Blogs Project

This is a simple blog application built with Django. The project allows users to create, read, update, and delete blog posts. It also includes a structured system for managing blog titles and associating them with corresponding blog posts.

Project Overview

The Blogs project provides a platform where users can write and manage blog posts. Each post is associated with a blog title, making it easy to categorize and organize the content. The application leverages Django’s admin interface for managing posts and titles and uses Bootstrap for front-end styling.

Key Features:

• Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) functionality for blog posts.
• Separation of blog titles and content using a relational database model.
• Django's admin site for managing blog content.
• Bootstrap integration for responsive design and a clean user interface.

Models

• BlogTitle: Represents the title of the blog and the date it was added.
• BlogPost: Contains the text of the blog post and a foreign key relationship to BlogTitle to ensure that each post is associated with a specific title.

Technologies Used

• Django: The web framework used to build this project.
• Python: The programming language used for development.
• SQLite: The database used for data storage.
• Bootstrap 5: Front-end framework for styling.
• django-bootstrap5: For integrating Bootstrap with Django forms.

Installation & Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/username/blogs-project.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd blogs-project

3. Set up a virtual environment:

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

4. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Apply database migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

6. Run the server:

   python manage.py runserver

7. Access the app in your browser at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Admin Access

• To access the Django admin panel for managing blog posts and titles:
• 1. Create a superuser:

     python manage.py createsuperuser

• 2. Log in at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/.

Folder Structure

```bash
blogs/
├── blogs/               # Project configuration files
├── blog/                # Blog app where models, views, and templates are located
├── templates/           # HTML templates for the project
├── static/              # Static files such as CSS and JS
├── manage.py            # Django's command-line utility for administrative tasks

Screenshots

Home Page. User authenticattion Page. Blogs Page. Blogpost Page.

Future Improvements

• Implement a rich text editor for formatting blog posts.
• Add tags and categories to improve post organization.
• Enable pagination for better handling of large number of posts.

License

• This project is under the Apache Licence - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

• For any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out to me:
• Email: [email protected]
• GitHub: Njoro90260

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