[mamezou]

Summary

Step 1 tells learners to select Advanced Security in the repository settings. On some accounts the entry is named Code security instead, and learners who cannot find Advanced Security stop before enabling code scanning.

Observed on 2026-08-25 in a training class: most learners, who created their GitHub accounts that day, saw Code security, while the instructor account, created in 2018, saw Advanced Security. What decides the difference is not confirmed, so this pull request keeps Advanced Security first and adds the other name as a fallback rather than replacing it.

The wording follows the style guide's guidance for elements that are not always visible: "Click Security. If Security is not visible, click ⋮ to expand the repository menu."

Related: #71 reports that the Advanced Security page does not always contain the expected sections.

Changes

• .github/steps/1-step.md: add "If Advanced Security is not shown, select Code security." to the settings navigation step.

Task list

• For workflow changes, I have verified the Actions workflows function as expected. (No workflow changes in this pull request.)
• For content changes, I have reviewed the style guide.

[krisiroy12]

The documentation update is clear and helpful. Adding the Code security option as an alternative makes the instructions easier to follow when Advanced Security is not available.

[PrakashGanam]

Verified