update contributing guides

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-# Pythia Portal contributor's guide
+# Contributing to the Project Pythia Portal
 
 This document contains information specific to contributing to the
-Project Pythia Portal. Please first refer to [Pythia Contributor's
-Guide](https://projectpythia.org/contributing.html) for overall
+Project Pythia Portal. Please first refer to [Guide for Contributing to Project Pythia](https://projectpythia.org/contributing.html) for overall
 contribution guidelines (such as detailed description of Project
 Pythia structure, forking, repository cloning, branching, etc.).
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ The post will automatically be recognized and displayed when you build the porta
 
 ## Instructions for building the portal site
 
-The portal site is built with [Sphinx](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/).
+The portal site is built with [MyST-MD](https://mystmd.org/).
 
 When testing new content it is important to build and view the site. Read the Docs automatically builds the site for you when each Pull Request is checked. However, you can also build it locally on your machine following the instructions
 below.
@@ -70,28 +69,12 @@ _NOTE_: The `pre-commit` package is already installed via the `pythia` conda env
 Build the site locally using Sphinx (which you just installed in the `pythia` environment, along with all necessary dependencies):
 
 ```bash
-make html
+myst start --execute
 ```
 
-If this step fails and you have not updated your conda environment recently, try updating with `conda env update -f ../environment.yml` and `conda update --all` as described above.
+If this step fails and you may not have updated your conda environment recently, try updating with `conda env update -f ../environment.yml` and `conda update --all` as described above.
 
-The newly rendered site is now available in `portal/_build/html/index.html`.
-Open with your web browser, or from the terminal:
-
-```bash
-open _build/html/index.html
-`````
-
-However, many of the links will not work. For all of the links
-found in the portal to work properly, you'll need to set up a local
-testing server. This can be done with Python's http.server by running
-the following command from within the `portal` directory:
-
-```bash
-python -m http.server --directory _build/html/
-```
-
-and then pointing your browser at the URL: localhost:8000.
+The newly rendered site is now available at [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). A link should appear in your terminal.
 
 More information on setting up a local test server is available from [here](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Common_questions/set_up_a_local_testing_server)
 
@@ -108,15 +91,6 @@ conda activate pythia
 conda update --all
 ```
 
-### Preview the built site on Netlify
-
-Once a pull request has passed all tests, including the `preview-site` check, the GitHub bot will post a comment with a preview link on the pull request. You can click on the link to launch a new tab with a build of the Project Pythia site.
-
-![CI-check](/portal/_static/images/deploy-site-CI-check.png)
-
-![Netlify Preview](/portal/_static/images/netlify-preview.png)
-
-
 ## Instructions for intacting with the Google Analytics API
 
 ### Setting up the Virtual Environment

myst.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# See docs at: https://mystmd.org/guide/frontmatter
+version: 1
+extends:
+  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectpythia/pythia-config/main/pythia.yml
+project:
+  id: 770e49e5-344a-4c46-adaa-3afb060b2085
+  # title:
+  # description:
+  keywords: []
+  authors: []
+  github: https://github.com/projectpythia/projectpythia.github.io
+  # bibliography: []
+
+  toc:
+    - file: portal/index.md
+    - file: portal/about.md
+    - title: Blog
+      children:
+        - pattern: portal/posts/*.md
+    - file: portal/contributing.md
+    - file: portal/cookbook-guide.md
+    - file: portal/quick-cookbook-guide.md
+    - file: portal/metrics.md
+site:
+  actions:
+    - title: Learn More
+      url: https://mystmd.org/guide
+  domains: []
+  options:
+    style: style.css

portal/contributing.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Project Pythia Contributor's Guide
+# Contributing to Project Pythia
 
 ```{note}
 This the top-level guide for Project Pythia and a great starting point for getting involved!
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ and [contributing new Cookbooks](https://projectpythia.org/cookbook-guide.html).
 
 ## Overview
 
-Welcome! This is the main contributors guide for Project Pythia.
+Welcome! This is the main guide for contributing to Project Pythia.
 Project Pythia is an open community, and all contributions are
 welcome following our [Code of
 Conduct](https://projectpythia.org/code_of_conduct.html). All
 of the content for Project Pythia is hosted on GitHub in a number
 of different public repositories. From this document you can learn
 about the many ways that you can contribute to this community
 project, and where you can find additional information. In many
-cases pertinent details may be found in repository-specific
-contributors guides **that should always be consulted in addition
+cases pertinent details may be found in repository-specific guides **that should always be consulted in addition
 to this guide**. More on this topic later.
 
 ## The many ways to contribute
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ is a collection of material that the Pythia team believes is essential
 knowledge for geoscientists to effectively use the Scientific Python
 Ecosystem. The Pythia Foundations content is hosted on a separate
 [GitHub repo](https://github.com/ProjectPythia/pythia-foundations),
-and contributors should consult the contributor’s guide there for
+and contributors should consult the [Contributing to Foundations](https://foundations.projectpythia.org/appendix/how-to-contribute) guide there for
 information specific to Foundations. However, adding new, or changing
 existing Foundations content requires contributors to be familiar
 with a few technologies and workflows, described in Advanced
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ specific problem. Typically, a cookbook references material presented
 elsewhere in Project Pythia, such as [Pythia Foundations](https://foundations.projectpythia.org).
 Each Cookbook is hosted in a separate GitHub repo under the umbrella [Project Pythia
 organization](https://github.com/ProjectPythia).
-Contributors should consult the [Cookbook-specific Contributor's guide](/cookbook-guide).
+Contributors should consult the [Contributing a New Cookbook](/cookbook-guide) guide.
 
 ### Pythia Portal
 
@@ -114,10 +113,10 @@ process of setting up GitHub/Git, installing and configuring conda,
 and submitting a PR. Note, while this information is common to all
 Pythia repositories, repo-specific information might be required.
 
-In all cases contributors should consult the repo-specific contributor’s
+In all cases contributors should consult the repo-specific contribution
 guide for their target repository.
 
-Repo-specific guides can be found in the file named `CONTRIBUTING.md`, located in the top level directory of each repository, or by clicking on the menu item labeled “Contributor’s Guide” found in the rendered content generated by each repository.
+Repo-specific guides can be found in the file named `CONTRIBUTING.md`, located in the top level directory of most repositories, or by clicking on the appropriately named menu item on each site. Note that the "Contributing a new Cookbook" guide is found in the Pythia portal (rather than in any one specific Cookbook).
 
 Lastly, much of this information has been co-opted from the [GeoCAT project](https://geocat.ucar.edu).
 
@@ -221,12 +220,12 @@ desktop or laptop. Before using your conda environment to work on
 Pythia content, you'll need to perform an addtional one-time setup
 that is specific to each Pythia repo. After the one-time configuration is
 complete you will need to "activate" a repo-specific environment whenever
-you wish to use it. Consult the repo-specific contributor’s guide
+you wish to use it. Consult the repo-specific contribution guide
 for information on “Building the site”, and
 follow the steps described therein.
 
 ```{note}
-Repository-specific contributor's
+Repository-specific contribution
 information can always be accessed by navigating your web browser
 to the appropriate Project Pythia GitHub repository,
 [here](https://github.com/ProjectPythia/pythia-foundations) for
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ back to the Pythia repository you will need to submit a Pull Request
 ### Make your local changes
 
 At this point you should be able to make your desired changes to
-the local copies of your files. **Always consult the repo-specific contributor’s
+the local copies of your files. **Always consult the repo-specific contribution
 guide for information specific to the repo you are working on.**
 
 ### Submit a Pull Request (PR)