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Implement second phase of refactor, including: 

- Adding icons.
- Adding more stages.
- Alphabetising tables.
- Adding more links.
- Andother minor improvements.
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="user/index.md"><strong>User documentation</strong></a>
<a href="user/index.md"><strong>User documentation</strong> <i class="fa fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
<br/><br/>
Discover features and concepts for GitLab users.
</td>
<td>
<a href="administration/index.md"><strong>Administrator documentation</strong></a>
<a href="administration/index.md"><strong>Administrator documentation</strong> <i class="fa fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
<br/><br/>
Everything GitLab administrators need to know.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<a href="#contributing-to-gitlab"><strong>Contributing to GitLab</strong></a>
<a href="#contributing-to-gitlab"><strong>Contributing to GitLab</strong> <i class="fa fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
<br/><br/>
At GitLab, everyone can contribute!
</td>
<td>
<a href="#new-to-git-and-gitlab"><strong>New to Git and GitLab?</strong></a>
<a href="#new-to-git-and-gitlab"><strong>New to Git and GitLab?</strong> <i class="fa fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
<br/><br/>
We have resources to get you started.
</td>
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<td>
<a href="#building-an-integration-with-gitlab"><strong>Building an integration with GitLab?</strong></a>
<a href="#building-an-integration-with-gitlab"><strong>Building an integration with GitLab?</strong> <i class="fa fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
<br/><br/>
Consult our our automation and integration documentation.
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<a href="#coming-to-gitlab-from-another-platform"><strong>Coming to GitLab from another platform?</strong></a>
<a href="#coming-to-gitlab-from-another-platform"><strong>Coming to GitLab from another platform?</strong> <i class="fa fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>
<br/><br/>
Consult our handy guides.
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@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ You can also find documentation topics arranged by [DevOps Lifecycle stage](#com
 
Have a look at some of our most popular documentation resources:
 
| Popular Page | Description |
| Popular Topic | Description |
|:----------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| [GitLab CI/CD examples](ci/examples/README.md) | Get up to speed quickly with common CI/CD scenarios. |
| [Configuring `.gitlab-ci.yml`](ci/yaml/README.md) | Complete syntax documentation for configuring your CI pipelines. |
| [Using Docker images](ci/docker/using_docker_images.md) | Build and test your applications with Docker. |
| [SSH authentication](ssh/README.md) | Secure your network communication. |
| [Kubernetes integration](user/project/clusters/index.md) | Use GitLab with Kubernetes. |
| [GitLab CI/CD examples](ci/examples/README.md) | Get up to speed quickly with common CI/CD scenarios. |
| [GitLab Container Registry](user/project/container_registry.md) | Host containers within GitLab. |
| [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md) | Host static websites for your projects with GitLab. |
| [Kubernetes integration](user/project/clusters/index.md) | Use GitLab with Kubernetes. |
| [SSH authentication](ssh/README.md) | Secure your network communications. |
| [Using Docker images](ci/docker/using_docker_images.md) | Build and test your applications with Docker. |
 
## Complete DevOps with GitLab
 
GitLab is the first single application for software development, security,
and operations that enables Concurrent DevOps, making the software lifecycle
three times faster and radically improving the speed of business.
and operations that enables [Concurrent DevOps](https://about.gitlab.com/concurrent-devops/),
making the software lifecycle faster and radically improving the speed of business.
 
GitLab provides solutions for all the stages of the DevOps lifecycle:
GitLab provides solutions for [all the stages of the DevOps lifecycle](https://about.gitlab.com/stages-devops-lifecycle/):
 
<img class="image-noshadow" src="img/devops_lifecycle.png" alt="DevOps Lifecycle">
 
@@ -86,13 +86,23 @@ The following sections provide links to documentation for each DevOps stage:
 
| DevOps Stage | Documentation for |
|:------------------------|:-----------------------------------|
| [Plan](#plan) | Project management tools. |
| [Manage](#manage) | Business insight features. |
| [Plan](#plan) | Project planning tools. |
| [Create](#create) | Source code version control tools. |
| [Verify](#verify) | Testing and code quality tools. |
| [Package](#package) | Code packaging tools. |
| [Release](#release) | Code release tools. |
| [Configure](#configure) | Configuration tools. |
| [Monitor](#monitor) | Application monitoring. |
| [Secure](#secure) | Security capabilities. |
### Manage
| Manage Topics | Description |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Authentication and Authorization](administration/auth/README.md) | Supported authentication and authorization providers. |
| [GitLab Cycle Analytics](user/project/cycle_analytics.md) | Cycle Analytics measures the time it takes to go from an [idea to production](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/#from-idea-to-production-with-gitlab) for each project you have. |
| [Instance Statistics](user/instance_statistics/index.md) | Discover statistics on how many GitLab features you use and user activity. |
 
### Plan
 
@@ -106,19 +116,18 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Plan** stage:
 
| Plan Topics | Description |
|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Confidential issues](user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md) | Restrict access to issues to members with sufficient permissions. |
| [Discussions](user/discussions/index.md) | Threads, comments, and resolvable discussions in issues, commits, and merge requests. |
| [Due Dates](user/project/issues/due_dates.md) | Keep track of issue deadlines. |
| [GitLab Quick Actions](user/project/quick_actions.md) | Textual shortcuts for common actions on issues or merge requests that are usually done by clicking buttons or dropdowns in GitLab's UI. |
| [Issues](user/project/issues/index.md) | Project issues. |
| [Project Issue Board](user/project/issue_board.md) | Project issue boards. |
| [Issues and merge requests templates](user/project/description_templates.md) | Create templates for submitting new issues and merge requests. |
| [Labels](user/project/labels.md) | Categorize your issues or merge requests based on descriptive titles. |
| [Milestones](user/project/milestones/index.md) | Organize issues and merge requests into a cohesive group, optionally setting a due date. |
| [Moving Issues](user/project/issues/moving_issues.md) | Move issues between projects. |
| [Project Issue Board](user/project/issue_board.md) | Project issue boards. |
| [Time Tracking](workflow/time_tracking.md) | Track time spent on issues and merge requests. |
| [Todos](workflow/todos.md) | A chronological list of to-dos that are waiting for your input, all in a simple dashboard. |
| [GitLab Quick Actions](user/project/quick_actions.md) | Textual shortcuts for common actions on issues or merge requests that are usually done by clicking buttons or dropdowns in GitLab's UI. |
See also chat operations documentation:
- [Mattermost slash commands](user/project/integrations/mattermost_slash_commands.md).
- [Slack slash commands](user/project/integrations/slack_slash_commands.md).
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -135,18 +144,18 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Create** stage:
 
| Projects and Groups Topics | Description |
|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Projects](user/project/index.md) | Host source code and bring many parts of GitLab together. |
| [Project settings](user/project/settings/index.md) | Project configuration. |
| [Create a project](gitlab-basics/create-project.md) | Create a project. |
| [Fork a project](gitlab-basics/fork-project.md) | Duplicate a project. |
| [Importing and exporting projects between instances](user/project/settings/import_export.md) | Move projects. |
| [Project access](public_access/public_access.md) | Set up your project's visibility to public, internal, or private. |
| [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md) | Build, test, and deploy your static website with GitLab Pages. |
| [Groups](user/group/index.md) and [Subgroups](user/group/subgroups/index.md) | Organize your projects in groups. |
| [Importing and exporting projects between instances](user/project/settings/import_export.md) | Move projects. |
| [Project access](public_access/public_access.md) | Set up your project's visibility to public, internal, or private. |
| [Project settings](user/project/settings/index.md) | Project configuration. |
| [Projects](user/project/index.md) | Host source code and bring many parts of GitLab together. |
| [Search through GitLab](user/search/index.md) | Search for issues, merge requests, projects, groups, todos, and issues in Issue Boards. |
| [Snippets](user/snippets.md) | Snippets allow you to create little bits of code. |
| [Wikis](user/project/wiki/index.md) | Enhance your repository documentation with built-in wikis. |
| [Web IDE](user/project/web_ide/index.md) | Edit files within GitLab's user interface. |
| [Wikis](user/project/wiki/index.md) | Enhance your repository documentation with built-in wikis. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -154,17 +163,17 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Create** stage:
 
| Repositories Topics | Description |
|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Repositories](user/project/repository/index.md) | Manage source code repositories in GitLab's user interface. |
| [Files](user/project/repository/index.md#files) | Files management. |
| [Create a file](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-file), [Upload a file](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#upload-a-file), and [Create a directory](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-directory) | Create and upload files, and create directories within GitLab. |
| [File templates](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#template-dropdowns) | File templates for common files. |
| [Jupyter Notebook files](user/project/repository/index.md#jupyter-notebook-files) | GitLab's support for `.ipynb` files. |
| [Start a merge request](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#tips) | Start merge request when commiting via GitLab's user interface. |
| [Branches](user/project/repository/branches/index.md) and the [default branch](user/project/repository/branches/index.md#default-branch) | How to use branches in GitLab. |
| [Commits](user/project/repository/index.md#commits) and [signing commits](user/project/repository/gpg_signed_commits/index.md) | Work with commits, and use GPG to sign your commits. |
| [Create a branch](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch) | Create branches within GitLab's user interface. |
| [Protected branches](user/project/protected_branches.md) | Use protected branches. |
| [Create a file](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-file), [upload a file](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#upload-a-file), and [create a directory](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-directory) | Create and upload files, and create directories within GitLab. |
| [Delete merged branches](user/project/repository/branches/index.md#delete-merged-branches) | Bulk delete branches after their changes are merged. |
| [Commits](user/project/repository/index.md#commits) and [signing commits](user/project/repository/gpg_signed_commits/index.md) | Work with commits, and use GPG to sign your commits. |
| [File templates](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#template-dropdowns) | File templates for common files. |
| [Files](user/project/repository/index.md#files) | Files management. |
| [Jupyter Notebook files](user/project/repository/index.md#jupyter-notebook-files) | GitLab's support for `.ipynb` files. |
| [Protected branches](user/project/protected_branches.md) | Use protected branches. |
| [Repositories](user/project/repository/index.md) | Manage source code repositories in GitLab's user interface. |
| [Start a merge request](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#tips) | Start merge request when commiting via GitLab's user interface. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -172,11 +181,11 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Create** stage:
 
| Merge Requests Topics | Description |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/index.md) | Merge request management. |
| [Work In Progress "WIP" merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md) | Prevent merges of work-in-progress merge requests. |
| [Merge request discussion resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-discussion-to-a-new-issue) | Resolve discussions, move discussions in a merge request to an issue, only allow merge requests to be merged if all discussions are resolved. |
| [Checking out merge requests locally](user/project/merge_requests/index.md#checkout-merge-requests-locally) | Tips for working with merge requests locally. |
| [Cherry-picking](user/project/merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md) | Use GitLab for cherry-picking changes. |
| [Merge request discussion resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-discussion-to-a-new-issue) | Resolve discussions, move discussions in a merge request to an issue, only allow merge requests to be merged if all discussions are resolved. |
| [Merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/index.md) | Merge request management. |
| [Work In Progress "WIP" merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md) | Prevent merges of work-in-progress merge requests. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -184,8 +193,8 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Create** stage:
 
| Integrations Topics | Description |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Project Services](user/project/integrations/project_services.md) | Integrate a project with external services, such as CI and chat. |
| [GitLab Integration](integration/README.md) | Integrate with multiple third-party services with GitLab to allow external issue trackers and external authentication. |
| [Project Services](user/project/integrations/project_services.md) | Integrate a project with external services, such as CI and chat. |
| [Trello Power-Up](integration/trello_power_up.md) | Integrate with GitLab's Trello Power-Up. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
@@ -214,9 +223,9 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Verify** stage:
| Verify Topics | Description |
|:---------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md) | Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment with GitLab. |
| [Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md) | Preview changes to your app right from a merge request. |
| [Pipeline Graphs](ci/pipelines.md#pipeline-graphs) | Visualize builds. |
| [JUnit test reports](ci/junit_test_reports.md) | Display JUnit test reports on merge requests. |
| [Pipeline Graphs](ci/pipelines.md#pipeline-graphs) | Visualize builds. |
| [Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md) | Preview changes to your app right from a merge request. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -247,8 +256,8 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Release** stage:
| [Auto Deploy](topics/autodevops/index.md#auto-deploy) | Configure GitLab CI for the deployment of your application. |
| [Environments and deployments](ci/environments.md) | With environments, you can control the continuous deployment of your software within GitLab. |
| [GitLab Pages](user/project/pages/index.md) | Build, test, and deploy a static site directly from GitLab. |
| [Scheduled Pipelines](user/project/pipelines/schedules.md) | Execute pipelines on a schedule. |
| [Protected Runners](ci/runners/README.md#protected-runners) | Select Runners to only pick jobs for protected branches and tags. |
| [Scheduled Pipelines](user/project/pipelines/schedules.md) | Execute pipelines on a schedule. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -263,10 +272,12 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Configure** stage:
| Configure Topics | Description |
|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Auto DevOps](topics/autodevops/index.md) | Automatically employ a complete DevOps lifecycle. |
| [Installing Applications](user/project/clusters/index.md#installing-applications) | Deploy Helm, Ingress, and Prometheus on Kubernetes. |
| [Protected variables](ci/variables/README.md#protected-variables) | Restrict variables to protected branches and tags. |
| [Easy creation of Kubernetes clusters on GKE](user/project/clusters/index.md#adding-and-creating-a-new-gke-cluster-via-gitlab) | Use Google Kubernetes Engine and GitLab. |
| [Executable Runbooks](user/project/clusters/runbooks/index.md) | Documented procedures that explain how to carry out particular processes. |
| [Installing Applications](user/project/clusters/index.md#installing-applications) | Deploy Helm, Ingress, and Prometheus on Kubernetes. |
| [Mattermost slash commands](user/project/integrations/mattermost_slash_commands.md) | |
| [Protected variables](ci/variables/README.md#protected-variables) | Restrict variables to protected branches and tags. |
| [Slack slash commands](user/project/integrations/slack_slash_commands.md) | |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
@@ -280,17 +291,22 @@ instant how code changes impact your production environment.
 
The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Monitor** stage:
 
| Monitor Topics | Description |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [GitLab Prometheus](administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md) | Configure the bundled Prometheus to collect various metrics from your GitLab instance. |
| [Prometheus project integration](user/project/integrations/prometheus.md) | Configure the Prometheus integration per project and monitor your CI/CD environments. |
| [Prometheus metrics](user/project/integrations/prometheus_library/metrics.md) | Let Prometheus collect metrics from various services, like Kubernetes, NGINX, NGINX ingress controller, HAProxy, and Amazon Cloud Watch. |
| [GitLab Performance Monitoring](administration/monitoring/performance/index.md) | Use InfluxDB and Grafana to monitor the performance of your GitLab instance (will be eventually replaced by Prometheus). |
| [Health check](user/admin_area/monitoring/health_check.md) | GitLab provides liveness and readiness probes to indicate service health and reachability to required services. |
| [GitLab Cycle Analytics](user/project/cycle_analytics.md) | Cycle Analytics measures the time it takes to go from an [idea to production](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/08/05/continuous-integration-delivery-and-deployment-with-gitlab/#from-idea-to-production-with-gitlab) for each project you have. |
| Monitor Topics | Description |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [GitLab Performance Monitoring](administration/monitoring/performance/index.md) | Use InfluxDB and Grafana to monitor the performance of your GitLab instance (will be eventually replaced by Prometheus). |
| [GitLab Prometheus](administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md) | Configure the bundled Prometheus to collect various metrics from your GitLab instance. |
| [Health check](user/admin_area/monitoring/health_check.md) | GitLab provides liveness and readiness probes to indicate service health and reachability to required services. |
| [Prometheus project integration](user/project/integrations/prometheus.md) | Configure the Prometheus integration per project and monitor your CI/CD environments. |
| [Prometheus metrics](user/project/integrations/prometheus_library/metrics.md) | Let Prometheus collect metrics from various services, like Kubernetes, NGINX, NGINX ingress controller, HAProxy, and Amazon Cloud Watch. |
 
<div align="right">Back to <a href="#overview">Overview</a>.</div>
 
### Secure
| Monitor Topics | Description |
|:--------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------|
| [Container Scanning](ci/examples/container_scanning.md) | Use Clair to scan docker images for known vulnerabilities. |
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