Blog Management System

A comprehensive Django-based blog management system with admin approval workflow, category management, and user dashboard.

Features

• Blog Management: Create, edit, delete, and view blog posts
• Admin Approval Workflow: Blogs require admin approval before publication
• Category Management: Organize blogs by categories
• Tag Support: Add tags to blogs for better organization
• Media Support: Upload images and attachments to blogs
• Dashboard: View analytics and statistics
• Responsive Design: Works on desktop and mobile devices

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Django 5.0+
• django-taggit
• pillow
• django-allauth
• requests
• PyJWT
• cryptography

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone cd blog-management-system

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it: python -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run Migrations: python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser: python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the development Server: python manage.py runserver

7. Access The application at localhost:8000

Usage

Admin Users Log in to the admin panel at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/

Create categories for blogs

Approve, reject, or edit submitted blogs

View the dashboard for analytics

Regular Users Browse blogs on the homepage

Create a new blog (requires login)

Edit or delete your own blogs

View blogs by category or tag

License

This project is not licensed for commercial use.(Personal Use Only-For Educational Purporse)

Acknowledgements

Django - The web framework used

Bootstrap - Frontend framework

django-taggit - For tagging functionality

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