Improve UX for creating a personal profile README in project creation forms
Release notes
Problem to solve
#232157 (closed) added user profile customization with a personal readme. The UX to create a profile readme requires a special project using the same name as the namespace (e.g. https://gitlab.com/dnsmichi/dnsmichi) which can then be edited with the README.md which is shown on the user profile (e.g. https://gitlab.com/dnsmichi)
The UX in the "new project" modal form currently uses a special path detection method, inherited from the Github feature, using a green badge to inform the user about the path for the profile readme.
Intended users
Everyone
User experience goal
Identify the path to create a personal profile readme, either from the "new project" form, or a new form which prefills all the required data, and offers to edit the README.md, or uses a template different to the default (get started with GitLab).
Proposal
Multiple iterations and changes:
- Modify the banner from
greentoblueto make it informal - Provide functionality (checkbox?) to create a user profile readme, with pre-filling the project name in the "create new project" form
- Move the discoverability into the profile view, with a new call to action to create a profile readme, and a form to add it (maybe re-using the "create new project" forms)
Further details
Permissions and Security
Documentation
- "Create new project" forms changed => new screenshots
- Additional actions for creating a profile readme
Availability & Testing
Available Tier
- Free
Feature Usage Metrics
What does success look like, and how can we measure that?
Users discover and create profile READMEs (because their profile told them so).
What is the type of buyer?
Social community feature.
Is this a cross-stage feature?
What is the competitive advantage or differentiation for this feature?
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