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Django IntroductionChapter 2. Django Quick Start Guide

Create HTML Templates

Create HTML Templates

How to Create HTML Templates in Django

When a Django app receives HTTP requests, the URL dispatcher dispatches them to functions or classes that are written in the views.py file to handle the requests. The views.py file focuses on logical responses. It doesn't handle visual representation for HTTP responses. To return the HTTP responses, you need HTML documents. In Django, the templates directory is used to save HTML documents linked to the views.py file. We'll explain how to make HTML templates for Django applications in this lesson. Details of views.py will be explained in the next section.

Create a 'templates' directory and an HTML document

As a default, the templates directory is not created yet. You need to create it to save HTML documents for the app. The best practice of the location of the templates directory is directly under the project directory. If you are using Mac, run the commands below from the project directory.

Command Line - INPUT
mkdir templates
cd templates
Command Line - INPUT
touch test.html

Or, you can create the directory and file from the left sidebar of VS Code.

Edit an HTML template

Let's create a classic message, "Hello World!" for the simple test purpose.

1. Select the test.html file in the VS Code.

Create HTML Templates

2. Edit the file.

Type the code below. As this template will be used to test the class-based view, describe it in the HTML file. We'll explain the class-based view in the next section.

templates/test.html
<h1>Hello World! Class-based View Test</h1>

Register the 'templates' directory location in the settings.py

After creating the templates directory, you need to register the location of the directory in the settings.py file.

In the front part of the settings.py file, you can see that the path of BASE_DIR is defined. BASE_DIR is pointing to the project directory you created at the beginning of this chapter.

BASE_DIR gives you flexibility to change the project directory path. Regardless of the project directory absolute path, you can use BASE_DIR as the project directory path so that the file path stays the same even if you change your project directory location.

When you create a new directory right under the project directory, you can use BASE_DIR / 'sub-directory' as the directory path. The sub-directory part should be replaced with the actual directory name.

To add the templates directory you created under the project directory, add the yellow code part in the settings.py. The templates directory location should be written in the 'DIRS' line in the TEMPLATES section. In this case, first define the file path variable in the front section. Then, use the file path variable in the 'DIRS' line.

Do not forget to save the settings.py file when you edit it.

config/settings.py
from pathlib import Path

# Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent

# template directory path
TEMPLATE_DIR = BASE_DIR / 'templates'

:

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
        'DIRS': [TEMPLATE_DIR],
        'APP_DIRS': True,

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Chapter 1. Django Key Concepts

Web Framework and Django

Websites vs. Django Web Apps

How Django Handles HTTP Request and HTTP Response

Django's MVT Framework

Django Templates vs. Django APIs

Chapter 2. Django Quick Start Guide

Install Python

Install Visual Studio Code

Create Project Directory

Set Up Virtual Environment

Install Django

Start Django Project

Run Server

Database Migration

URL dispatcher – urls.py

Create Superuser and Log In to Django Admin

Start App

Create HTML Templates

Create Views

Add URL Patterns

Project vs. App

Chapter 3. Django Models and Databases

Create a Database in Django

Relational Database

Create Django Models

Makemigrations and Migrate

Add Models in Django Admin – admin.py

Change Display Name of Record Objects

Django Models – Data Field Type

Django Models – Field Options

Django Models – Help Text Option

Django Models – Choices Option

Django Models – DateField with datetime Module

Django Models – Relationship Fields

Django Models – ID

Django Models – ForeignKey (OneToMany Relationship)

Django Models – OneToOneField

Django Models – ManyToManyField

Chapter 4. Create CRUD Web Application

CRUD Web Application

Basic CRUD Structure in Django

Django Generic Views

How To Write Class-Based Views with Generic Views

Generic View Basic Attributes

URL Dispatcher for CRUD Views

Django Templates for CRUD Views

Django Template Language (DTL)

Template for List Page

get_FOO_display method

Template for Detail Page

Template with Model Relations

Template for Create and Update Page

Template for Delete Page

Add Links – {% url %} tag

Extend Templates – {% extends %} tag

Check Developing App UI on Mobile Device

Django Templates with Bootstrap

Crispy Forms

Customize Views (1) – Change List Order

Customizing Views (2) – Filter Lists

Context

Customize Views (3) – Add Extra Context

Modularize Templates – {% include %} tag

Static Files in Development Environment – {% static %} tag

STATIC_URL and STATICFILES_DIRS

Create Index HTML

Chapter 5. User Management

User Authentication

Overview of User Management Functions

User Management Function Development with Django

Approaches to Building User Management Functions in Django

Django Allauth (1) – Introduction

Django Allauth (2) – Installation and Initial Settings

Django Allauth (3) – Email Verification via Console

Django Allauth (4) – Email Verification via Gmail

Django Allauth (5) – Social Login with GitHub

Django Allauth (6) – Social Login with Google

Django Allauth (7) – Allauth Template File Setup

Django Allauth (8) – Add Basic Styling with Bootstrap and Crispy Forms

Django Allauth (9) – Customize Sign-in and Sign-up Pages

User Models

Login Required – LoginRequiredMixin

User Login Status Icon on Navigation Bar

Chapter 6. Deploy Django App

Overview of Django App Deployment (1)

Overview of Django App Deployment (2)

Key Steps of Django App Deployment

Hosting Service Initial Settings (1) – AWS Lightsail setup

Hosting Service Initial Settings (2) – SSH Remote Connection

Manage Local Computer and Remote Server Simultaneously

Tips for Managing Local Development and Remote Production Environment

Hosting Service Initial Settings (3) – Clone Project Directory with GitHub

Production Database Setup

Django Production Settings (1) – Settings.py for Development and Production

Django Production Settings (2) – Production Settings

Django Production Settings (3) – django-environ and .env file

Static File Settings

Django and Dependency Installation on Production Server

Web Server and Application Server in Django

Application Server Setup – Gunicorn

Web Server Setup – Nginx

Domain Setup

SSL Setup – Certbot

Email Setting – SendGrid

Social Login for Production

Manage Local Development and Remote Production Environment

Chapter 1. Django Key Concepts

Web Framework and Django

Websites vs. Django Web Apps

How Django Handles HTTP Request and HTTP Response

Django's MVT Framework

Django Templates vs. Django APIs

Chapter 2. Django Quick Start Guide

Install Python

Install Visual Studio Code

Create Project Directory

Set Up Virtual Environment

Install Django

Start Django Project

Run Server

Database Migration

URL dispatcher – urls.py

Create Superuser and Log In to Django Admin

Start App

Create HTML Templates

Create Views

Add URL Patterns

Project vs. App

Chapter 3. Django Models and Databases

Create a Database in Django

Relational Database

Create Django Models

Makemigrations and Migrate

Add Models in Django Admin – admin.py

Change Display Name of Record Objects

Django Models – Data Field Type

Django Models – Field Options

Django Models – Help Text Option

Django Models – Choices Option

Django Models – DateField with datetime Module

Django Models – Relationship Fields

Django Models – ID

Django Models – ForeignKey (OneToMany Relationship)

Django Models – OneToOneField

Django Models – ManyToManyField

Chapter 4. Create CRUD Web Application

CRUD Web Application

Basic CRUD Structure in Django

Django Generic Views

How To Write Class-Based Views with Generic Views

Generic View Basic Attributes

URL Dispatcher for CRUD Views

Django Templates for CRUD Views

Django Template Language (DTL)

Template for List Page

get_FOO_display method

Template for Detail Page

Template with Model Relations

Template for Create and Update Page

Template for Delete Page

Add Links – {% url %} tag

Extend Templates – {% extends %} tag

Check Developing App UI on Mobile Device

Django Templates with Bootstrap

Crispy Forms

Customize Views (1) – Change List Order

Customizing Views (2) – Filter Lists

Context

Customize Views (3) – Add Extra Context

Modularize Templates – {% include %} tag

Static Files in Development Environment – {% static %} tag

STATIC_URL and STATICFILES_DIRS

Create Index HTML

Chapter 5. User Management

User Authentication

Overview of User Management Functions

User Management Function Development with Django

Approaches to Building User Management Functions in Django

Django Allauth (1) – Introduction

Django Allauth (2) – Installation and Initial Settings

Django Allauth (3) – Email Verification via Console

Django Allauth (4) – Email Verification via Gmail

Django Allauth (5) – Social Login with GitHub

Django Allauth (6) – Social Login with Google

Django Allauth (7) – Allauth Template File Setup

Django Allauth (8) – Add Basic Styling with Bootstrap and Crispy Forms

Django Allauth (9) – Customize Sign-in and Sign-up Pages

User Models

Login Required – LoginRequiredMixin

User Login Status Icon on Navigation Bar

Chapter 6. Deploy Django App

Overview of Django App Deployment (1)

Overview of Django App Deployment (2)

Key Steps of Django App Deployment

Hosting Service Initial Settings (1) – AWS Lightsail setup

Hosting Service Initial Settings (2) – SSH Remote Connection

Manage Local Computer and Remote Server Simultaneously

Tips for Managing Local Development and Remote Production Environment

Hosting Service Initial Settings (3) – Clone Project Directory with GitHub

Production Database Setup

Django Production Settings (1) – Settings.py for Development and Production

Django Production Settings (2) – Production Settings

Django Production Settings (3) – django-environ and .env file

Static File Settings

Django and Dependency Installation on Production Server

Web Server and Application Server in Django

Application Server Setup – Gunicorn

Web Server Setup – Nginx

Domain Setup

SSL Setup – Certbot

Email Setting – SendGrid

Social Login for Production

Manage Local Development and Remote Production Environment