3_create-models.md

Create models

We will create a news content on main page at our website.

1. Go to on Command Prompt type cd Django01
2. Activate virtual environment with type myvenv\Scripts\activate
3. Type python manage.py startapp blog
4. Register site on Setting.py file in \Django01\mysite with add script :

INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.admin',
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'blog'
 	]	

6. Create images folder in \Django01\blog\blog folder.
7. Open models.py file in folder \Django01\blog.
8. Add the following script :

 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import timezone

 class News(models.Model):
 	  author = models.ForeignKey('auth.User')
 	  title = models.CharField(max_length=200)
 	  image=models.FileField(upload_to='images/')
 	  text = models.TextField()
 	  created_date = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
 	  published_date = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)

 	def publish(self):
 		  self.published_date = timezone.now()
 		  self.save()
 
 	def __str__(self):
 		  return self.title

9. Type python manage.py makemigrations blog
10. Type python manage.py migrate blog