Static Files

  • Step

    1. Create a folder for Django static files

    mysite > (New Folder) static

    2. Define the Django static URL in the settings

    mysite > mysite > settings.py

    

            INSTALLED_APPS = [
                'main.apps.MainConfig', 
                'django.contrib.staticfiles',
                ...
            ]

            STATIC_URL = '/static/'

          STATICFILES_DIRS = [
            os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"),
            ]

    3. store css, js and images files in static folder

    4. Load static in the HTML template

    mysite > main > templates > main > home.html

    5. in html

    

          <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    {% load static %}
    <!-- Required meta tags -->
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>Title</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/stylesheet.css'%}" type="text/css">

  </head>
  <body>

    <img src="{% static 'img/photo.jpg' %}">

    <!--Custom JS-->
    <script src="{% static 'js/script.js' %}"></script>
  </body>
</html>