📝 Django Blog Project

This Django project is a simple blog and user authentication system built with Django 5.2. It allows users to register, log in, and manage blog posts with full CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionality. The project includes two main apps — blog and users — and uses Crispy Forms with Bootstrap 4 for clean, responsive UI components.

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Preview

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🚀 Features

• 🧑‍💻 User registration, login, logout, and profile management
• 📰 Blog post management with create, edit, delete, and detail views
• 🔐 Authentication protection for creating and managing posts
• 🧱 Uses Django’s class-based and function-based views
• 🎨 Styled with Bootstrap 4 via crispy_forms
• 🧩 SQLite as the default database
• ⚙️ Organized project structure following Django best practices

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Django 5.2, Python 3
• Frontend: Bootstrap 4 (via Django Crispy Forms)
• Database: SQLite
• Authentication: Django built-in auth system

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Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Dependencies listed in requirements.txt

Dependencies are pinned to versions known to work as of 2025.

⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

git clone <repository-url>
cd <project-folder>

2. Create a virtual environment

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # On Windows use: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run migrations

python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser (optional)

python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development server

python manage.py runserver

Then visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser.

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📸 Preview

Images were captured on different devices and resolutions during development; UI styling may vary slightly due to responsive behavior

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📂 Project Structure

root
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├── src/
│   ├── blog/
│   │   ├── models.py        """Database models for blog posts."""
│   │   ├── views.py         """Views for displaying and managing blog content """
│   │   ├── urls.py          """URL patterns for the blog application."""
│   │   └── templates/blog/
│   │
│   ├── users/
│   │   ├── views.py         """User-related views such as profile and authentication helpers."""
│   │   ├── forms.py         """Forms used for user registration and profile updates."""
│   │   ├── urls.py          """URL patterns for user-related views."""
│   │   └── templates/users/
│   │
│   ├── myproject/
│   │   ├── settings.py      """Django settings for the myproject project."""
│   │   ├── urls.py          """Root URL configuration for the project."""
│   │   ├── asgi.py
│   │   └── wsgi.py
│   │
│   └── manage.py            """Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks."""
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├── README.md
├── requirements.txt 
└── .gitignore

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📜 License

This project is open-source and free to use for educational and personal purposes.