Rachel Blake - She Codes News Project

About This Project

Welcome to my News Website, a project crafted as part the Django module in the SheCodes Plus program. This dynamic web application empowers users to engage with news content in a personalized and interactive manner.

How To Run This Code

Clone the repository:

• Open your Windows Terminal.
• Navigate to the directory where you want to store the project.
• Run the following command to clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/blakerach1/she_codes_news.git
• Change into the project directory: cd your-repository

Create and Activate a Virtual Environment:

• Run the following commands to create a virtual environment named "env" (you can choose a different name) and activate it: python -m venv env `.\env\Scripts\activate``

Install Dependencies:

• While the virtual environment is active, install the required dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

Migrate Databases:

• Run the following commands to apply migrations and create the database: python manage.py migrate

Create a Superuser:

• If you want to access the Django admin panel, create a superuser: python manage.py createsuperuser
• Follow the prompts to set up the superuser account.

Run the Development Server:

• Finally, start the Django development server: python manage.py runserver
• The server will start, and you can access the project by visiting: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/' in your web browser.

Database Schema

Project Features

User-Friendly News Creation:

Account Creation

• Users can easily create an account to unlock personalized features.
• "Create Account" page
• Users can seemlessly login and out of their account.
• Log-in/log-out
• Users can view details of their account, include a profile description field.
• "Account view" page

Story Authoring

• Account holders can craft compelling news stories with the ability to include captivating images.
• "Create Story" functionality only available when user is logged in
• Story images

Seamless Content Exploration:

Latest News

• Users stay updated with the most recent stories at a glance.
• Order stories by date

News by Author

• Users can explore stories curated by their favourite authors.
• View stories by author

Style:

• Styled "new story" form

• "Log-in" button only visible when no user is logged in/"Log-out" button only visible when a user is logged in

Additional Features:

Authentication Functionality:

Secure Editing and Deletion

• Users have the power to edit and delete only the stories they have authored, ensuring content integrity.
• Add the ability to update and delete stories (consider permissions - whoshould be allowed to update or and/or delete stories).
• Once Users are registered, they unlock additional access to create their own news content.
• Gracefully handle the error where someone tries to create a new story when they are not logged in.

Password Management

• Password Management: Easily update passwords for enhanced account security.

Authors in-focus

• Users are able to share a professional bio for readers to learn more about their favourite authors.
• Author profiles: View details about the author when selecting the author's username.

Future Developments:

• Redesign.
• Ability for users to edit their own profile and add a description.
• Add categories to the stories and allow the user to search for stories bycategory.
• Add the ability to “favourite” stories and see a page with your favouritestories.
• Automatically populate publication date, as the day the story was first published (maybe you could then add a field to show when the story was updated).