Add groups to the /about page

Theme component
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This looks great! Thanks, Kris. I find it to be a really sweet way to let people discover how the site is organized. Many groups on the site groups page don’t mean much and it is a cluttered place, vs the about page which can be a more curated destination.

I do wonder if we want to move this feature to core at some point. Collecting some feedback:

Feature has limitations as a theme component:

  • config UI not in /admin/config/about but in the theme component
  • does not respect about page hidden groups to exclude groups that should not be shown on the about page (ref)
  • styling (eg number of columns) of included groups is different from admin and moderator lists and would need to be updated every time we make a change to the the about page styling

There is some feedback shared already:

  • display group name not slug
  • auto capitalization doesn’t look right in some cases
  • add ability to order groups

I also think it would be helpful to provide a snapshot of more group metadata here, perhaps hidden behind an info button next to the group name?

  • description
  • group owner
  • group permissions
  • number of members in group
  • link to group page
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