## Summary
The `connectSection` A/B experiment concluded as a true null (no effect
on activation or any downstream metric after 13 days at 50/50, ~153K
mature orgs). Saxon decided to ship the Connect section as the permanent
experience. This PR removes the Getting Started control variant, the old
Connect modal, all experiment flag gating, and related telemetry types.
## Changes
- Delete `GettingStarted/` directory (5 files: section component, types,
utils, progress hook)
- Delete old `Connect.tsx` dialog modal (replaced by ConnectSheet)
- Remove `connectSection` PostHog flag reads from `Home.tsx` and
`LayoutHeader.tsx`
- Remove `getSectionVisibility()` experiment logic and
`ConnectSectionVariant` type
- Remove `getting-started` from `DEFAULT_SECTION_ORDER`
- Always render `<ConnectSheet />` in header (no more conditional with
old `<Connect />` modal)
- Remove `variant` prop from `ConnectSection` component
- Remove 4 getting-started telemetry event interfaces from
`telemetry-constants.ts`
- Update `mergeSectionOrder` tests to reflect new section order
## Testing
Tested on Vercel preview:
- [x] Project homepage shows Connect section for new projects (< 10 days
old)
- [x] Connect section hidden for mature projects (> 10 days old)
- [x] Header Connect button opens ConnectSheet (not old modal)
- [x] Connect tiles open ConnectSheet with correct tab
- [x] Section drag-and-drop still works without getting-started in the
order
- [x] Existing users with `getting-started` in localStorage order don't
break (mergeSectionOrder strips it)
## Linear
- fixes GROWTH-730
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Co-authored-by: Alaister Young <alaister@users.noreply.github.com>
## Summary
Re-ports PR #43119 against the current `ProjectHome` codebase (the
original PR targeted `HomeNew/` which was removed during the `homeNew`
graduation in #43437). Also unifies the `connectSheet` and
`connectSection` feature flags into a single `connectSection` flag — the
`connectSheet` flag is removed entirely, so both the ConnectSheet
(header) and ConnectSection (homepage row) are controlled by one
experiment.
- Adds `connectSection` PostHog experiment flag that controls two
things:
1. Swaps the Getting Started section for a Connect section on the
project homepage for new projects (< 10 days old)
2. Swaps the legacy Connect dialog for the new ConnectSheet panel in the
header
- **Control** (`getting-started`): existing Getting Started section +
legacy Connect dialog in header
- **Treatment** (`connect`): new 4-tile Connect section + ConnectSheet
in header
- `undefined` (loading): neither section renders, avoiding flash
- Tiles filtered by the same `useIsFeatureEnabled` flags as ConnectSheet
(`show_app_frameworks`, `show_mobile_frameworks`, `show_orms`)
- Connect tile clicks tracked via `home_connect_action_clicked`; section
render tracked via `home_connect_section_exposed`; sheet opens tracked
via `connect_sheet_opened` with source attribution (`header_button` or
`connect_section`)
## Changes
- `packages/common/telemetry-constants.ts` — new
`home_connect_section_exposed`, `home_connect_action_clicked`, and
`connect_sheet_opened` event types
- `ConnectSheet/ConnectSheet.tsx` — read `connectTab` query param and
sync to active mode on open; `handleModeChange` keeps param in sync on
tab switch; fire `connect_sheet_opened` event with source attribution on
open
- `ConnectButton/ConnectButton.tsx` — set `connectSource=header_button`
query param on click
- `ProjectHome/ConnectSection.tsx` — new component (4-tile connect
card); set `connectSource=connect_section` on tile click
- `ProjectHome/Home.tsx` — experiment flag wiring
- `LayoutHeader/LayoutHeader.tsx` — read `connectSection` flag instead
of `connectSheet` to toggle ConnectSheet vs legacy Connect dialog
## Test plan
To test on the Vercel preview, set `connectSection=connect` to 100% in
PostHog (or override via cookie `ph_override_connectSection=connect`).
No separate `connectSheet` flag is needed — `connectSection` controls
both features.
- [x] Treatment (`connect` variant) — "Get connected" section renders on
new project, Getting Started hidden
- [x] Control (`getting-started`) — Getting Started renders, Connect
section hidden
- [x] Mature project (> 10 days) — neither section regardless of flag
- [x] Clicking each tile opens ConnectSheet on the correct tab
(Framework / Direct / ORM / MCP)
- [x] Switching tabs inside sheet updates `connectTab` URL param
- [x] Closing sheet clears `connectTab` param
- [x] Direct URL deep-link (`?showConnect=true&connectTab=orm`) opens
sheet on correct tab
- [x] Dark mode — background gradient renders correctly
- [x] Light mode — background switches to light gradient
- [x] Responsive layout — 4 cols (xl), 2×2 (md), stacked (mobile)
- [x] Telemetry — `home_connect_section_exposed` fires once on load;
`home_connect_action_clicked` fires with correct `mode`
- [x] Treatment — header Connect button opens ConnectSheet (not legacy
Connect dialog)
- [x] Control — header Connect button opens legacy Connect dialog (not
ConnectSheet)
- [x] Telemetry — clicking a ConnectSection tile fires
`connect_sheet_opened` with `source: 'connect_section'`
- [x] Telemetry — clicking header Connect button fires
`connect_sheet_opened` with `source: 'header_button'`
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Co-authored-by: Ali Waseem <waseema393@gmail.com>
