def index(request): all_messages = Status.objects.all() if request.method == "POST": msg_id = request.POST.get("msg_id", None) del_msg = request.POST.get("del_msg", None) new_msg = request.POST.get("new_msg", None) if (msg_id is not None) and (del_msg is not None): try: this_status = Status.objects.get(pk=msg_id) this_status.delete() success_msg = "Deleted message: {}".format(this_status.msg) messages.add_message(request, messages.SUCCESS, success_msg) except: error_msg = "Something went wrong while deleting message {}".format(msg_id) messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, error_msg) if new_msg is not None: try: new_status = Status() new_status.msg = new_msg new_status.save() success_msg = "Created new message: {}".format(new_msg) messages.add_message(request, messages.SUCCESS, success_msg) except: error_msg = "Something went wrong while creating: {}".format(new_msg) messages.add_message(request, messages.ERROR, error_msg) all_msgs = Status.objects.all() return render_to_response("status_board.html", {"all_msgs": all_msgs}, context_instance=RequestContext(request))