Chapter 3: Django QuerySet – Filter
QuerySet – Filter: .filter() — the heart of almost every real QuerySet you will ever write. Most beginners do one or two simple .filter(is_active=True) and think “okay, I know how to filter”. But .filter()...
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Chapter 4: Django QuerySet – Order By
QuerySet – Order By: .order_by() — sorting your data. Beginners often think “oh, just add -pub_date and done”, but .order_by() has many subtle but very powerful behaviors, especially when you combine it with annotations,...
Static Files
Static Files — CSS, JavaScript, images, fonts, PDFs, etc. The files that make your site look beautiful and modern instead of plain HTML. Many beginners either: hardcode inline styles forever (messy) put CSS in...
Chapter 1: Django – Add Static File
Add Static File: How to properly add and use static files (CSS, JavaScript, images, fonts, favicons, etc.) in Django. Many beginners either: keep writing everything inline inside <style> or <script> tags → code becomes...
Chapter 2: Django – Installing WhiteNoise
Installing and configuring WhiteNoise (the simplest, most popular way to serve static files in production when you don’t have a separate nginx/Apache server yet) Many people reach the deployment stage, run collectstatic, see 404...
Chapter 3: Django – Collect Static Files
Collecting static files — the python manage.py collectstatic command. This is the step that separates “it works on my laptop” from “it works on the internet”. Many people reach deployment day, see 404 errors...
Chapter 4: Django – Global Static Files
Global static files — the CSS, JavaScript, images, favicons, fonts, etc. that should appear on every single page of your app. Most beginners start by putting everything inside one app’s static/ folder (e.g. polls/static/polls/css/style.css)...
Chapter 5: Add CSS File to the Project
Add CSS File to the Project: Many beginners keep writing styles directly inside <style> tags in base.html or in individual templates — which works for 5 minutes, but becomes a complete nightmare when you...
