Update What's New Feature - Condensed Article View
What does this MR do and why?
Related to #550948 (closed), update the What's New drawer. This MR left out the read status capability from #550948 (closed), it will be implemented in a separate MR.
References
Screenshots or screen recordings
| View | Main Drawer | Article View |
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| After | ![]() |
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| Screen recording (mainly to demonstrate auto fetching when items from initial fetch don't populate the drawer fully) |
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| Screen_Recording_2025-08-07_at_2.12.31_PM |
How to set up and validate locally
- Enable
whats_new_featured_carouselfeature flag (gdk rails cthenFeature.enable(:whats_new_featured_carousel) - Login to gdk or simulate SaaS: https://docs.gitlab.com/development/ee_features/#simulate-a-saas-instance
- Go to any page, "/explore" if not logged in
- On the bottom left, click
What's new - Observe changes to whats new drawer
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Edited by Roy Liu


