♻️ Remove conf section and add event banner (#16193)

README.md

@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ The key features are:
 
 </div>
 
-## FastAPI Conf
-
-[**FastAPI Conf '26**](https://fastapiconf.com) is happening on **October 28, 2026** in **Amsterdam, NL**. All about FastAPI, right from the source. 🎤
-
-<a class="fastapi-feature-banner" href="https://fastapiconf.com"><img src="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/img/fastapi-conf.jpeg" alt="FastAPI Conf '26 - October 28, 2026 - Amsterdam, NL"></a>
-
 ## FastAPI mini documentary
 
 There's a [FastAPI mini documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpR8ngthqiE) released at the end of 2025, you can watch it online:

docs/en/docs/css/custom.css

@@ -437,6 +437,78 @@ Inspired by Termynal's CSS tricks with modifications
   .fastapi-sponsors__card--silver .fastapi-sponsors__banner { height: 50px; }
 }
 
+.fastapi-conf-rail {
+  display: block;
+  margin: 1.25rem 0.5rem 0;
+  padding: 0.9rem 0.85rem 0.85rem;
+  border: 1px solid var(--md-default-fg-color--lightest);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--md-primary-fg-color);
+  border-radius: 0.2rem;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--md-primary-fg-color) 6%, transparent);
+  color: var(--md-default-fg-color);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail__eyebrow {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: 0.56rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--md-primary-fg-color);
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail__date {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 0.45rem;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail__place {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 0.1rem;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  color: var(--md-default-fg-color--light);
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail__summary {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 0.55rem;
+  font-size: 0.67rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  color: var(--md-default-fg-color--light);
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail__cta {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 0.65rem;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--md-primary-fg-color);
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail:hover {
+  border-color: var(--md-primary-fg-color);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--md-primary-fg-color) 10%, transparent);
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail:hover .fastapi-conf-rail__cta,
+.fastapi-conf-rail:focus-visible .fastapi-conf-rail__cta {
+  color: var(--md-accent-fg-color);
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.fastapi-conf-rail:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--md-accent-fg-color);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+.md-sidebar--primary:has(.fastapi-conf-rail) { position: static; }
+
 .fastapi-feature-banner {
   display: block;
   max-width: 680px;

docs/en/docs/index.md

@@ -151,12 +151,6 @@ The key features are:
 
 </div>
 
-## FastAPI Conf { #fastapi-conf }
-
-[**FastAPI Conf '26**](https://fastapiconf.com) is happening on **October 28, 2026** in **Amsterdam, NL**. All about FastAPI, right from the source. 🎤
-
-<a class="fastapi-feature-banner" href="https://fastapiconf.com"><img src="https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/img/fastapi-conf.jpeg" alt="FastAPI Conf '26 - October 28, 2026 - Amsterdam, NL"></a>
-
 ## FastAPI mini documentary { #fastapi-mini-documentary }
 
 There's a [FastAPI mini documentary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpR8ngthqiE) released at the end of 2025, you can watch it online:

docs/en/overrides/main.html

@@ -1,5 +1,49 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
+{% block site_nav %}
+  {% if nav %}
+    {% if page.meta and page.meta.hide %}
+      {% set hidden = "hidden" if "navigation" in page.meta.hide %}
+    {% endif %}
+    <div class="md-sidebar md-sidebar--primary" data-md-component="sidebar" data-md-type="navigation" {{ hidden }}>
+      <div class="md-sidebar__scrollwrap">
+        <div class="md-sidebar__inner">
+          {% include "partials/nav.html" %}
+          {# Zensical has no page.is_homepage; page.url is empty on the landing page. #}
+          {% if not page.url %}
+            {% include "partials/conf-rail.html" %}
+          {% endif %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {% endif %}
+  {% if "toc.integrate" not in features %}
+    {% if page.meta and page.meta.hide %}
+      {% set hidden = "hidden" if "toc" in page.meta.hide %}
+    {% endif %}
+    <div class="md-sidebar md-sidebar--secondary" data-md-component="sidebar" data-md-type="toc" {{ hidden }}>
+      <div class="md-sidebar__scrollwrap">
+        {% if config.theme.variant != "classic" %}
+          {% set toc = page.toc %}
+          {% set first = toc | first %}
+          {% if first and first.level == 1 %}
+            {% set toc = first.children %}
+          {% endif %}
+          {% if toc %}
+            <input class="md-nav__toggle md-toggle" type="checkbox" id="__toc">
+            <div class="md-sidebar-button__wrapper">
+              <label class="md-sidebar-button" for="__toc"></label>
+            </div>
+          {% endif %}
+        {% endif %}
+        <div class="md-sidebar__inner">
+          {% include "partials/toc.html" %}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
 {% block announce %}
 <div class="announce-wrapper">
   <div id="announce-left">

docs/en/overrides/partials/conf-rail.html

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<a class="fastapi-conf-rail no-link-icon" href="https://fastapiconf.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+  <span class="fastapi-conf-rail__eyebrow">FastAPI Conf '26</span>
+  <span class="fastapi-conf-rail__date">October 28, 2026</span>
+  <span class="fastapi-conf-rail__place">Amsterdam, NL</span>
+  <span class="fastapi-conf-rail__summary">All about FastAPI, right from the source.</span>
+  <span class="fastapi-conf-rail__cta">Learn more <span aria-hidden="true">→</span></span>
+</a>