MVC improvements to basics landing page

2 files changed, 39 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index 14a1eeffda0..dd4909ce303 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ scales to run your tests faster.
 
 The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Verify** stage:
 
-| Verify Topics                                      | Description                                                                  |
-|:---------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md)                       | Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Integration with GitLab. |
-| [JUnit test reports](ci/junit_test_reports.md)     | Display JUnit test reports on merge requests.                                |
-| [Pipeline Graphs](ci/pipelines.md#visualizing-pipelines) | Visualize builds.                                                      |
-| [Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md)             | Preview changes to your application right from a merge request.              |
+| Verify Topics                                            | Description                                                                  |
+|:---------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| [GitLab CI/CD](ci/README.md)                             | Explore the features and capabilities of Continuous Integration with GitLab. |
+| [JUnit test reports](ci/junit_test_reports.md)           | Display JUnit test reports on merge requests.                                |
+| [Pipeline Graphs](ci/pipelines.md#visualizing-pipelines) | Visualize builds.                                                            |
+| [Review Apps](ci/review_apps/index.md)                   | Preview changes to your application right from a merge request.              |
 
 <div align="right">
   <a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ The following documentation relates to the DevOps **Configure** stage:
 | [GitLab ChatOps](ci/chatops/README.md)                                                                                             | Interact with CI/CD jobs through chat services.                           |
 | [Installing Applications](user/project/clusters/index.md#installing-applications)                                                  | Deploy Helm, Ingress, and Prometheus on Kubernetes.                       |
 | [Mattermost slash commands](user/project/integrations/mattermost_slash_commands.md)                                                | Enable and use slash commands from within Mattermost.                     |
-| [Protected variables](ci/variables/README.md#protected-environment-variables)                                                                  | Restrict variables to protected branches and tags.                        |
+| [Protected variables](ci/variables/README.md#protected-environment-variables)                                                      | Restrict variables to protected branches and tags.                        |
 | [Serverless](user/project/clusters/serverless/index.md)                                                                            | Run serverless workloads on Kubernetes.                                   |
 | [Slack slash commands](user/project/integrations/slack_slash_commands.md)                                                          | Enable and use slash commands from within Slack.                          |
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ We have the following documentation to rapidly uplift your GitLab knowledge:
 
 | Topic                                                                                                                  | Description                                                    |
 |:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [GitLab Basics](gitlab-basics/README.md)                                                                               | Start working on the command line and with GitLab.             |
+| [GitLab basics guides](gitlab-basics/README.md)                                                                        | Start working on the command line and with GitLab.             |
 | [GitLab Workflow](workflow/README.md) and [overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/) | Enhance your workflow with the best of GitLab Workflow.        |
 | [Get started with GitLab CI/CD](ci/quick_start/README.md)                                                              | Quickly implement GitLab CI/CD.                                |
 | [Auto DevOps](topics/autodevops/index.md)                                                                              | Learn more about GitLab's Auto DevOps.                         |
diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md
index 4e15f7cfd49..aa008d6f768 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md
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@@ -2,18 +2,34 @@
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-# GitLab basics
-
-Step-by-step guides on the basics of working with Git and GitLab.
-
-- [Command line basics](command-line-commands.md)
-- [Start using Git on the command line](start-using-git.md)
-- [Create and add your SSH Keys](create-your-ssh-keys.md)
-- [Create a project](create-project.md)
-- [Create a group](../user/group/index.md#create-a-new-group)
-- [Create a branch](create-branch.md)
-- [Fork a project](fork-project.md)
-- [Add a file](add-file.md)
-- [Add an image](add-image.md)
-- [Create an issue](../user/project/issues/create_new_issue.md)
-- [Create a merge request](add-merge-request.md)
+# GitLab basics guides
+
+This section provides resources to help you start with GitLab by focusing on basic functionality.
+
+This documentation is split into the following groups:
+
+- [GitLab-specific functionality](#gitlab-basics), for basic GitLab features.
+- [General Git functionality](#git-basics), for working with Git in conjunction with GitLab.
+
+## GitLab basics
+
+The following are guides to basic GitLab functionality:
+
+- [Create and add your SSH Keys](create-your-ssh-keys.md), for enabling Git over SSH.
+- [Create a project](create-project.md), to start using GitLab.
+- [Create a group](../user/group/index.md#create-a-new-group), to combine and administer projects together.
+- [Create a branch](create-branch.md), to make changes to files stored in a project's repository.
+- [Fork a project](fork-project.md), to duplicate projects so they can be worked on in parallel.
+- [Add a file](add-file.md), to add new files to a project's repository.
+- [Add an image](add-image.md), to add new images to a project's repository.
+- [Create an issue](../user/project/issues/create_new_issue.md), to start collaborating within a project.
+- [Create a merge request](add-merge-request.md), to request changes made in a branch be merged into a project's repository.
+
+## Git basics
+
+If you're unfamiliar with the command line, these resources will help:
+
+- [Command line basics](command-line-commands.md), for those unfamiliar with the command line interface.
+- [Start using Git on the command line](start-using-git.md), for some simple Git commands.
+
+More Git resources are available at GitLab's [Git documentation](../topics/git/index.md).