<p>The UI is bad. And it's getting worse.</p>
<pre><code>https://gitlab.acme.net/admin/
</code></pre>
<p>Is the easy way.</p>
<p>The other more complex way,</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Click on your Gravatar in the Left Bar.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Click your User Name in the popup menu. This should take you to, <a href="https://gitlab.acme.net/myusername" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://gitlab.acme.net/myusername</a></p>
</li>
<li><p>Click on the far right the profile icon to go to the admin area.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/a6ThG.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/a6ThG.png" alt="profile icon" /></a></p>
</li>
</ul>

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Evan Carroll
<ul>
<li>In the left bar click on <code>Search or go to...</code></li>
<li>In the dialog click on <code>Admin Area</code></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/uyS6w.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/uyS6w.png" alt="search or go to" /></a></p>

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I wonder where they even got the idea to do this. They moved an option from the navigation bar, to a new navigation bar that's only visible if you click on the Search Box.. This is hideous.
Evan Carroll
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This option isn't even there for me. My server requires re-authentication to go to admin mode, when I go to `/admin` it gives me the option to login, however when I search for "admin" or "admin mode" or "Enter admin" I get nothing. I think this option is only available if you're already re-authenticated to login as an admin. Which just raises the question how do you authenticate as an admin to enable this option.
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Brian
<p>Ever since Gitlab changed their UI, I can never find out how to get to the admin area? How do you do it?</p>

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How do you get to to the admin area of GitLab?
Evan Carroll
# How do you get to to the admin area of GitLab?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-13)

Ever since Gitlab changed their UI, I can never find out how to get to the admin area? How do you do it?

**Tags:** gitlab


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2023-12-13. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The UI is bad. And it's getting worse.
https://gitlab.acme.net/admin/

Is the easy way.
The other more complex way,

Click on your Gravatar in the Left Bar.

Click your User Name in the popup menu. This should take you to, https://gitlab.acme.net/myusername

Click on the far right the profile icon to go to the admin area.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-01-10. Score: 1

* In the left bar click on `Search or go to...`
* In the dialog click on `Admin Area`

[![search or go to](https://i.sstatic.net/uyS6w.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/uyS6w.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I wonder where they even got the idea to do this. They moved an option from the navigation bar, to a new navigation bar that's only visible if you click on the Search Box.. This is hideous.  
> **username_0**: This option isn't even there for me. My server requires re-authentication to go to admin mode, when I go to `/admin` it gives me the option to login, however when I search for "admin" or "admin mode" or "Enter admin" I get nothing. I think this option is only available if you're already re-authenticated to login as an admin. Which just raises the question how do you authenticate as an admin to enable this option.  

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