make popup banner more flexible

_layouts/_includes/footer.html

@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ <h3>Quick link</h3>
         <ul>
           <li><a href="/about.html">About Us</a></li>
           <li><a href="/events.html">Events</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/support.html#partnerships">Partnerships</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/about.html#join-the-community">Community</a></li>
           <li><a href="/support.html">Support</a></li>
           <li><a href="/code-of-conduct.html">Code of Conduct</a></li>
+          <li><a href="/students.html">BPD Students Ambassador Program</a></li>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <!-- Contact Us Section -->

_layouts/_includes/sponsors.html

@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ <h3>Corporate Sponsors</h3>
     <article class="sponsor">
       <img src="/assets/images/pydantic-lg.webp" alt="JetBrains Logo" style="height: 2rem" />
     </article>
+    <article>
+      <p><a href="/corporate-sponsorships.html">Learn more about corporate sponsorships</a></p>
+    </article>
   </div>
 </section>

_layouts/_includes/toast.html

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<section class="toast" aria-label="{{toast['label']}}">
+  <a href="{{toast['url']}}">
+    <span class="toast-text">{{toast['text']}}</span>
+    <i class="iconoir-arrow-right toast-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+  </a>
+</section>

_layouts/default.html

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
     <a class="skip-to-content" href="#main-content">Skip to content</a>
     {%- include '_includes/header.html' -%}
     <main id="main-content" class="container" role="main" aria-label="Content">
+      {% if toast %}
+        {% include '_includes/toast.html' %}
+      {% endif %}
 
       {% block content %}
       {% if content %}

_layouts/index.html

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
   {% endif %}
 </div>
 
-{% include "_includes/pycon_banner.html" %}
-
 <article class="grid hero">
   <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center">
     <img style="max-width: 14rem; max-height:18rem; filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 40px var(--bpd-gold-wash));" src="/assets/images/bpd_stacked.png" alt="Black Python Devs logo" />

_layouts/support.html

@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 {% include "_includes/partnerships.html" %}
 {% set foundational_supporters=data.foundational_supporters %}
 {% include "_includes/foundational_supporters.html" %}
+{% include "_includes/sponsors.html" %}
 {% include "_includes/pitch_deck.html" %}
 {% endblock %}

app.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import pluggy
 
-from render_engine import Site, Page, Collection, Blog
+from render_engine import Site, Page, Collection, Blog, RedirectPage
 from render_engine_markdown import MarkdownPageParser
 
 from render_engine_clean_urls import CleanURLsPlugin
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "icon": "iconoir-calendar",
     },
     {
-        "text": "Support Us",
+        "text": "Donate",
         "url": "/support.html",
         "icon": "iconoir-donate",
     },
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def pre_build_site():
 app = Site()
 app.template_path = "_layouts"
 app.static_paths.add("assets")
+app.site_vars["SITE_TITLE"] = "Black Python Devs"
 app.site_vars["locales"] = ["en"]
 app.site_vars["navigation"] = navigation
 app.site_vars["DATETIME_FORMAT"] = "%d %b %Y"
@@ -68,31 +69,43 @@ def pre_build_site():
 class Index(Page):
     template = "index.html"
     content_path = "index.html"
+    template_vars = {
+        "toast": {
+            "label": "Black Python Devs",
+            "url": "/leadership",
+            "text": "Tickets are on sale for the Python Community Leadership Summit! Learn More!",
+        }
+    }
 
 
 @app.page
-class Students(Page):
-    content_path = "students.html"
+class Students(RedirectPage):
+    slug = "students"
+    redirect_url = "/student-ambassador-program.html"
 
 
 @app.page
-class Community(Page):
-    content_path = "community.html"
+class Community(RedirectPage):
+    slug = "community"
+    redirect_url = "/about.html#join-the-community"
 
 
 @app.page
-class Partnerships(Page):
-    content_path = "partnerships.html"
+class Partnerships(RedirectPage):
+    slug = "partnerships"
+    redirect_url = "/support.html#partnerships"
 
 
 @app.page
-class Leadership(Page):
-    content_path = "leadership.html"
+class Leadership(RedirectPage):
+    slug = "leadership"
+    redirect_url = "/bpd-events/black-python-devs-leadership-summit-2026-ohio.html"
 
 
 @app.page
-class Pycon(Page):
-    content_path = "pycon.html"
+class Pycon(RedirectPage):
+    slug = "pycon"
+    redirect_url = "/blog/black-python-devs-at-pycon-us-2026.html"
 
 
 @app.page

assets/css/bpd.css

@@ -1004,25 +1004,9 @@ a.logo-text:hover img {
   color: var(--bpd-cyan);
 }
 
-/* ── 12b. PyCon Banner ───────────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── 12b. Toast Banner ───────────────────────────────────── */
 
-/* PyCon US 2026 brand purple — lightened in dark mode for contrast */
-.pycon-banner {
-  --pycon-purple: #d28de8;
-}
-@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
-  .pycon-banner {
-    --pycon-purple: #680579;
-  }
-}
-[data-theme="light"] .pycon-banner {
-  --pycon-purple: #680579;
-}
-[data-theme="dark"] .pycon-banner {
-  --pycon-purple: #d28de8;
-}
-
-.pycon-banner {
+.toast {
   position: relative;
   background: var(--bpd-raised);
   border: 1px solid var(--bpd-border);
@@ -1036,7 +1020,7 @@ a.logo-text:hover img {
 }
 
 /* luminous gold seam — echoes site header + newsletter card */
-.pycon-banner::before {
+.toast::before {
   content: "";
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
@@ -1047,38 +1031,42 @@ a.logo-text:hover img {
   border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
 }
 
-.pycon-banner:hover {
+.toast:hover {
   border-color: var(--bpd-border-hi);
   box-shadow: 0 0 28px var(--bpd-cyan-glow);
   transform: translateY(-2px);
 }
 
-.pycon-banner a {
+.toast a {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   gap: 0.5rem 0.85rem;
   padding: 1.1rem 1.5rem;
-  color: var(--pycon-purple);
+  color: var(--bpd-cyan);
   text-decoration: none;
   font-weight: 600;
   text-align: center;
 }
 
-.pycon-banner-icon {
-  color: var(--pycon-purple);
+.toast a:hover {
+  color: var(--bpd-white);
+}
+
+.toast-icon {
+  color: var(--bpd-gold);
   font-size: 1.15rem;
   flex-shrink: 0;
   transition: transform 0.3s ease;
 }
 
-.pycon-banner:hover .pycon-banner-icon {
+.toast:hover .toast-icon {
   transform: translateX(4px);
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
-  .pycon-banner a {
+  .toast a {
     padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem;
     font-size: 0.92rem;
   }

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,17 +4,26 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 description = "Black Python Devs community website"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies = [
-  "render-engine[cli]>=2026.3.4a2",
-  "render-engine-clean-urls",
-  "pyyaml",
+  "render-engine[cli]>=2026.5.2a1",
+  "render-engine-clean-urls==0.1.0",
+  "pyyaml==6.0.3",
   "folium>=0.20.0",
-  "click",
-  "pycountry",
+  "click==8.3.1",
+  "pycountry==26.2.16",
   "python-slugify>=8.0.4",
+
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
-dev = ["pre-commit", "typer", "rich", "python-frontmatter", "pytest", "ruff"]
+dev = [
+  "pin-versions==2026.3.6",
+  "pre-commit==4.6.0",
+  "typer==0.25.1",
+  "rich==14.3.3",
+  "python-frontmatter==1.1.0",
+  "pytest==9.0.3",
+  "ruff==0.15.13",
+]
 
 [tool.render-engine.cli]
 module = "app"

support.md

@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ title: Support
 # Support Black Python Devs
 
 Black Python Devs is a Non-Profit, fiscally hosted under the [GNOME Foundation](https://foundation.gnome.org/). The GNOME Foundation takes a small percentage for administration costs and support but at least 90% of proceeds goes directly to Black Python Devs Fund to support operational costs and supporting community events in the communities of Black Python Devs.
-
-Looking for member discounts? View our [Partnerships](#partnerships).

tests/test.py

@@ -43,6 +43,41 @@ def parse_html(path: pathlib.Path) -> HTMLMetaParser:
     return parser
 
 
+class ToastParser(HTMLParser):
+    """Extract aria-label, link href, and visible text from a `.toast` section."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._depth = 0
+        self.aria_label: str | None = None
+        self.href: str | None = None
+        self.text: str = ""
+
+    def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+        attrs_dict = dict(attrs)
+        if self._depth:
+            self._depth += 1
+            if tag == "a" and self.href is None:
+                self.href = attrs_dict.get("href")
+        elif tag == "section" and "toast" in attrs_dict.get("class", "").split():
+            self._depth = 1
+            self.aria_label = attrs_dict.get("aria-label")
+
+    def handle_endtag(self, tag):
+        if self._depth:
+            self._depth -= 1
+
+    def handle_data(self, data):
+        if self._depth:
+            self.text += data
+
+
+def parse_toast(path: pathlib.Path) -> ToastParser | None:
+    parser = ToastParser()
+    parser.feed(path.read_text())
+    return parser if parser.aria_label is not None else None
+
+
 OUTPUT_DIR = pathlib.Path("output")
 
 
@@ -126,15 +161,13 @@ def test_partnerships_redirects_to_support(built_site: pathlib.Path) -> None:
     ), "partnerships.html should redirect to /support.html#partnerships"
 
 
-def test_pycon_redirects_to_blog_post(built_site: pathlib.Path) -> None:
-    """Check that pycon.html contains a redirect to the PyCon US blog post."""
-    pycon = built_site / "pycon.html"
-    assert pycon.exists(), "pycon.html should exist in build output"
-    content = pycon.read_text()
-    assert (
-        "https://blackpythondevs.com/blog/black-python-devs-at-pycon-us-2026.html"
-        in content
-    ), "pycon.html should redirect to the PyCon US 2026 blog post"
+def test_homepage_toast(built_site: pathlib.Path) -> None:
+    """Check that the homepage renders a well-formed toast banner."""
+    toast = parse_toast(built_site / "index.html")
+    assert toast is not None, "homepage should render a .toast section"
+    assert toast.aria_label, "toast should have a non-empty aria-label"
+    assert toast.href, "toast should contain a link with an href"
+    assert toast.text.strip(), "toast should have visible text"
 
 
 def _blog_post_files() -> list[pathlib.Path]: