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🐍 Build Your First Django Website: Day 7
Static pages are cool, but dynamic content is the future. Today, we’ll create a database model to store and manage data—turning your website into something truly interactive!
Digital Shade
20 Mar • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes
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Day 7: Add a Database Model
Today, we’ll learn how to create a database model and store data.
1. Create a Model
In blog/models.py, create a simple model:
2. Make Migrations
Tell Django to create the database tables for your new model:
python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate3. Next Step
Tomorrow, we’ll add the ability to display posts 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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