The Jekyll Crypto Donations plugin is a simple and efficient solution for integrating cryptocurrency donations into Jekyll-generated websites. In the initial iteration, the plugin supports Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and USDT (TRC-20). It allows website owners to display current donation amounts and provide easy access for visitors to contribute using these cryptocurrencies. The plugin is designed to be easy to install and configure, making it a seamless addition to any Jekyll site. By leveraging real-time API calls, it ensures that the displayed donation amounts are always up-to-date, providing transparency and encouraging more contributions.

Add to your Gemfile:

group :jekyll_plugins do
  gem 'jekyll-crypto-donations' 
end

Add donation addresses to your _config.yaml

crypto_donations:
  btc_address: "YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS"
  eth_address: "YOUR_ETH_ADDRESS"
  usdt_address: "YOUR_USDT_TRC20_ADDRES"

Use {% crypto_donations %} or {% crypto_donations Any text you can share with donations block %} at the jekyll page source.

To see the Crypto Donations plugin in action, check out the demo on my website: madmatvey.github.io.

You can see how the donation addresses and total received amounts are displayed for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and USDT (TRC-20). The demo showcases the real-time integration and functionality of the plugin.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Use NodeJS version 20 LTS

$ nvm use 20 --lts

install Typescrypt: npm install typescript

Do not change assets/js/crypto-donations/crypto-donations.js manually, make changes with TS at src/crypto-donations/crypto-donations.ts and then run:

$ npx tsc

local gem build: gem build jekyll-crypto-donations.gemspec

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/madmatvey/jekyll-crypto-donations.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.