def create_post(request):
page_title = "Create Post"
form = PostForm(request.POST or None, request.FILES or None)
if request.method == "POST":
if form.is_valid():
myfrom = form.save(commit=False)
myfrom.author = request.user
myfrom.save()
form.save_m2m() # save many 2 many field must be like that
return redirect(reverse('blog:posts'))
else:
form = PostForm()
context = {
'create_or_update_post_form': form,
'page_title': page_title,
}
return render(request, 'post/post_create_or_update.html', context)
def post_update(
request, slug
): #the same view and template create_post with minor change "instance=post_details"
page_title = "Edit Post"
post_details = Post.objects.get(slug=slug)
form = PostForm(
request.POST or None, request.FILES or None, instance=post_details
) # use "instance=" to give the form the current data in the form
if request.method == "POST":
if form.is_valid():
myfrom = form.save(commit=False)
myfrom.save()
form.save_m2m() # save many 2 many field must be like that
return redirect(reverse('blog:post_details',
args=(slug, ))) # the way to redirect slug
else:
form = PostForm()
context = {
'create_or_update_post_form': form,
'page_title': page_title,
}
return render(request, 'post/post_create_or_update.html',
context) # different urls for the same html page