Slim Homepage AB test: implement logic

ab-testing/config/abTests.ts

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ const ABTests: ABTest[] = [
 		description:
 			"Test placing the Most Viewed and Deeply Read components in the right-hand column on the homepage.",
 		owners: ["fronts.and.curation@guardian.co.uk"],
-		status: "OFF",
+		status: "ON",
 		expirationDate: `2026-04-28`,
 		type: "server",
 		audienceSize: 0 / 100,

dotcom-rendering/src/components/FrontSection.tsx

@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ import type {
 } from '../types/front';
 import type { TagPagePagination } from '../types/tagPage';
 import { isAustralianTerritory, type Territory } from '../types/territory';
+import type { TrailType } from '../types/trails';
 import { AustralianTerritorySwitcher } from './AustralianTerritorySwitcher.importable';
 import { BrandingLabel } from './BrandingLabel';
 import { ContainerOverrides } from './ContainerOverrides';
 import { ContainerTitle } from './ContainerTitle';
 import { FrontPagination } from './FrontPagination';
 import { FrontSectionTitle } from './FrontSectionTitle';
+import { Hide } from './Hide';
 import { Island } from './Island';
 import { LabsSectionHeader } from './LabsSectionHeader';
+import { MostPopularFrontRight } from './MostPopularFrontRight';
 import { ShowHideButton } from './ShowHideButton';
 import { ShowMore } from './ShowMore.importable';
 import { Treats } from './Treats';
@@ -90,6 +93,11 @@ type Props = {
 	 *   the page skin background showing through the containers
 	 */
 	hasPageSkin?: boolean;
+	/**
+	 * The Slim Homepage AB test requires some sections to have reduced width so that
+	 * the Most Popular Front Right component can be placed on the right-hand side.
+	 */
+	slimifySectionForAbTest?: boolean;
 	discussionApiUrl: string;
 	collectionBranding?: CollectionBranding;
 	isTagPage?: boolean;
@@ -98,6 +106,8 @@ type Props = {
 	isAboveMobileAd?: boolean;
 	/** Indicates whether this is a Guardian Labs container */
 	isLabs?: boolean;
+	mostViewed?: TrailType[];
+	deeplyRead?: TrailType[];
 };
 
 const width = (columns: number, columnWidth: number, columnGap: number) =>
@@ -356,12 +366,17 @@ const sectionControls = css`
 
 const sectionContent = css`
 	margin: 0;
+	grid-column: content;
 
 	.hidden > & {
 		display: none;
 	}
+`;
 
-	grid-column: content;
+const slimSectionContent = css`
+	${from.wide} {
+		grid-column: 5 / 14;
+	}
 `;
 
 const sectionContentRow = (toggleable: boolean) => css`
@@ -385,7 +400,23 @@ const sectionContentBorderFromLeftCol = css`
 			bottom: 0;
 			border-left: 1px solid ${schemePalette('--section-border')};
 			transform: translateX(-50%);
-			/** Keeps the vertical divider ontop of carousel item dividers */
+			/** Keeps the vertical divider on top of carousel item dividers */
+			z-index: 1;
+		}
+	}
+`;
+
+const slimHomepageRightBorderStyles = css`
+	${from.wide} {
+		::after {
+			content: '';
+			position: absolute;
+			top: ${space[2]}px;
+			bottom: 0;
+			right: 0;
+			border-right: 1px solid ${schemePalette('--section-border')};
+			transform: translateX(-50%);
+			/** Keeps the vertical divider on top of carousel item dividers */
 			z-index: 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -619,13 +650,16 @@ export const FrontSection = ({
 	isOnPaidContentFront,
 	targetedTerritory,
 	hasPageSkin = false,
+	slimifySectionForAbTest = false,
 	discussionApiUrl,
 	collectionBranding,
 	isTagPage = false,
 	hasNavigationButtons = false,
 	isAboveDesktopAd = false,
 	isAboveMobileAd = false,
 	isLabs = false,
+	mostViewed = [],
+	deeplyRead = [],
 }: Props) => {
 	const isToggleable = toggleable && !!sectionId;
 	const showVerticalRule = !hasPageSkin;
@@ -690,6 +724,15 @@ export const FrontSection = ({
 										title,
 										showSectionColours,
 								  ),
+							// To reduce the width of the border line between Features
+							// and More features in the Slim Homepage AB test.
+							slimifySectionForAbTest &&
+								sectionId === 'more-features' &&
+								css`
+									${from.wide} {
+										grid-column: 2 / 14;
+									}
+								`,
 						]}
 					/>
 				)}
@@ -784,18 +827,58 @@ export const FrontSection = ({
 				<div
 					css={[
 						sectionContent,
+						slimifySectionForAbTest && slimSectionContent,
 						sectionContentHorizontalMargins,
 						sectionContentRow(toggleable),
 						topPadding,
 						showVerticalRule &&
 							isBetaContainer &&
 							sectionContentBorderFromLeftCol,
+						slimifySectionForAbTest &&
+							slimHomepageRightBorderStyles,
 					]}
 					id={`container-${sectionId}`}
 				>
 					{children}
 				</div>
 
+				{slimifySectionForAbTest && sectionId === 'news' && (
+					<div
+						css={css`
+							${from.wide} {
+								grid-row: content-toggleable;
+								grid-column: 14 / 18;
+							}
+						`}
+					>
+						<Hide when="below" breakpoint="wide">
+							<MostPopularFrontRight
+								heading="Most viewed"
+								trails={mostViewed}
+							/>
+						</Hide>
+					</div>
+				)}
+
+				{slimifySectionForAbTest && sectionId === 'features' && (
+					<div
+						css={css`
+							${from.wide} {
+								grid-row: content-toggleable;
+								grid-column: 14 / 18;
+								position: relative;
+							}
+						`}
+					>
+						<Hide when="below" breakpoint="wide">
+							<MostPopularFrontRight
+								heading="Deeply read"
+								trails={deeplyRead}
+							/>
+						</Hide>
+					</div>
+				)}
+
 				<div
 					css={[
 						sectionContentHorizontalMargins,

dotcom-rendering/src/components/MostPopularFrontRight.stories.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ const meta = {
 	component: MostPopularFrontRight,
 	title: 'Components/MostPopularFrontRight',
 	decorators: [rightColumnDecorator],
-	render: (args) => <MostPopularFrontRight {...args} />,
+	render: (args) => (
+		<div css={{ position: 'relative' }}>
+			<MostPopularFrontRight {...args} />
+		</div>
+	),
 } satisfies Meta<typeof MostPopularFrontRight>;
 
 export default meta;

dotcom-rendering/src/components/MostPopularFrontRight.tsx

@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ import { LinkHeadline } from './LinkHeadline';
 
 const containerStyles = css`
 	padding-top: ${space[2]}px;
+	padding-bottom: ${space[10]}px;
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
 	gap: ${space[8]}px;
 `;
 
+const absolutePositionStyles = css`
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 0;
+	left: 0;
+	width: 300px;
+`;
+
 const headingStyles = css`
 	padding-left: 80px;
 	${headlineBold24};
@@ -84,7 +92,10 @@ export const MostPopularFrontRight = ({ heading, trails }: Props) => {
 	return (
 		<section
 			data-component="most-popular-front-right"
-			css={containerStyles}
+			css={[
+				containerStyles,
+				heading === 'Deeply read' && absolutePositionStyles,
+			]}
 		>
 			<h3 css={headingStyles}>{heading}</h3>
 			<ol>

dotcom-rendering/src/components/MostViewedFooterItem.tsx

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const MostViewedFooterItem = ({
 			<span css={bigNumber}>
 				<BigNumber index={position} />
 			</span>
-			<div css={[headlineHeader]}>
+			<div css={headlineHeader}>
 				<FormatBoundary format={format}>
 					{format.design === ArticleDesign.LiveBlog ? (
 						<LinkHeadline

dotcom-rendering/src/layouts/FrontLayout.tsx

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
 } from '../lib/getFrontsAdPositions';
 import { hideAge } from '../lib/hideAge';
 import { ophanComponentId } from '../lib/ophan-helpers';
+import { useBetaAB } from '../lib/useAB';
 import type { NavType } from '../model/extract-nav';
 import { palette as schemePalette } from '../palette';
 import type {
@@ -67,20 +68,35 @@ const isNavList = (collection: DCRCollectionType) => {
 const isHighlights = ({ collectionType }: DCRCollectionType) =>
 	collectionType === 'scrollable/highlights';
 
+const isMostPopular = ({ collectionType }: DCRCollectionType) =>
+	collectionType === 'news/most-popular';
+
 const isLabs = ({ containerPalette }: DCRCollectionType) =>
 	containerPalette === 'Branded';
 
 const isToggleable = (
 	index: number,
 	collection: DCRCollectionType,
 	isNetworkFront: boolean,
+	isInSlimHomepageAbTestVariant: boolean,
 ) => {
 	if (isNetworkFront) {
+		/**
+		 * The show/hide button would be covered by the MostPopularFrontRight component
+		 * in the variant of the Slim Homepage AB test.
+		 */
+		const hideForSlimHomepageAbTest =
+			isInSlimHomepageAbTestVariant &&
+			(collection.displayName === 'News' ||
+				collection.displayName === 'Features' ||
+				collection.displayName === 'More features');
+
 		return (
 			collection.displayName.toLowerCase() !== 'headlines' &&
 			!isNavList(collection) &&
 			!isHighlights(collection) &&
-			!isLabs(collection)
+			!isLabs(collection) &&
+			!hideForSlimHomepageAbTest
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -138,6 +154,23 @@ export const FrontLayout = ({ front, NAV }: Props) => {
 
 	const contributionsServiceUrl = getContributionsServiceUrl(front);
 
+	const abTests = useBetaAB();
+
+	/**
+	 * The Slim Homepage AB test only runs on /uk and on screen widths >=1300px.
+	 * In the variant of this test a Most Popular component is added to the right-hand side of the page.
+	 * Page skins require slim content and is incompatible with this test. We do not run this test
+	 * on pages where there is a page skin (a page skin takes precedence).
+	 */
+	const isInSlimHomepageAbTestVariant =
+		(pageId === 'uk' &&
+			!hasPageSkin &&
+			abTests?.isUserInTestGroup(
+				'fronts-and-curation-slim-homepage',
+				'variant',
+			)) ??
+		false;
+
 	const fallbackAspectRatio = (collectionType: DCRContainerType) => {
 		switch (collectionType) {
 			case 'scrollable/feature':
@@ -278,6 +311,15 @@ export const FrontLayout = ({ front, NAV }: Props) => {
 					} | ${ophanName}`;
 					const mostPopularTitle = 'Most popular';
 
+					/**
+					 * We only shrink the content of certain sections to place the Most Popular
+					 * content on the right-hand side. Other sections remain full-width.
+					 */
+					const isTargetedContainerInSlimHomepageAbTest =
+						collection.displayName === 'News' ||
+						collection.displayName === 'Features' ||
+						collection.displayName === 'More features';
+
 					if (collection.collectionType === 'scrollable/highlights') {
 						// Highlights are rendered in the Masthead component
 						return null;
@@ -352,7 +394,7 @@ export const FrontLayout = ({ front, NAV }: Props) => {
 					}
 
 					if (
-						collection.collectionType === 'news/most-popular' &&
+						isMostPopular(collection) &&
 						!isPaidContent &&
 						switches.mostViewedFronts
 					) {
@@ -457,6 +499,7 @@ export const FrontLayout = ({ front, NAV }: Props) => {
 									index,
 									collection,
 									front.isNetworkFront,
+									isInSlimHomepageAbTestVariant,
 								)}
 								leftContent={decideLeftContent(
 									front,
@@ -496,6 +539,12 @@ export const FrontLayout = ({ front, NAV }: Props) => {
 									index,
 								)}
 								isLabs={isLabs(collection)}
+								slimifySectionForAbTest={
+									isInSlimHomepageAbTestVariant &&
+									isTargetedContainerInSlimHomepageAbTest
+								}
+								mostViewed={front.mostViewed}
+								deeplyRead={front.deeplyRead}
 							>
 								<DecideContainer
 									trails={trails}