Merge branch 'dz-rename-user-routes' into 'master'

Rename users routing from /u/:username to /users/:username for
consistency with other routes

Renames /u/:username to /users/:username

To follow consistency with other routes (like groups) and
UsersController name.
Now when you can use `/:username` for accessing user page there is no
need in shortcut like `/u/`

See merge request !6851

17 files changed, 116 insertions, 98 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd37d9bcde6..37383ea1b72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
   - Replace bootstrap caret with fontawesome caret (ClemMakesApps)
   - Fix unnecessary escaping of reserved HTML characters in milestone title. !6533
   - Add organization field to user profile
-  - Ignore deployment for statistics in Cycle Analytics, except in staging and production stages
+  - Change user pages routing from /u/:username/PATH to /users/:username/PATH. Old routes will redirect to the new ones for the time being.
   - Fix enter key when navigating search site search dropdown. !6643 (Brennan Roberts)
   - Fix deploy status responsiveness error !6633
   - Make searching for commits case insensitive
diff --git a/config/routes/user.rb b/config/routes/user.rb
index dfb5d2a2ba4..0a9c924863d 100644
--- a/config/routes/user.rb
+++ b/config/routes/user.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 require 'constraints/user_url_constrainer'
 
-get '/u/:username', to: redirect('/%{username}'),
-                    constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+(?<!\.atom)/ }
-
 devise_for :users, controllers: { omniauth_callbacks: :omniauth_callbacks,
                                   registrations: :registrations,
                                   passwords: :passwords,
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ constraints(UserUrlConstrainer.new) do
   end
 end
 
-scope(path: 'u/:username',
+scope(path: 'users/:username',
       as: :user,
       constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+(?<!\.atom)/ },
       controller: :users) do
@@ -36,3 +33,12 @@ scope(path: 'u/:username',
   get :exists
   get '/', to: redirect('/%{username}')
 end
+
+# Compatibility with old routing
+# TODO (dzaporozhets): remove in 10.0
+get '/u/:username', to: redirect('/%{username}'), constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+(?<!\.atom)/ }
+# TODO (dzaporozhets): remove in 9.0
+get '/u/:username/groups', to: redirect('/users/%{username}/groups'), constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+/ }
+get '/u/:username/projects', to: redirect('/users/%{username}/projects'), constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+/ }
+get '/u/:username/snippets', to: redirect('/users/%{username}/snippets'), constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+/ }
+get '/u/:username/contributed', to: redirect('/users/%{username}/contributed'), constraints: { username: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+/ }
diff --git a/doc/api/award_emoji.md b/doc/api/award_emoji.md
index c464e3f3f71..06111f4ab67 100644
--- a/doc/api/award_emoji.md
+++ b/doc/api/award_emoji.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Example Response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
     },
     "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.206Z",
     "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.206Z",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Example Response:
       "id": 26,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/user4"
+      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
     },
     "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
     "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Example Response:
     "id": 26,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/user4"
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Example Response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ Example Response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Example Response:
       "id": 26,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/user4"
+      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
     },
     "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
     "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Example Response:
     "id": 26,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/user4"
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ Example Response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ Example Response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
diff --git a/doc/api/builds.md b/doc/api/builds.md
index e8a9e4743d3..e40f198696d 100644
--- a/doc/api/builds.md
+++ b/doc/api/builds.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Example of response
       "state": "active",
       "twitter": "",
       "username": "root",
-      "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/u/root",
+      "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/root",
       "website_url": ""
     }
   },
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Example of response
       "state": "active",
       "twitter": "",
       "username": "root",
-      "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/u/root",
+      "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/root",
       "website_url": ""
     }
   }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Example of response
       "state": "active",
       "twitter": "",
       "username": "root",
-      "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/u/root",
+      "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/root",
       "website_url": ""
     }
   }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Example of response
     "state": "active",
     "twitter": "",
     "username": "root",
-    "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/u/root",
+    "web_url": "http://gitlab.dev/root",
     "website_url": ""
   }
 }
diff --git a/doc/api/commits.md b/doc/api/commits.md
index 3e20beefb8a..6e0882a94de 100644
--- a/doc/api/commits.md
+++ b/doc/api/commits.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Example response:
 ```json
 {
    "author" : {
-      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/thedude",
+      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/thedude",
       "avatar_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
       "username" : "thedude",
       "state" : "active",
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ Example response:
       "author" : {
          "username" : "thedude",
          "state" : "active",
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/thedude",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/thedude",
          "avatar_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
          "id" : 28,
          "name" : "Jeff Lebowski"
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Example response:
          "id" : 28,
          "name" : "Jeff Lebowski",
          "username" : "thedude",
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/thedude",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/thedude",
          "state" : "active",
          "avatar_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png"
       },
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Example response:
 ```json
 {
    "author" : {
-      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/thedude",
+      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/thedude",
       "name" : "Jeff Lebowski",
       "avatar_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
       "username" : "thedude",
diff --git a/doc/api/deployments.md b/doc/api/deployments.md
index 417962de82d..3d95c4cde60 100644
--- a/doc/api/deployments.md
+++ b/doc/api/deployments.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Example of response
         "state": "active",
         "twitter": "",
         "username": "root",
-        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root",
+        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root",
         "website_url": ""
       }
     },
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Example of response
       "name": "Administrator",
       "state": "active",
       "username": "root",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     }
   },
   {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Example of response
         "state": "active",
         "twitter": "",
         "username": "root",
-        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root",
+        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root",
         "website_url": ""
       }
     },
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Example of response
       "name": "Administrator",
       "state": "active",
       "username": "root",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     }
   }
 ]
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Example of response
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
   },
   "environment": {
     "id": 9,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Example of response
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root",
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root",
       "created_at": "2016-08-11T07:09:20.351Z",
       "is_admin": true,
       "bio": null,
diff --git a/doc/api/issues.md b/doc/api/issues.md
index eed0d2fce51..134263d27b4 100644
--- a/doc/api/issues.md
+++ b/doc/api/issues.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Example response:
       "author" : {
          "state" : "active",
          "id" : 18,
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
          "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
          "avatar_url" : null,
          "username" : "eileen.lowe"
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Example response:
          "state" : "active",
          "id" : 1,
          "name" : "Administrator",
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root",
          "avatar_url" : null,
          "username" : "root"
       },
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Example response:
       },
       "author" : {
          "state" : "active",
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root",
          "avatar_url" : null,
          "username" : "root",
          "id" : 1,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Example response:
       "iid" : 1,
       "assignee" : {
          "avatar_url" : null,
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/lennie",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/lennie",
          "state" : "active",
          "username" : "lennie",
          "id" : 9,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Example response:
       },
       "author" : {
          "state" : "active",
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root",
          "avatar_url" : null,
          "username" : "root",
          "id" : 1,
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Example response:
       "iid" : 1,
       "assignee" : {
          "avatar_url" : null,
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/lennie",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/lennie",
          "state" : "active",
          "username" : "lennie",
          "id" : 9,
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Example response:
    },
    "author" : {
       "state" : "active",
-      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
+      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root",
       "avatar_url" : null,
       "username" : "root",
       "id" : 1,
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Example response:
    "iid" : 1,
    "assignee" : {
       "avatar_url" : null,
-      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/lennie",
+      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/lennie",
       "state" : "active",
       "username" : "lennie",
       "id" : 9,
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ Example response:
       "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
       "avatar_url" : null,
       "state" : "active",
-      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe",
+      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
       "id" : 18,
       "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Example response:
       "username" : "eileen.lowe",
       "id" : 18,
       "state" : "active",
-      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe"
+      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe"
    },
    "state" : "closed",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 12,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/axel.block"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Kris Steuber",
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 10,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7a190fecbaa68212a4b68aeb6e3acd10?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/solon.cremin"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/solon.cremin"
   },
   "due_date": null,
   "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 12,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/axel.block"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Kris Steuber",
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 10,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7a190fecbaa68212a4b68aeb6e3acd10?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/solon.cremin"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/solon.cremin"
   },
   "due_date": null,
   "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 21,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3e6f06a86cf27fa8b56f3f74f7615987?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/keyon"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/keyon"
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Vivian Hermann",
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 11,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5224fd70153710e92fb8bcf79ac29d67?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/orville"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/orville"
   },
   "subscribed": false,
   "due_date": null,
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
   },
   "action_name": "marked",
   "target_type": "Issue",
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 14,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7fa515d53450023c83d62986d0658a8?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/francisca"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/francisca"
     },
     "author": {
       "name": "Maxie Medhurst",
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 12,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d477b3ea21970ce6ffcbb817b0b435?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/craig_rutherford"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/craig_rutherford"
     },
     "subscribed": true,
     "user_notes_count": 7,
diff --git a/doc/api/keys.md b/doc/api/keys.md
index faa6f212b43..b68f08a007d 100644
--- a/doc/api/keys.md
+++ b/doc/api/keys.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Parameters:
     "id": 25,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cfa35b8cd2ec278026357769582fa563?s=40\u0026d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/john_smith",
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
     "created_at": "2015-09-03T07:24:01.670Z",
     "is_admin": false,
     "bio": null,
diff --git a/doc/api/merge_requests.md b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
index 494040a1ce8..f4167403c2c 100644
--- a/doc/api/merge_requests.md
+++ b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ Example response when the GitLab issue tracker is used:
       "author" : {
          "state" : "active",
          "id" : 18,
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
          "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
          "avatar_url" : null,
          "username" : "eileen.lowe"
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ Example response when the GitLab issue tracker is used:
          "state" : "active",
          "id" : 1,
          "name" : "Administrator",
-         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
+         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root",
          "avatar_url" : null,
          "username" : "root"
       },
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 19,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/39ce4a2822cc896933ffbd68c1470e55?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/leila"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/leila"
   },
   "assignee": {
     "name": "Celine Wehner",
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 16,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f4cd5605b769dd2ce405a27c6e6f2684?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/carli"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/carli"
   },
   "source_project_id": 5,
   "target_project_id": 5,
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 19,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/39ce4a2822cc896933ffbd68c1470e55?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/leila"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/leila"
   },
   "assignee": {
     "name": "Celine Wehner",
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 16,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f4cd5605b769dd2ce405a27c6e6f2684?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/carli"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/carli"
   },
   "source_project_id": 5,
   "target_project_id": 5,
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ Example response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
   },
   "action_name": "marked",
   "target_type": "MergeRequest",
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 14,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7fa515d53450023c83d62986d0658a8?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/francisca"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/francisca"
     },
     "assignee": {
       "name": "Dr. Gabrielle Strosin",
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 4,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/733005fcd7e6df12d2d8580171ccb966?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/barrett.krajcik"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/barrett.krajcik"
     },
     "source_project_id": 3,
     "target_project_id": 3,
diff --git a/doc/api/notes.md b/doc/api/notes.md
index 572844b8b3f..58d40eecf3e 100644
--- a/doc/api/notes.md
+++ b/doc/api/notes.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Example Response:
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5224fd70153710e92fb8bcf79ac29d67?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/pipin"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/pipin"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-04-05T22:10:44.164Z",
   "system": false,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Example Response:
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5224fd70153710e92fb8bcf79ac29d67?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/pipin"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/pipin"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-04-06T16:51:53.239Z",
   "system": false,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ Example Response:
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5224fd70153710e92fb8bcf79ac29d67?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/pipin"
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/pipin"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-04-05T22:11:59.923Z",
   "system": false,
diff --git a/doc/api/pipelines.md b/doc/api/pipelines.md
index 847408a7f61..a29b3eb6f44 100644
--- a/doc/api/pipelines.md
+++ b/doc/api/pipelines.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Example of response
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "created_at": "2016-08-16T10:23:19.007Z",
     "updated_at": "2016-08-16T10:23:19.216Z",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Example of response
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "created_at": "2016-08-16T10:23:21.184Z",
     "updated_at": "2016-08-16T10:23:21.314Z",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Example of response
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Response:
     "id": 1,
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
   },
   "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
   "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
diff --git a/doc/api/projects.md b/doc/api/projects.md
index f96bf7f6d63..b7791b4748a 100644
--- a/doc/api/projects.md
+++ b/doc/api/projects.md
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Parameters:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "root"
   },
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ Parameters:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "john",
     "data": {
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ Parameters:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "root"
   },
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ Parameters:
         "id": 1,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
       },
       "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
       "system": false,
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ Parameters:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "root"
   }
diff --git a/doc/api/todos.md b/doc/api/todos.md
index 0cd644dfd2f..a5e81801024 100644
--- a/doc/api/todos.md
+++ b/doc/api/todos.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Example Response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
     },
     "action_name": "marked",
     "target_type": "MergeRequest",
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Example Response:
         "id": 12,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d477b3ea21970ce6ffcbb817b0b435?s=80&d=identicon",
-        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/craig_rutherford"
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/craig_rutherford"
       },
       "assignee": {
         "name": "Administrator",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Example Response:
         "id": 1,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
       },
       "source_project_id": 2,
       "target_project_id": 2,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Example Response:
       "id": 12,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d477b3ea21970ce6ffcbb817b0b435?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/craig_rutherford"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/craig_rutherford"
     },
     "action_name": "assigned",
     "target_type": "MergeRequest",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Example Response:
         "id": 12,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d477b3ea21970ce6ffcbb817b0b435?s=80&d=identicon",
-        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/craig_rutherford"
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/craig_rutherford"
       },
       "assignee": {
         "name": "Administrator",
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Example Response:
         "id": 1,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
       },
       "source_project_id": 2,
       "target_project_id": 2,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Example Response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
     },
     "action_name": "marked",
     "target_type": "MergeRequest",
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ Example Response:
         "id": 12,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d477b3ea21970ce6ffcbb817b0b435?s=80&d=identicon",
-        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/craig_rutherford"
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/craig_rutherford"
       },
       "assignee": {
         "name": "Administrator",
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Example Response:
         "id": 1,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
-        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
+        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
       },
       "source_project_id": 2,
       "target_project_id": 2,
diff --git a/doc/api/users.md b/doc/api/users.md
index a52b2d51d78..2b12770d5a5 100644
--- a/doc/api/users.md
+++ b/doc/api/users.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ GET /users
     "name": "John Smith",
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/john_smith"
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith"
   },
   {
     "id": 2,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ GET /users
     "name": "Jack Smith",
     "state": "blocked",
     "avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e32131cd8.jpeg",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/jack_smith"
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith"
   }
 ]
 ```
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GET /users
     "name": "John Smith",
     "state": "active",
     "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/john_smith",
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
     "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
     "is_admin": false,
     "bio": null,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ GET /users
     "name": "Jack Smith",
     "state": "blocked",
     "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/2/index.jpg",
-    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/jack_smith",
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith",
     "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:01:01Z",
     "is_admin": false,
     "bio": null,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Parameters:
   "name": "John Smith",
   "state": "active",
   "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
-  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/john_smith",
+  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
   "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
   "is_admin": false,
   "bio": null,
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Parameters:
   "name": "John Smith",
   "state": "active",
   "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
-  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/john_smith",
+  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
   "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
   "is_admin": false,
   "bio": null,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ GET /user
   "name": "John Smith",
   "state": "active",
   "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
-  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/john_smith",
+  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
   "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
   "is_admin": false,
   "bio": null,
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "root"
   },
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "john",
     "data": {
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "root"
   },
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ Example response:
         "id": 1,
         "state": "active",
         "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
       },
       "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
       "system": false,
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ Example response:
       "id": 1,
       "state": "active",
       "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
-      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/u/root"
+      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
     },
     "author_username": "root"
   }
diff --git a/doc/development/performance.md b/doc/development/performance.md
index 65d34829025..c4a964d1da3 100644
--- a/doc/development/performance.md
+++ b/doc/development/performance.md
@@ -254,5 +254,5 @@ impact on runtime performance, and as such, using a constant instead of
 referencing an object directly may even slow code down.
 
 [#15607]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/15607
-[yorickpeterse]: https://gitlab.com/u/yorickpeterse
+[yorickpeterse]: https://gitlab.com/yorickpeterse
 [anti-pattern]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pattern
diff --git a/spec/features/users_spec.rb b/spec/features/users_spec.rb
index ec4c4d62f53..111ca7f7a70 100644
--- a/spec/features/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/users_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ feature 'Users', feature: true, js: true do
       expect(current_path).to eq user_path(user)
       expect(page).to have_text(user.name)
     end
+
+    scenario '/u/user1/groups redirects to user groups page' do
+      visit '/u/user1/groups'
+
+      expect(current_path).to eq user_groups_path(user)
+    end
+
+    scenario '/u/user1/projects redirects to user projects page' do
+      visit '/u/user1/projects'
+
+      expect(current_path).to eq user_projects_path(user)
+    end
   end
 
   feature 'username validation' do
diff --git a/spec/routing/routing_spec.rb b/spec/routing/routing_spec.rb
index 488dc1a63b0..c18a2d55e43 100644
--- a/spec/routing/routing_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/routing/routing_spec.rb
@@ -15,27 +15,27 @@ describe UsersController, "routing" do
   end
 
   it "to #groups" do
-    expect(get("/u/User/groups")).to route_to('users#groups', username: 'User')
+    expect(get("/users/User/groups")).to route_to('users#groups', username: 'User')
   end
 
   it "to #projects" do
-    expect(get("/u/User/projects")).to route_to('users#projects', username: 'User')
+    expect(get("/users/User/projects")).to route_to('users#projects', username: 'User')
   end
 
   it "to #contributed" do
-    expect(get("/u/User/contributed")).to route_to('users#contributed', username: 'User')
+    expect(get("/users/User/contributed")).to route_to('users#contributed', username: 'User')
   end
 
   it "to #snippets" do
-    expect(get("/u/User/snippets")).to route_to('users#snippets', username: 'User')
+    expect(get("/users/User/snippets")).to route_to('users#snippets', username: 'User')
   end
 
   it "to #calendar" do
-    expect(get("/u/User/calendar")).to route_to('users#calendar', username: 'User')
+    expect(get("/users/User/calendar")).to route_to('users#calendar', username: 'User')
   end
 
   it "to #calendar_activities" do
-    expect(get("/u/User/calendar_activities")).to route_to('users#calendar_activities', username: 'User')
+    expect(get("/users/User/calendar_activities")).to route_to('users#calendar_activities', username: 'User')
   end
 end