Python Django Full Social Media Course

Explain Django, a Python web framework for building web applications, and reveal why a large community and security features attract developers to Python web development.

Create a new Django project from scratch, install Django with pip, name the project folder, set up the directory, and run the local server to view the app.

Learn to configure Django URL routing for a social media project by creating a view, mapping it to paths, and including routes to render HTTP responses or templates.

Learn how to set up a Django template system by importing free templates, configuring settings, creating a templates directory, and rendering HTML with static files for images, JavaScript, and CSS.

Set up Django static files, configure static roots and directories, move assets into the static folder, and reference images, css, and javascript in templates with the static tag.

Create a profile model linked to the user model, add a profile image and bio, configure media handling, and register the model in the admin for a Django social site.

Learn to build a Django user signup flow: render a signup form, handle post submissions, validate password match and unique email/username, display messages, and create a user profile.

Implement user authentication in a Django app by building login and logout views, handling sign in, sign up, and error messages, and enforcing login required for the homepage.

Learn to implement Django account settings with a logged-in user who can upload or update profile image, bio, and location via a multipart form and redirects.

Define a Django post model with a uuid id, user, image, caption, and likes; enable image uploads via a multipart form and migrate to the database.

Customize the post feed to display a list of posts with images and captions, enable user links and likes, allow uploading and deleting posts, and show the latest posts first.

Implement a Django like feature by adding a like boost model, creating a like URL and view, checking existing likes, and updating post likes and UI counts.

Create a profile page in Django by wiring a profile URL, retrieving the user and profile data, and displaying the username, bio, profile image, and posts with links.

In the profile page template, clicking an image should open a modal slideshow, but it navigates to the image due to missing static assets and JavaScript; fix by linking assets.

Implement a Django follow system by modeling followers, enabling follow/unfollow actions via views and forms, updating templates and URLs, displaying follower/following counts on profiles, and preventing self-follow.

Implement a following-based post feed by filtering posts to those from users the logged-in user follows, converting the follower relationships to a display-ready list for the template.

Implement a one-click download feature for post images, enabling users to download the image from a post directly on the page using an HTML download link, without navigation.

Implement a user search in a Django social app by adding a username input and a post to /search, returning matching profiles linked to their pages.

Django-based user suggestion feature that recommends new users you are not following, excludes the current user, and randomizes profiles with their pictures.

this final review recaps following users, personalized feeds, liking posts, searching users, and viewing profiles. it highlights updating profile pictures in account settings and suggests adding features like comments.