Web App Development with Django Competency (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• add additional fields in the user registration form by extending its definition
• allow users to update instances of your Django model by means of an UpdateView view
• configure views in your Django application to render only when the user is signed in
• configure where a user is redirected to on a Django website upon a successful login
• convey data from a view to a Django template in a dictionary
• create a base template containing the common elements for multiple pages in your Django web site
• create an archive of your Django model instances, categorized by year, using the YearArchiveView view
• create a superuser for your Django project and sign in to the Django user administration app
• create a view that uses Django's built-in user registration form
• create instances of a Django model and access model attributes, including related objects
• define a logout template to serve as the logout page for your Django website
• define forms and a view function to enable users of your Django web site to update model instances
• define the model for the profile of a user of your Django application
• define the URL and template file for the user registration page for a Django application
• define the URL, view, and template for a new web page in a Django application
• describe the effects of assigning staff user status and specific permissions to Django app users
• display a user's information, including their associated image, in a profile page
• enable the creation of new instances of your Django model by implementing a CreateView view
• extend the base template and the common elements defined within it while building individual pages in your Django web site
• generate an archive of your Django model instances using the ArchiveIndexView view
• install and use the django-crispy-forms library to format your Django application's user registration page
• present different views for users who are signed in to your Django website as opposed to regular users
• propagate a model definition to your project's database by generating and running a migration script
• save the data submitted in a user registration form to the Django project database
• set a customized 404 error page for your Django web site
• set permissions for users to delete instances of your Django model and define the redirect URL for a successful delete
• use the built-in generic ListView to list instances of a model in your Django project
• use the Django Admin interface to create new users and groups
• use the Django template language to generate a URL for a URL pattern
• view, update, and create instances of your Django model from the built-in admin interface