Remove Gittip/Gratipay functionality.

Closes #128

Author: bitprophet

alabaster/donate.html

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-{% if theme_gratipay_user or theme_gittip_user %}
-<h3>Donate</h3>
-<p>
-Consider supporting the authors on <a href="https://www.gratipay.com/">Gratipay</a>:
-<script data-gratipay-username="{{ theme_gratipay_user or theme_gittip_user }}"
-        data-gratipay-widget="button"
-        src="//gttp.co/v1.js"></script>
-</p>
-{% endif %}
-
 {% if theme_tidelift_url %}
 <h3>Professional support</h3>
 <p>

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+- :bug:`128` Remove Gittip/Gratipay output from the ``donation.html`` sidebar
+  component, since the actual service has been insolvent since 2017. The
+  configuration options remain in place for the time being (to avoid breaking
+  backwards compatibility) but no longer do anything. Thanks to Joe Alcorn for
+  the report / original patchset.
+
+  .. note::
+    See the changelog entry for ``#132``, which re-introduces a more generic
+    donation sidebar framework.
+
 - :feature:`142 backported` Add a ``tidelift_url`` option, which when set
   (default is ``None``/unset) adds a small text snippet to the
   ``donation.html`` sidebar component, linking to the given URL string. Thanks

docs/customization.rst

@@ -118,14 +118,10 @@ Variables and feature toggles
   string - used to display a `Codecov <https://codecov.io>`_ build status
   button in the sidebar. If ``true``, uses your ``github_(user|repo)``
   settings.
-* ``gratipay_user``: Set to your `Gratipay <https://gratipay.com>`_ username
-  if you want a Gratipay 'Donate' section in your sidebar.
-
-  * This used to be ``gittip_user`` before that service changed its name to
-    Gratipay; we've left the old setting in place as an alias for backwards
-    compatibility reasons. It may be removed in the future.
-  * If both options are given, ``gratipay_user`` wins.
-
+* ``gittip_user`` / ``gratipay_user``: **Deprecated**, as that service is no
+  longer running. These options still exist (removing them would break
+  backwards compatibility; Sphinx errors when users try to set nonexistent
+  options) but they no longer do anything.
 * ``analytics_id``: Set to your `Google Analytics
   <http://www.google.com/analytics/>`_ ID (e.g. ``UA-#######-##``) to enable
   tracking.

docs/installation.rst

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ care much.
   <http://sphinx-doc.org/config.html#confval-html_sidebars>`_ for details on
   how this setting behaves.
 * Alabaster provides ``about.html`` (logo, github button + blurb),
-  ``donate.html`` (Gratipay blurb/button) and ``navigation.html`` (a more
-  flexible version of the builtin ``localtoc``/``globaltoc`` templates).
+  ``donate.html`` (donation/support buttons/links) and ``navigation.html`` (a
+  more flexible version of the builtin ``localtoc``/``globaltoc`` templates).
   ``searchbox.html`` comes with Sphinx itself.