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Find An Object's Page Number Within A Django Paginated Queryset
Efficiently find object page numbers in Django paginated views using Window functions, RowNumber expressions, and optimized database queries.
How To Resize Images On Upload in Django
Resize uploaded images during Django form validation using Pillow to prevent large files from reaching your storage system.
How to Serve Favicons in Django from Cloud Storage
Discover how to proxy serve favicons in Django from cloud storage like AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, and Google Cloud Storage Buckets to mitigate CORS issues related to external storage.
How To Add A robots.txt File In Django
A discussion on how to serve a robots.txt file in a couple of different ways from a Django application.
Django Signals For Updating And Deleting Images
Django signals that delete image files when a model image field is updated or the entire record is deleted.
Considerations for Django Model Field Choices
A discussion on how to appropriately handle Django model field choices so that migrations aren't produced unnecessarily.
Securely Update Kubernetes Secrets with Manual GitHub Workflows
A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Environment Variables in DigitalOcean Kubernetes Using workflow_dispatch
Front-End Practice: Javascript Calculator
Weekend fun with Javascript, CSS & HTML building a functional calculator.
Support for Pre-Django 4.2 Storage Configuration Removed In Django 5.1
Support for the file/media and static file storage configurations has been removed forcing adoption of the new STORAGES dictionary in settings.py.
Add Form To Django Formset Dynamically With JavaScript
Use JavaScript to dynamically add forms to a Django Formset on the client side by copying an existing form, updating the necessary values and attributes, and appending the copied form to the formset.
Efficient URL Management In Django
A centralized approach to URL management in Django for frequently referenced URL patterns.
Default Avatars With User Initials
Simple default avatars displaying the logged-in user's initials for use as a fallback when a profile picture isn't set.
Simple Callout Boxes For Info, TLDR, And So On
Instructions and discussion on building simple, styled callout boxes to add context to article content.
Display Accounting Journal Entries with HTML, CSS, And Javascript
Here's an easy way to cleanly display an accounting journal entry as an HTML table with a little bit of style and javascript behavior.
How To Test A Domain Locally
This article explores how to test your Django application using a domain rather than "localhost." Additionally, we'll look at a DNS cacheing issue you're likely to encounter and what to do about it.
How To Authenticate Your Google Service Account In Python Using Environment Variables
Securely store your Google service account credentials with environment variables and use python to authenticate with Google services.
How to Handle Multiple Domains in Django with the Sites Framework
How to use the Django Sites framework in combination with custom middleware for supporting multiple domains pointing to discrete locations with a single Django application.
Considerations for Updating Time Zones in Django
Additional steps to consider when configuring time zones in your Django project for optimal user experience.
How to Use Time Zones with Django
A discussion on how to set up your Django project to handle timezones.
Content Components to Consider When Designing a Blog
What types of content structure to consider, how to break it apart and considerations on indexing content.
How Do You Embed Images in a Django Blog From a WYSIWYG Editor?
How to add images to you blog pages using a WYSIWYG editor widget in a blog built with Django.
Generative AI and the Authenticity Crisis
A speculation of the threat tools like generative AI pose to the human experience and our deliberate march towards redundancy.
Adding a Limited User to Dockerfile Upends My Kubernetes Deployment
Adding a limited user to Dockerfile without considering downstream affects causing unanticipated problems requiring debugging that could have been avoided.
Trivial Mistakes I Made With Docker Compose This Week
Wasting time chasing complex solutions for simple mistakes in Docker, Docker Compose, & Kubernetes.
Template Tests for Django TemplateView Requiring Staff Permissions
A mixin to be used with testing Django TemplateView class-based views that require staff privileges.