📝 BlogWebApp

A full-featured blog web application built using Django. This project demonstrates key concepts like user authentication, CRUD operations, custom templates, and Django’s powerful admin interface.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 User Registration, Login, Logout
• ✏️ Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) blog posts
• 👤 Author-based content filtering
• 🖼️ Profile management with image uploads
• ⌛ Pagination of blog posts
• 📅 Post timestamps
• 🧰 Django admin panel customization

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Django 4.x (Python)
• Frontend: HTML, Bootstrap 4
• Database: SQLite (default Django DB for development)
• Authentication: Django's built-in User model
• Image Handling: Pillow

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📦 Project Setup

Follow the steps below to set up and run this project locally on your machine:

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Gravity-2010/BlogWebApp.git
cd BlogWebApp

2. Create and Activate a Virtual Environment

Windows (PowerShell):

python -m venv env
.\env\Scripts\Activate

macOS/Linux:

python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply Migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

5. Create a Superuser (for accessing the admin panel)

python manage.py createsuperuser

Follow the prompts to set a username, email, and password.

6. Run the Development Server

python manage.py runserver

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ in your browser to access the app.