made changes as per @ryestew & @LianaHus

libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/components/workspace-hamburger.tsx

@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ export function HamburgerMenu(props: HamburgerMenuProps) {
   return (
     <>
       <HamburgerMenuItem
-        kind="create"
+        kind="createBlank"
         fa="far fa-plus"
         hideOption={hideWorkspaceOptions}
         actionOnClick={() => {
-          props.createWorkspace()
+          props.createBlankWorkspace()
           props.hideIconsMenu(!showIconsMenu)
         }}
         platforms={[appPlatformTypes.web]}
       ></HamburgerMenuItem>
       <HamburgerMenuItem
-        kind="createBlank"
+        kind="create"
         fa="far fa-plus"
         hideOption={hideWorkspaceOptions}
         actionOnClick={() => {
-          props.createBlankWorkspace()
+          props.createWorkspace()
           props.hideIconsMenu(!showIconsMenu)
         }}
         platforms={[appPlatformTypes.web]}

libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/remix-ui-workspace.tsx

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export function Workspace() {
     })
     global.modal(
       intl.formatMessage({ id: 'filePanel.workspace.createBlank' }),
-      await createModalMessage(`blank - 1`, gitNotSet, (value) => { workspace = value }, (value) => gitInit = false),
+      await createModalMessage(`blank - ${counter}`, gitNotSet, (value) => { workspace = value }, (value) => gitInit = false),
       intl.formatMessage({ id: 'filePanel.ok' }),
       () => global.dispatchCreateWorkspace(`blank - ${counter}`, 'blank', false),
       intl.formatMessage({ id: 'filePanel.cancel' })