DevBlog Platform

A full-stack community blog application built with Django (MTV Architecture) and styled with Bootstrap 5. This project serves as a robust foundation for learning production-grade backend development, database management, and user authentication workflows.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Python, Django (MTV – Model, Template, View)
• Frontend: HTML5, Bootstrap 5 (CDN)
• Database: SQLite (Development)
• Authentication: Django Built-in Auth System (UserCreationForm, AuthenticationForm)

✨ Features

• User Authentication: Secure sign-up, login, logout, and session management.
• Frontend Post Creation: Authenticated users can publish posts directly via a clean UI form.
• Dynamic Feed: Displays all published posts sorted by recency with author details and timestamps.
• Responsive Design: Built with Bootstrap 5 cards, containers, and a dark navigation bar.

⚙️ Getting Started & Installation

1. Clone the Respository

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/django-devblog.git
cd django-devblog

2. Create and Activate a Virtual Environment
   python -m venv venv

Windows:
source venv/Scripts/activate

On MacOS/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

3. Install Dependencies
   pip install django
4. Apply Database Migrations
   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate
5. Create a Superuser(Optional for Admin access)
   python manage.py createsuperuser
6. Run the Development Server
   python manage.py runserver

Open your browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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📌 Roadmap / Upcoming Features

- [ ] Post Detail Pages (/post/<int:pk>/)

- [ ] Comment Section (One-to-Many Model Relationships)

- [ ] Author Post Management (Edit/Delete permissions)