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Gear > Site Settings
Whose grand idea was it to remove Site Settings from the gear menu on some, nearly all pages? And replace it with "Change the look" and "Site designs" - like how often does an admin need to chan...
I'm assuming Microsoft assumed users would/will figure out that the "Site Information" button's overlay has a link to Site Settings.
Thanks for pointing that out, it did slip under my radar
While that is somewhat more rapid by not needing to wait for another page load, it's not at all intuitive and is still "an extra click"
The gear icon means "settings" in nearly all UIs, and I think most would agree that the site/site collection settings page should always be within quick reach.