Add info about and button to join Gitter channel

Mention that IRC is legacy and hardly used anymore. Add link to Freenode web chat for convenience.
mantisbt · Apr 3, 2018 · 61ec0e7 · 61ec0e7
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         <div class=" col-sm-8 col-md-8">
           <h1>Communication</h1>
 
-          <p>Sometimes its just easier to get help or discuss matters in real time. The #mantisbt channel on
-            irc.freenode.net is where MantisBT developers hang out.</p>
+          <p>Sometimes it is just easier to get help or discuss matters in real time...</p>
+          <p>Nowadays, the MantisBT developers hang out on <a href="https://gitter.im">Gitter</a>
+              and can be contacted there.
+              The legacy <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23mantisbt">#mantisbt</a> channel
+              on <a href="http://freenode.net">Freenode</a> still exists, but it is hardly used anymore.
+          </p>
+          <a type="button" class="btn btn-warning" href="https://gitter.im/mantisbt/mantisbt" onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'Development', 'Join Gitter');">
+            Join MantisBT Gitter Channel
+          </a>
           <a type="button" class="btn btn-warning" href="irc://irc.freenode.net/mantisbt" onclick="ga('send', 'event', 'Development', 'Join #mantisbt IRC');">
             Join #mantisbt IRC
           </a>
 
           <br><br>
-
         </div>
       </div>