DjangoCon Europe 2024 | Blogging with Django: get started with Wagtail

Discover how to get started with Wagtail, a Python package for building content-rich websites with Django, featuring a strong page tree structure, image management, and more at DjangoCon Europe 2024!

Key takeaways
  • Wagtail is a Python package for building content-rich websites with the Django framework, providing a strong page tree structure and models for storing content.
  • Wagtail comes with built-in support for image management, widgets, and live preview feature.
  • Wagtail can be used to create multilingual sites and supports multiple formats for images.
  • Wagtail has a built-in admin interface that mimics the structure of the pages in the CMS.
  • Wagtail can be used to create custom apps for specific functionality, and supports Jinja and Django templates.
  • Wagtail has a strong page tree structure, allowing developers to programmatically interact with the page tree and generate listings.
  • Wagtail has built-in accessibility checks and provides options for managing images and formatting content.
  • Wagtail can be integrated with an existing Django project.
  • Wagtail provides a command-line interface for deploying and managing the site, and supports fly.io for easy deployment.
  • Wagtail is highly customizable and comes with many pre-built applications.
  • Wagtail’s rich text form is optimized for storage use cases and can be used with Django models.
  • Wagtail provides APIs for programmatically interacting with the page tree and generating listings.