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🐍 Build Your First Django Website: Day 4
It’s time to make your website actually show something! Today, we’ll create a Django view (the function that controls what’s displayed) and map it to a URL so visitors can access it.
Digital Shade
17 Mar • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes
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Day 4: Create a View and URL Mapping
1. Define a View
In blog/views.py, add a function that returns a message:
2. Map the View to a URL
Create a new file blog/urls.py and link your view to the home page:
3. Include the App URLs in the Main Configuration
In mysite/urls.py, include the URLs from the blog app:
4. Next Step
Tomorrow, we’ll test everything and see the result on your website!
🏆 Final Thoughts
If you missed out on the previous step, head on over to this post.
If you want to see an overview of all of the steps, check out this post.
Having trouble with this step? Let me know in the comments! 🚀🐍
Happy coding! 🚀🐍
Digital Shade
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