Merge branch 'docs-update-product-link' into 'master'

Remove product from product-categories URLs in GitLab repo

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!49403

.gitlab/issue_templates/Doc Review.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <!-- NOTE: Please add a DevOps stage label (format `devops:<stage_name>`)
      and assign the technical writer who is
-     [listed for that stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#devops-stages). -->
+     [listed for that stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops-stages). -->
 
 
 ## References

.gitlab/merge_request_templates/Documentation.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ All reviewers can help ensure accuracy, clarity, completeness, and adherence to
 
 **2. Technical Writer**
 
-- [ ] Technical writer review. If not requested for this MR, must be scheduled post-merge. To request for this MR, assign the writer listed for the applicable [DevOps stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#devops-stages).
+- [ ] Technical writer review. If not requested for this MR, must be scheduled post-merge. To request for this MR, assign the writer listed for the applicable [DevOps stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops-stages).
   - [ ] Ensure docs metadata are present and up-to-date.
   - [ ] Ensure ~"Technical Writing" and ~"documentation" are added.
   - [ ] Add the corresponding `docs::` [scoped label](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/labels?utf8=%E2%9C%93&subscribed=&search=docs%3A%3A).

doc/development/adding_service_component.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The following outline re-uses the [maturity metric](https://about.gitlab.com/dir
 
 The initial step for integrating a new component with GitLab starts with creating a [Feature proposal in the issue tracker](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new?issuable_template=Feature%20proposal).
 
-Identify the [product category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/) the component falls under and assign the Engineering Manager and Product Manager responsible for that category.
+Identify the [product category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/) the component falls under and assign the Engineering Manager and Product Manager responsible for that category.
 
 The general steps for getting any GitLab feature from proposal to release can be found in the [Product development flow](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product-development-flow/).
 

doc/development/code_review.md

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ with [domain expertise](#domain-experts).
    **approved by a [Distribution team member](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/)**. See how to work with the [Distribution team](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/development/enablement/distribution/#how-to-work-with-distribution) for more details.
 1. If your merge request includes documentation changes, it must be **approved
    by a [Technical writer](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments)**, based on
-   the appropriate [product category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/).
+   the appropriate [product category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/).
 1. If your merge request includes end-to-end **and** non-end-to-end changes (*3*), it must be **approved
    by a [Software Engineer in Test](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/#individual-contributors)**.
 1. If your merge request only includes end-to-end changes (*3*) **or** if the MR author is a [Software Engineer in Test](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/quality/#individual-contributors), it must be **approved by a [Quality maintainer](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/projects/#gitlab_maintainers_qa)**

doc/development/contributing/issue_workflow.md

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The GitLab handbook documents [when something is a bug](https://about.gitlab.com
 
 ### Stage labels
 
-Stage labels specify which [stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#hierarchy) the issue belongs to.
+Stage labels specify which [stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#hierarchy) the issue belongs to.
 
 #### Naming and color convention
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ The current group labels can be found by [searching the labels list for `group::
 These labels are [scoped labels](../../user/project/labels.md#scoped-labels)
 and thus are mutually exclusive.
 
-You can find the groups listed in the [Product Stages, Groups, and Categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/) page.
+You can find the groups listed in the [Product Stages, Groups, and Categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/) page.
 
 We use the term group to map down product requirements from our product stages.
 As a team needs some way to collect the work their members are planning to be assigned to, we use the `~group::` labels to do so.
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Please read [Stage and Group labels in Throughput](https://about.gitlab.com/hand
 ### Category labels
 
 From the handbook's
-[Product stages, groups, and categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#hierarchy)
+[Product stages, groups, and categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#hierarchy)
 page:
 
 > Categories are high-level capabilities that may be a standalone product at
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ in <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/blob/master/data/categories.yml
 ### Feature labels
 
 From the handbook's
-[Product stages, groups, and categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#hierarchy)
+[Product stages, groups, and categories](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#hierarchy)
 page:
 
 > Features: Small, discrete functionalities. e.g. Issue weights. Some common

doc/development/documentation/index.md

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ All values are treated as strings and are only used for the
 Each page should ideally have metadata related to the stage and group it
 belongs to, as well as an information block as described below:
 
-- `stage`: The [Stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#devops-stages)
+- `stage`: The [Stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops-stages)
   to which the majority of the page's content belongs.
 - `group`: The [Group](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/structure/#product-groups)
   to which the majority of the page's content belongs.

doc/development/documentation/styleguide/index.md

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ the documentation helps others efficiently accomplish tasks and solve problems.
 
 If you have questions when considering, authoring, or editing documentation, ask
 the Technical Writing team. They're available on Slack in `#docs` or in GitLab by mentioning the
-writer for the applicable [DevOps stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#devops-stages).
+writer for the applicable [DevOps stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops-stages).
 Otherwise, forge ahead with your best effort. It does not need to be perfect;
 the team is happy to review and improve upon your content. Review the
 [Documentation guidelines](index.md) before you begin your first documentation MR.
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ For other punctuation rules, refer to the
 - When possible, avoid including words that might change in the future. Changing
   a heading changes its anchor URL, which affects other linked pages.
 - When introducing a new document, be careful for the headings to be
-  grammatically and syntactically correct. Mention an [assigned technical writer (TW)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/)
+  grammatically and syntactically correct. Mention an [assigned technical writer (TW)](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/)
   for review.
   This is to ensure that no document with wrong heading is going live without an
   audit, thus preventing dead links and redirection issues when corrected.

doc/development/feature_categorization/index.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w
 Each Sidekiq worker, controller action, or API endpoint
 must declare a `feature_category` attribute. This attribute maps each
 of these to a [feature
-category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/). This
+category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/). This
 is done for error budgeting, alert routing, and team attribution.
 
 The list of feature categories can be found in the file `config/feature_categories.yml`.

doc/development/feature_flags/development.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Each feature flag is defined in a separate YAML file consisting of a number of f
 | `default_enabled`   | yes      | The default state of the feature flag that is strictly validated, with `default_enabled:` passed as an argument. |
 | `introduced_by_url` | no       | The URL to the Merge Request that introduced the feature flag. |
 | `rollout_issue_url` | no       | The URL to the Issue covering the feature flag rollout.        |
-| `group`             | no       | The [group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#devops-stages) that owns the feature flag. |
+| `group`             | no       | The [group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops-stages) that owns the feature flag. |
 
 TIP: **Tip:**
 All validations are skipped when running in `RAILS_ENV=production`.

doc/development/go_guide/index.md

@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ it displays its help message (if `cli` has been used).
 
 With the exception of [GitLab Runner](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner),
 which publishes its own binaries, our Go binaries are created by projects
-managed by the [Distribution group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#distribution-group).
+managed by the [Distribution group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#distribution-group).
 
 The [Omnibus GitLab](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab) project creates a
 single, monolithic operating system package containing all the binaries, while

doc/development/testing_guide/end_to_end/beginners_guide.md

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ end-to-end flows, and is easiest to understand.
 The GitLab QA end-to-end tests are organized by the different
 [stages in the DevOps lifecycle](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/tree/master/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui).
 Determine where the test should be placed by
-[stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#devops-stages),
+[stage](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#devops-stages),
 determine which feature the test belongs to, and then place it in a subdirectory
 under the stage.
 

doc/development/testing_guide/testing_levels.md

@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ Every new feature should come with a [test plan](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/g
 
 | Tests path | Testing engine | Notes |
 | ---------- | -------------- | ----- |
-| `qa/qa/specs/features/` | [Capybara](https://github.com/teamcapybara/capybara) + [RSpec](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails#feature-specs) + Custom QA framework | Tests should be placed under their corresponding [Product category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/) |
+| `qa/qa/specs/features/` | [Capybara](https://github.com/teamcapybara/capybara) + [RSpec](https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails#feature-specs) + Custom QA framework | Tests should be placed under their corresponding [Product category](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/) |
 
 > See [end-to-end tests](end_to_end/index.md) for more information.
 

doc/user/clusters/applications.md

@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ for the available configuration options.
 Support for installing the Ingress managed application is provided by the GitLab Configure group.
 If you run into unknown issues, [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new),
 and ping at least 2 people from the
-[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#configure-group).
+[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#configure-group).
 
 ### Install cert-manager using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ Support for installing the Cert Manager managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Configure group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#configure-group).
+[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#configure-group).
 
 ### Install Sentry using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ Support for installing the Sentry managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Health group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Health group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#health-group).
+[Health group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#health-group).
 
 ### Install PostHog using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ for the available configuration options.
 Support for installing the Prometheus managed application is provided by the
 GitLab APM group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
-least 2 people from the [APM group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#apm-group).
+least 2 people from the [APM group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#apm-group).
 
 ### Install GitLab Runner using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ Support for installing the GitLab Runner managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Runner group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Runner group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#runner-group).
+[Runner group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#runner-group).
 
 ### Install Cilium using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ Support for installing the Cilium managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Container Security group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#container-security-group).
+[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#container-security-group).
 
 ### Install Falco using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ Support for installing the Falco managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Container Security group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#container-security-group).
+[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#container-security-group).
 
 ### Install Vault using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ Support for installing the Vault managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Release Management group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Release Management group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#release-management-group).
+[Release Management group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#release-management-group).
 
 ### Install JupyterHub using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ Support for installing the JupyterHub managed application is provided by the Git
 If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#configure-group).
+[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#configure-group).
 
 ### Install Elastic Stack using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ environment logs through Elasticsearch is unsupported. This is supported if
 Support for installing the Elastic Stack managed application is provided by the
 GitLab APM group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
-least 2 people from the [APM group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#apm-group).
+least 2 people from the [APM group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#apm-group).
 
 ### Install Crossplane using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ Support for installing the Fluentd managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Container Security group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#container-security-group).
+[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#container-security-group).
 
 ### Install Knative using GitLab CI/CD
 
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ Support for installing the Knative managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Configure group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping at
 least 2 people from the
-[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#configure-group).
+[Configure group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#configure-group).
 
 #### Knative Metrics
 
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ Support for installing the AppArmor managed application is provided by the
 GitLab Container Security group. If you run into unknown issues,
 [open a new issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/new), and ping
 at least 2 people from the
-[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/product-categories/#container-security-group).
+[Container Security group](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/categories/#container-security-group).
 
 ## Browse applications logs