       image_url: '/images/9_3/issue_description_inline_edit.png'
       description: |
         The issue description serves as the single source of truth when teams
@@ -249,7 +244,7 @@ features:
         can now view user avatars. Also, clicking on a filter will activate the dropdown,
         allowing you change filters quickly.
-    - name: Internationalization of Project Home & Repository File page
+    - name: Internationalization of Project Home & Repository Files pages
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
       documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/development/i18n_guide.html'
       documentation_text: "Learn how to contribute translating GitLab "
@@ -264,8 +259,6 @@ features:
         Chinese, Bulgarian and Brazilian Portuguese. You can [follow the progress](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/32951)
         and take a look at the [contributing guidelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/development/i18n_guide.html) to get involved.
-        <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/31499>
-
     - name: Improvements to subgroups
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
       documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user/group/subgroups/'
@@ -281,8 +274,6 @@ features:
         expandable tree view of all subgroups and projects rather than having
         to navigate and explore them one page load at a time.
-        <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30343>
-
     - name: New scope for personal access tokens to pull Docker images from Container Registry
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
       documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.html'
@@ -302,7 +293,7 @@ features:
     - name: Object Storage for CI Artifacts
       available_in: [eep]
-      documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/job_artifacts.html#using-object-store'
+      documentation_link: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/job_artifacts.html#using-object-storage'
       documentation_text: "Learn more about using an object storage for CI artifacts"
       image_url:
       description: |
@@ -312,7 +303,6 @@ features:
     - name: Enhanced view for files in repo
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
-      documentation_link: ''
       image_url: '/images/9_3/enhanced_files_view.png'
       description: |
         When viewing files in your repository, some extra information is now automatically extracted and reported in the same page.
@@ -328,10 +318,8 @@ features:
         In GitLab 9.2 we released Pipeline Schedules that can be configured and managed using the UI. Today with GitLab 9.3 we're also releasing calls
         to create and manage Pipeline Schedules through a set of API, in order to allow integration with other tools simple and effective.
-    - name: Upcoming nginx upgrade
+    - name: Upcoming Nginx upgrade
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
-      documentation_link: ''
-      image_url:
       description: |
         As part of the upcoming GitLab 9.4 release, we will be upgrading the version of nginx included in our Omnibus packages to the new stable release, 1.12. Version 1.12 includes a number of improvements over the previous stable release, including the ability to [filter the log output](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests/1585). This will be a transparent upgrade for users, however if you have added [nginx your own customizations](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/doc/settings/nginx.md#inserting-custom-nginx-settings-into-the-gitlab-server-block) to the configuration, please ensure they continue to work with version 1.12.
@@ -353,9 +341,6 @@ features:
     - name: Debian 9 support
       available_in: [ce, ees, eep]
-      documentation_link: ''
-      documentation_text: "Learn more "
-      image_url:
       description: |
         With the Debian 9 release a few days ago, GitLab is proud to bring support to the platform with the 9.3 release. Packages are available on our [installation page](https://about.gitlab.com/installation).
@@ -449,6 +434,6 @@ deprecations:
     due: June 22nd, 2017.
     description: |
       GitLab 9.3 will be the last version to include support for openSUSE 42.1, as it is no longer supported by the community. Starting with GitLab 9.4 we will be offering support for openSUSE version 42.2.
-  - feature_name: Relative URL changes now require downtime
+  - feature_name: Relative URL changes from now on require downtime
     description: |
       Changes to relative URL configuration in omnibus installations now require a `sudo gitlab-ctl restart unicorn` after reconfigure to take effect. Unicorn restart requires downtime.