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Django 3 By Example

You're reading from   Django 3 By Example Build powerful and reliable Python web applications from scratch

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838981952
Length 568 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Antonio Melé Antonio Melé
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Building a Blog Application 2. Enhancing Your Blog with Advanced Features FREE CHAPTER 3. Extending Your Blog Application 4. Building a Social Website 5. Sharing Content on Your Website 6. Tracking User Actions 7. Building an Online Shop 8. Managing Payments and Orders 9. Extending Your Shop 10. Building an E-Learning Platform 11. Rendering and Caching Content 12. Building an API 13. Building a Chat Server 14. Going Live 15. Other Books You May Enjoy
16. Index

Extending Your Blog Application

The previous chapter went through the basics of forms and the creation of a comment system. You also learned how to send emails with Django, and you implemented a tagging system by integrating a third-party application with your project. In this chapter, you will extend your blog application with some other popular features used on blogging platforms. You will also learn about other components and functionalities with Django.

The chapter will cover the following points:

  • Creating custom template tags and filters: You will learn how to build your own template tags and template filters to exploit the capabilities of Django templates.
  • Adding a sitemap and post feed: You will learn how to use the sitemaps framework and syndication framework that come with Django.
  • Implementing full-text search with PostgreSQL: Search is a very popular feature for blogs. You will learn how to implement an advanced search engine for your...
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