In this lesson we want to learn How to Create RichTextField in Django Models, Django is high level Python web framework designed for rapid development of secure and scalable web applications. it follows Model View-Template (MVT) architectural pattern and provides full stack framework with all the necessary components to build complete web application.
Some key features of Django include:
- Object-relational mapping (ORM): Django’s ORM allows you to interact with your database using Python code instead of writing raw SQL queries.
- Automatic admin interface: Django provides an automatic admin interface that makes it easy to manage your application’s data.
- URL routing: Django allows you to map URLs to views in clean and efficient manner.
- Middleware support: Django provides middleware layer that can be used to add custom functionality to your application.
- Template engine: Django includes powerful template engine that allows you to easily create HTML templates for your application.
- Security features: Django includes number of built in security features such as cross-site scripting (XSS) and cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection.
With its clean and modular design, Django makes it easy to build complex web applications quickly and efficiently. whether you are building small personal blog or large enterprise application, Django is best and powerful framework that can handle it all.
How to Create RichTextField in Django Models
In Django, you can create RichTextField in model by using django-ckeditor package.
this is how to create RichTextField in Django model:
- Install django-ckeditor package using pip:
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pip install django-ckeditor |
- Add “ckeditor” to your INSTALLED_APPS list in settings.py:
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INSTALLED_APPS = [ # ... 'ckeditor', # ... ] |
- In your model, import the RichTextField from ckeditor.fields module and add it as field to your model:
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from ckeditor.fields import RichTextField class MyModel(models.Model): content = RichTextField() |
- Run the migrations to create the database table for your model:
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python manage.py makemigrations python manage.py migrate |
- In your form, import CKEditorWidget from the ckeditor.widgets module and use it as the widget for the RichTextField:
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from django import forms from ckeditor.widgets import CKEditorWidget class MyForm(forms.ModelForm): content = forms.CharField(widget=CKEditorWidget()) class Meta: model = MyModel fields = ['content'] |
- Finally, in your template, render the form as usual:
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<form method="post"> {% csrf_token %} {{ form.as_p }} <input type="submit" value="Save"> </form> |
This will create rich text field in your Django model that is powered by CKEditor and can be used to create and edit rich text content in your application.