[WEB-4839] Remove textile support

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contribution guide
 
-This guide covers how to contribute to the Ably docs repository. From general pull request processes, to how to update and use each textile component.
+This guide covers how to contribute to the Ably docs repository, including general pull request processes and content formatting.
 
 ## Pull request process
 
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ There are two main locations that contributors need to work with to varying exte
 
 | Folder | Contains |
 | ------ | -------- |
-| content | All content pages written in textile. |
-| src | Images, navigation and language version and management. |
+| how-tos | Tutorial content in MDX format. |
+| src | Images, navigation, and language version management. |
 
-## Textile format
+## Content format
 
-The following sections discuss how to write and implement each component using textile.
+Documentation pages use MDX format for content. The following sections discuss common formatting patterns.
 
 ### Metadata
 
@@ -73,19 +73,17 @@ An example heading (with a custom anchor link) is: `h2(#subscribe). Subscribe to
 
 ### Links
 
-Links in textile are written in quotation marks. Link text can also be [code styled](#in-line-code).
+Use standard Markdown link syntax: `[link text](url)`.
 
 #### Internal links
 
-To link to another heading on the same page use the anchor link: `"channel state changes":#listen-for-state`.
+To link to another docs page use: `[messages](/docs/channels/message)`.
 
-To link to another docs page use: `"messages":/docs/channels/message`.
-
-You may also use in-line code to style link text: `"@get()@":/docs/api/realtime-sdk/channels#get method`
+To link to a heading on the same page: `[channel state changes](#listen-for-state)`.
 
 #### External links
 
-To link externally, or outside of the docs repository, use a fully qualified link: `"Ably dashboard":https://ably.com/dashboard`.
+Use fully qualified URLs: `[Ably dashboard](https://ably.com/dashboard)`.
 
 > Note: for dashboard links you can use `/any/` as the account ID to link directly to a specific page. For example: `https://ably.com/accounts/any/edit` for the account settings page.
 
@@ -146,25 +144,19 @@ They use the following syntax:
 
 ### Tables
 
-Textile tables are supported which are slightly more flexible than Markdown ones. They don't need to use a row of hyphens to separate the header and content either.
-
-For the header row use the following syntax:
+Tables use standard Markdown syntax:
 
 ```plaintext
-|_. Flag |_. Description |
+| Flag | Description |
+| ---- | ----------- |
 | SUBSCRIBE | Can subscribe to receive messages on the channel. |
 ```
 
-To make a cell span two columns:
-
-```plaintext
-|_/2=. Limit |
-|_. Soft |_. Hard |
-```
+For more complex table layouts, HTML table syntax can be used.
 
 ### Admonitions
 
-There are three types of admonition that can be used; `note`, `important` and `further-reading`. Update the value of `data-type` to switch between them. Admonitions are written using the HTML `<aside>` tag. Content must be constructed in HTML, other than links and in-line code styling which accept textile format.
+There are three types of admonition that can be used; `note`, `important` and `further-reading`. Update the value of `data-type` to switch between them. Admonitions are written using the HTML `<aside>` tag with HTML or Markdown content.
 
 ```html
 <aside data-type='note'>
@@ -190,15 +182,15 @@ Three additional types of admonition are used to display features that have been
 
 ### Ordered and unordered lists
 
-Textile accepts several formats for unordered lists, however `*` should be used for consistency.
+Use `*` for unordered lists for consistency.
 
 ```plaintext
 * Strawberry
 * Mango
 * Mint Choc Chip
 ```
 
-For ordered lists, textile will accept any number before a `.` and order it appropriately. Ascending numbers should be used for readability and consistency.
+For ordered lists, use standard Markdown syntax with ascending numbers for readability and consistency.
 
 ```plaintext
 1. Cornetto
@@ -329,7 +321,7 @@ bq(definition).
 
 ### Partials
 
-API references make use of [partials](content/partials/) where content is reused between files. They are included in .textile files using the following syntax:
+API references previously used partials for reusable content. This functionality has been replaced with component-based content reuse.
 
 ```plaintext
 <%= partial partial_version('realtime/_stats') %>

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This repository is the source for content published to [https://ably.com/docs](https://ably.com/docs).
 
-The source content is written in [Textile](https://github.com/textile/textile-spec) and the site is generated by [Gatsby](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/).
+The source content is written in [GFM (GitHub-flavoured Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/) and the site is generated by [Gatsby](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/).
 
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