Practice — Django Authentication & Website Project

practice

A Django-based website featuring authentication (signup, login, logout), protected pages, account management, and a clean UI with reusable templates and static assets.

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📂 Project Structure

practice/
│
├── practice/                # Main project folder
│   ├── settings.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── wsgi.py
│
├── code1/                   # Main application
│   ├── migrations/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── admin.py
│   ├── apps.py
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── tests.py
│   ├── urls.py
│   └── views.py
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├── templates/               # Global templates
│   ├── base.html
│   ├── home.html
│   ├── about.html
│   ├── service.html
│   ├── contact.html
│   ├── login.html
│   ├── signup.html
│   ├── account.html
│   ├── account_sidebar.html
│   ├── settings.html
│   └── change_password.html
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├── static/                  # Static files
│   └── css/
│       ├── style.css
│       ├── home.css
│       ├── about.css
│       ├── service.css
│       ├── contact.css
│       └── account.css
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├──.gitignore/
├── manage.py
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

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⚙️ Features

• User Authentication (Signup, Login, Logout)
• Login-protected pages using @login_required
• Account Dashboard
• Change Password (Django built-in form)
• Global Navbar & Footer
• Separate CSS for each page
• Clean template inheritance using base.html

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🧠 Code Analysis

code1/urls.py

• Handles routing for all pages
• Clean URL naming for template linking

code1/views.py

• Uses Django authentication system
• login_required ensures page protection
• Password change handled securely
• Uses Django messages framework

Templates

• base.html → Layout, navbar, auth-based menu
• Page-specific templates extend base
• Sidebar included using {% include %}

Static Files

• Centralized CSS folder
• Each page loads its own CSS via {% block extra_css %}

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🛠️ Setup & Run Locally

1️⃣ Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/practice.git
cd practice

2️⃣ Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate  # Windows
source venv/bin/activate # Linux/Mac

3️⃣ Install Dependencies

pip install django

Create requirements.txt

pip freeze > requirements.txt

4️⃣ Migrate Database

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

5️⃣ Create Superuser (Optional)

python manage.py createsuperuser

6️⃣ Run Server

python manage.py runserver

Visit: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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🚀 Future Improvements

• Email verification
• Profile image upload
• Contact form backend
• Deployment (Render / Railway)

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