Django community: RSS
This page, updated regularly, aggregates Community blog posts from the Django community.
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Top 10 Django Third-Party Packages
Django is a "batteries-included" web framework, but it really shines with its robust ecosystem of third-party packages that add additional functionality to the framework. There are almost 4,000 available at … -
Deploy Django + PostgreSQL on Fly.io
In this guide we will develop a Django Todo application locally and then deploy it on [Fly.io](https://fly.io) with a [Postgres production database](https://fly.io/docs/reference/postgres/). There are a number of steps needed to … -
Django Hello, World + Fly.io Deployment
In this tutorial, we will build a "Hello, World" website with Django and then deploy it to [Fly.io](https://fly.io/). If you want to learn Django properly, I provide step-by-step instructions and … -
Django RSS Feed Tutorial
Django comes with a built-in [syndication feed](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/syndication/) for dynamically generating [RSS (Really Simple Syndication)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS) or [Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(web_standard)) feeds. These feeds contain recently updated content on a website, and users can subscribe … -
How to Install Django
This tutorial covers how to properly install the latest version of [Django (4.2)](https://www.djangoproject.com/) and [Python (3.11)](https://www.python.org). As the [official docs note](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/install/), if you are already familiar with the command line, … -
Django File (and Image) Uploads Tutorial
This tutorial shows how to implement file and then image uploading with Django. We'll build a basic Instagram clone. ## Setup Whether you're on a Windows or Mac laptop the … -
Flask vs Django (2023)
[Flask](https://palletsprojects.com/p/flask/) and [Django](https://www.djangoproject.com) are the two most popular [Python-based](https://www.python.org) web frameworks. Both are mature, open-source, and have many happy users. A natural question therefore is: which one to use? In … -
Frequently Asked Questions about Django
## What is Django? Django is a Python web framework that takes care of the difficult and common parts of web development--authentication, database connection, CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations, … -
Django ORM and QuerySets Tutorial
The Django [Object-Relational Mapper (ORM)](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/db/) is one of the most powerful aspects of the web framework, an abstraction layer that allows developers to write object-oriented Python code which is translated … -
Django Sitemap Tutorial
Django has a built-in [sitemap framework](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/sitemaps/) that allows developers to generate sitemaps for a project dynamically. A sitemap is an XML file that informs search engines of your website's pages, … -
Django Log In with Email not Username
Django was first released in 2005 and since then a lot has changed in web development, notably the predominant pattern at the time of using username/email/password has been simplified to … -
pre-commit with Django
[pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/) is a widely-used code quality framework. It allows a developer to add [hooks](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks) for various code quality tools that check your code for any errors or issues _before_ committing … -
Add robots.txt to a Django website
A "bot" is a general term for an automated program that does things like crawl the web. Google and other search engines rely on bots to periodically crawl the internet. … -
Django Static Files and Templates
Static files like CSS, JavaScript, and fonts are a core piece of any modern web application. They are also typically confusing for Django newcomers since Django provides tremendous flexibility around … -
Django Dependency Management with pip-compile and pip-tools
Even a basic Django project has multiple dependencies. After installing Django itself, various third-party packages--and their dependencies!--must be installed and managed. How do you track version numbers in a reproducible … -
Django Login and Logout Tutorial
In this tutorial, we'll learn how to configure login/logout functionality with Django's built-in [user authentication system](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/topics/auth/). This post is the first in a three-part series that also covers [signup](https://learndjango.com/tutorials/django-signup-tutorial) and … -
Django Signup Tutorial
title: "Django Signup Tutorial" description: Add a signup/user registration page in Django 4.2. Previously, we [added login and logout pages](https://learndjango.com/tutorials/django-login-and-logout-tutorial) to our Django app. In this tutorial, we'll create a … -
Django Password Reset Tutorial
title: Django Password Reset Tutorial description: Implement user authentication with a password reset for Django 4.2. This tutorial demonstrates adding a password reset sequence to a Django application. It builds … -
Django, Docker, and PostgreSQL Tutorial
This tutorial will create a new Django project using Docker and PostgreSQL. Django ships with built-in SQLite support, but even for local development, you are better off using a "real" … -
Django Best Practices: Custom User Model
Django ships with a built-in [User model](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.0/ref/contrib/auth/#django.contrib.auth.models.User) for authentication and if you'd like a basic tutorial on how to implement login, logout, signup and so on see the [Django Login … -
Django Slug Tutorial
In this tutorial, we will add slugs to a Django website. As noted in the [official docs for slugfield](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/ref/models/fields/#slugfield): "slug" is a newspaper term, a short label for something containing … -
Django Best Practices: Template Structure
There are two main ways to organize your template structure in Django: the default app-level way and a custom project-level approach. ## Option 1: App Level By default, the Django … -
Django Favicon Tutorial
This tutorial explains how to add a favicon (shortcut icon) to a Django website. A favicon is a small icon that appears at the top of a tab in a … -
Django Best Practices: Projects vs. Apps
Within a single Django "project" can exist multiple "apps," which are used to separate discrete functionality. For example, a Django website might need an application for static pages like an … -
Django-allauth Tutorial
Django comes with a robust built-in authentication system for users but it does not provide support for third-party (social) authentication via services like Github, Gmail, or Facebook. Fortunately, the excellent …
