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feat: improve group empty state copy to explain groups/projects

Relates to issue #560765

This MR was created by Duo in Session 1167223

Changes

  • Update group empty state copy to better explain what groups and projects are for new users
  • Align with Pajamas empty state guidelines
  • Improve terminology to reduce learning curve for users from other platforms
  • Use more actionable language that defines GitLab concepts clearly

Validation steps

  1. To view the standard empty state, create a top level group and visit the overview page of that group.
  2. To view the empty state where you only have permission for creating subgroup, invite a user as maintainer, go to group settings groups/<your-group>/-/edit#js-permissions-settings, change Minimum role required to create projects to Owners, and make sure that Roles allowed to create subgroups is set as Maintainers.
    • Then login as that maintainer and visit the group overview page.

Screenshots

Before After
Screenshot_2025-10-14_at_2.17.45_PM Screenshot_2025-10-15_at_9.26.48_AM
With only permission to create subgroup Screenshot_2025-10-15_at_2.29.27_PM Screenshot_2025-10-15_at_2.29.49_PM
Edited by Roy Liu

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