This is terrible practice. Asking for contributions is OK, but requiring contributions for the capability that is provided by most others is infuriating (especially when you may have spent a lot of time building a site only to find much later this complication). I would suggest switching to a different theme that gives you the capability to make these settings. I have searched high and low and always end up on forums with people complaining to Cryout on this topic. Cryout stands firm and to date, I have not found a solution.
