.. _index: ==================== Django documentation ==================== .. rubric:: Everything you need to know about Django (and then some). Getting help ============ Having trouble? We'd like to help! * Try the :doc:`FAQ <faq/index>` -- it's got answers to many common questions. * Looking for specific information? Try the :ref:`genindex`, :ref:`modindex` or the :doc:`detailed table of contents <contents>`. * Search for information in the `archives of the django-users mailing list`_, or `post a question`_. * Ask a question in the `#django IRC channel`_, or search the `IRC logs`_ to see if it's been asked before. * Report bugs with Django in our `ticket tracker`_. .. _archives of the django-users mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/ .. _post a question: http://groups.google.com/group/django-users/ .. _#django IRC channel: irc://irc.freenode.net/django .. _IRC logs: http://django-irc-logs.com/ .. _ticket tracker: https://code.djangoproject.com/ First steps =========== * **From scratch:** :doc:`Overview <intro/overview>` | :doc:`Installation <intro/install>` * **Tutorial:** :doc:`Part 1 <intro/tutorial01>` | :doc:`Part 2 <intro/tutorial02>` | :doc:`Part 3 <intro/tutorial03>` | :doc:`Part 4 <intro/tutorial04>` The model layer =============== * **Models:** :doc:`Model syntax <topics/db/models>` | :doc:`Field types <ref/models/fields>` | :doc:`Meta options <ref/models/options>` * **QuerySets:** :doc:`Executing queries <topics/db/queries>` | :doc:`QuerySet method reference <ref/models/querysets>` * **Model instances:** :doc:`Instance methods <ref/models/instances>` | :doc:`Accessing related objects <ref/models/relations>` * **Advanced:** :doc:`Managers <topics/db/managers>` | :doc:`Raw SQL <topics/db/sql>` | :doc:`Transactions <topics/db/transactions>` | :doc:`Aggregation <topics/db/aggregation>` | :doc:`Custom fields <howto/custom-model-fields>` | :doc:`Multiple databases <topics/db/multi-db>` * **Other:** :doc:`Supported databases <ref/databases>` | :doc:`Legacy databases <howto/legacy-databases>` | :doc:`Providing initial data <howto/initial-data>` | :doc:`Optimize database access <topics/db/optimization>` The template layer ================== * **For designers:** :doc:`Syntax overview <topics/templates>` | :doc:`Built-in tags and filters <ref/templates/builtins>` * **For programmers:** :doc:`Template API <ref/templates/api>` | :doc:`Custom tags and filters <howto/custom-template-tags>` The view layer ============== * **The basics:** :doc:`URLconfs <topics/http/urls>` | :doc:`View functions <topics/http/views>` | :doc:`Shortcuts <topics/http/shortcuts>` | :doc:`Decorators <topics/http/decorators>` * **Reference:** :doc:`Request/response objects <ref/request-response>` | :doc:`TemplateResponse objects <ref/template-response>` * **File uploads:** :doc:`Overview <topics/http/file-uploads>` | :doc:`File objects <ref/files/file>` | :doc:`Storage API <ref/files/storage>` | :doc:`Managing files <topics/files>` | :doc:`Custom storage <howto/custom-file-storage>` * **Generic views:** :doc:`Overview<topics/class-based-views>` | :doc:`Built-in generic views<ref/class-based-views>` * **Advanced:** :doc:`Generating CSV <howto/outputting-csv>` | :doc:`Generating PDF <howto/outputting-pdf>` * **Middleware:** :doc:`Overview <topics/http/middleware>` | :doc:`Built-in middleware classes <ref/middleware>` Forms ===== * **The basics:** :doc:`Overview <topics/forms/index>` | :doc:`Form API <ref/forms/api>` | :doc:`Built-in fields <ref/forms/fields>` | :doc:`Built-in widgets <ref/forms/widgets>` * **Advanced:** :doc:`Forms for models <topics/forms/modelforms>` | :doc:`Integrating media <topics/forms/media>` | :doc:`Formsets <topics/forms/formsets>` | :doc:`Customizing validation <ref/forms/validation>` * **Extras:** :doc:`Form preview <ref/contrib/formtools/form-preview>` | :doc:`Form wizard <ref/contrib/formtools/form-wizard>` The development process ======================= * **Settings:** :doc:`Overview <topics/settings>` | :doc:`Full list of settings <ref/settings>` * **Exceptions:** :doc:`Overview <ref/exceptions>` * **django-admin.py and manage.py:** :doc:`Overview <ref/django-admin>` | :doc:`Adding custom commands <howto/custom-management-commands>` * **Testing:** :doc:`Overview <topics/testing>` * **Deployment:** :doc:`Overview <howto/deployment/index>` | :doc:`WSGI servers <howto/deployment/wsgi/index>` | :doc:`FastCGI/SCGI/AJP <howto/deployment/fastcgi>` | :doc:`Apache/mod_python (deprecated) <howto/deployment/modpython>` | :doc:`Apache authentication <howto/apache-auth>` | :doc:`Handling static files <howto/static-files>` | :doc:`Tracking code errors by email <howto/error-reporting>` Other batteries included ======================== * :doc:`Admin site <ref/contrib/admin/index>` | :doc:`Admin actions <ref/contrib/admin/actions>` | :doc:`Admin documentation generator<ref/contrib/admin/admindocs>` * :doc:`Authentication <topics/auth>` * :doc:`Cache system <topics/cache>` * :doc:`Clickjacking protection <ref/clickjacking>` * :doc:`Comments <ref/contrib/comments/index>` | :doc:`Moderation <ref/contrib/comments/moderation>` | :doc:`Custom comments <ref/contrib/comments/custom>` * :doc:`Conditional content processing <topics/conditional-view-processing>` * :doc:`Content types and generic relations <ref/contrib/contenttypes>` * :doc:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection <ref/contrib/csrf>` * :doc:`Cryptographic signing <topics/signing>` * :doc:`Databrowse <ref/contrib/databrowse>` * :doc:`E-mail (sending) <topics/email>` * :doc:`Flatpages <ref/contrib/flatpages>` * :doc:`GeoDjango <ref/contrib/gis/index>` * :doc:`Humanize <ref/contrib/humanize>` * :doc:`Internationalization <topics/i18n/index>` * :doc:`Jython support <howto/jython>` * :doc:`"Local flavor" <ref/contrib/localflavor>` * :doc:`Logging <topics/logging>` * :doc:`Messages <ref/contrib/messages>` * :doc:`Pagination <topics/pagination>` * :doc:`Redirects <ref/contrib/redirects>` * :doc:`Security <topics/security>` * :doc:`Serialization <topics/serialization>` * :doc:`Sessions <topics/http/sessions>` * :doc:`Signals <topics/signals>` * :doc:`Sitemaps <ref/contrib/sitemaps>` * :doc:`Sites <ref/contrib/sites>` * :doc:`Static Files <ref/contrib/staticfiles>` * :doc:`Syndication feeds (RSS/Atom) <ref/contrib/syndication>` * :doc:`Unicode in Django <ref/unicode>` * :doc:`Web design helpers <ref/contrib/webdesign>` * :doc:`Validators <ref/validators>` * Function-based generic views (Deprecated) :doc:`Overview<topics/generic-views>` | :doc:`Built-in generic views<ref/generic-views>` | :doc:`Migration guide<topics/generic-views-migration>` The Django open-source project ============================== * **Community:** :doc:`How to get involved <internals/contributing/index>` | :doc:`The release process <internals/release-process>` | :doc:`Team of committers <internals/committers>` | :doc:`The Django source code repository <internals/svn>` * **Design philosophies:** :doc:`Overview <misc/design-philosophies>` * **Documentation:** :doc:`About this documentation <internals/contributing/writing-documentation>` * **Third-party distributions:** :doc:`Overview <misc/distributions>` * **Django over time:** :doc:`API stability <misc/api-stability>` | :doc:`Release notes and upgrading instructions <releases/index>` | :doc:`Deprecation Timeline <internals/deprecation>`
