diff --git a/README.dev.md b/README.dev.md
index 98f8bdd..1811058 100644
--- a/README.dev.md
+++ b/README.dev.md
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ the settings to your needs:
LATEST_VERSION_RELEASES_DIRECTORY = '/path/to/geany/releases/directory/or/just/empty'
LATEST_VERSION_PLUGINS_RELEASES_DIRECTORY = '/path/to/plugins/releases/directory/or/just/empty'
STATIC_DOCS_GEANY_SOURCE_TARBALL = '/path/to/geany/source/tarball/or/just/empty'
- IRC_USER_LIST_FILE = '/path/to/irc/data/or/just/empty'
### Database settings
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28a1490..1d14fad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ with non-static content.
* documentation/todo.md: generated from Github upon request
* download/nightly-builds.md: generated upon request
* fake.md: dummy page for various non-CMS pages like pastebin.geany.org and more
- * support/irc.md: dynamic content is added to the page upon request
#### Supported Markdown Extensions
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index a211303..2ddc532 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ USER nobody:nogroup
# copy in Python environment
COPY --from=builder /venv /venv
# copy helpers and configs
-COPY ./docker/entrypoint.sh ./docker/irc_userlist /data/
+COPY ./docker/entrypoint.sh /data/
EXPOSE 8000
CMD ["/bin/bash", "/data/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/local_settings.docker.py b/docker/local_settings.docker.py
index f5c5021..bd314d7 100644
--- a/docker/local_settings.docker.py
+++ b/docker/local_settings.docker.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = 'root@localhost'
NIGHTLYBUILDS_BASE_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, 'nightly_mirror')
-IRC_USER_LIST_FILE = '/data/irc_userlist'
STATIC_DOCS_GEANY_SOURCE_TARBALL = '/tmp/geany_git.tar.gz'
STATIC_DOCS_GEANY_DESTINATION_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_ROOT, 'i18n')
diff --git a/geany/settings.py b/geany/settings.py
index 41e38f7..90a7ff9 100644
--- a/geany/settings.py
+++ b/geany/settings.py
@@ -461,8 +461,6 @@
STATIC_DOCS_GEANY_DESTINATION_URL = os.path.join(MEDIA_URL, 'i18n')
STATIC_DOCS_GEANY_I18N_STATISTICS_FILENAME = 'i18n_statistics.json'
-IRC_USER_LIST_FILE = '/srv/tmp/irc_userlist'
-
LATEST_VERSION_RELEASES_DIRECTORY = '/srv/www/download.geany.org'
LATEST_VERSION_PLUGINS_RELEASES_DIRECTORY = '/srv/www/plugins.geany.org/geany-plugins/'
diff --git a/geany/templates/home.html b/geany/templates/home.html
index fc9c710..8a984d2 100644
--- a/geany/templates/home.html
+++ b/geany/templates/home.html
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ Great Community
that contribute improvements and fixes across numerous
platforms including
The Mailing Lists,
- IRC,
Github and
Twitter.
Get Involved »
diff --git a/geany/templates/pages/support/irc.html b/geany/templates/pages/support/irc.html
deleted file mode 100644
index beaf1b6..0000000
--- a/geany/templates/pages/support/irc.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "pages/richtextpage.html" %}
-
-{% load geany_tags %}
-
-{% block content_after %}
-
-{% get_irc_userlist as irc_userlist %}
-
-
Users
-
-Currently {{ irc_userlist|length }} users are connected:
-
-
-{% for username in irc_userlist %}
-
{{ username }}
-
- {% if forloop.counter|divisibleby:4 %}
-
- {% endif %}
-{% endfor %}
-
-
-
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/geany/templatetags/geany_tags.py b/geany/templatetags/geany_tags.py
index f3d2ea0..12c4013 100644
--- a/geany/templatetags/geany_tags.py
+++ b/geany/templatetags/geany_tags.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
import logging
from django import template
-from django.conf import settings
from mezzanine.template import Library
@@ -58,21 +57,6 @@ def do_evaluate(parser, token): # pylint: disable=unused-argument
return EvaluateNode(variable, target_var_name)
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-@register.simple_tag
-def get_irc_userlist():
- user_list = list()
- try:
- with open(settings.IRC_USER_LIST_FILE) as file_h:
- user_list = file_h.readlines()
- except IOError as exc:
- logger.error('An error occurred reading IRC user list: {}'.format(exc), exc_info=True)
-
- # remove newline characters
- user_list = [username.strip() for username in user_list]
- return sorted(user_list)
-
-
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@register.filter(name='add_css')
def add_css(field, css):
diff --git a/geany/urls_legacy.py b/geany/urls_legacy.py
index efaae80..937dbf6 100644
--- a/geany/urls_legacy.py
+++ b/geany/urls_legacy.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
'/Support/Developers': '/contribute/development/',
'/Support/Hacking': '/documentation/hacking/',
'/Support/I18N': '/contribute/translation/',
- '/Support/IRC': '/support/irc/',
+ '/Support/IRC': '/support/',
+ '/support/irc/': '/support/',
'/Support/MailingList': '/support/mailing-lists/',
'/Support/PluginWishlist/':
'https://github.com/geany/geany-plugins/issues?q=is%%3Aissue+label%%3Afeature+',
diff --git a/page_content/about/geany.md b/page_content/about/geany.md
index 0e3c100..0c91bcc 100644
--- a/page_content/about/geany.md
+++ b/page_content/about/geany.md
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ The code is licensed under the terms of the [GNU General Public Licence][3].
## Contact
-To contact us for general questions or feedback, either use one of our [mailing lists][4], the [IRC channel][5] or the [Github issue tracker][6].
-
+To contact us for general questions or feedback, either use one of our [mailing lists][4] or the [Github issue tracker][5].
[1]: /about/filetypes/
[2]: /support/plugins/
[3]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.en.html
[4]: /support/mailing-lists
- [5]: /support/irc
- [6]: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues
+ [5]: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues
diff --git a/page_content/contribute/support.md b/page_content/contribute/support.md
index e3674a2..62b3cfd 100644
--- a/page_content/contribute/support.md
+++ b/page_content/contribute/support.md
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@ There are different ways you can support Geany users. Yes, even supporting users
You can subscribe to the [Geany Users mailing list][1] and answer questions, give hints to people who write there and so on.
-### IRC
-
-There are many people who join IRC and ask questions. You can join us on [#geany][2] on chat.freenode.net and help out answering questions there.
-
### Bug Zapping
-You can also surf through the bugs reported at the [Github issue tracker][3] and see if you maybe can help users. Some issues reported are not actually bugs and maybe can be solved with your help.
+You can also surf through the bugs reported at the [Github issue tracker][2] and see if you maybe can help users. Some issues reported are not actually bugs and maybe can be solved with your help.
### Twitter
@@ -23,5 +19,4 @@ Geany's twitter stream: https://twitter.com/GeanyIDE/
[1]: /support/mailing-lists/
- [2]: irc://chat.freenode.net/geany%7C#geany
- [3]: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues
+ [2]: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues
diff --git a/page_content/support.md b/page_content/support.md
index b4ab543..265aa52 100644
--- a/page_content/support.md
+++ b/page_content/support.md
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ Support
There are multiple ways to get support on using Geany and/or ask questions:
- [Mailing Lists][1]
-- [IRC (chat)][2]
-- [Issue tracker / Bugs][3]
+- [Issue tracker / Bugs][2]
[1]: /support/mailing-lists/
-[2]: /support/irc/
-[3]: /support/bugs/
+[2]: /support/bugs/
diff --git a/page_content/support/irc.md b/page_content/support/irc.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2155213..0000000
--- a/page_content/support/irc.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-IRC chat
-==========
-
-If you have a problem, a question or anything else to talk about, join our IRC channel irc://chat.freenode.net/geany|#geany on chat.freenode.net.
-
-**Due to spam, as of 2018-08-01, you need to be registered and identified** with Freenode's account service to speak in geany-affiliated channels.
-
-Follow freenode's instructions: .
-
-IRC channel logs: https://irc.geany.org/logs/.
-
-IRC channel stats: https://irc.geany.org/stats/.