https://github.com/solygambas/flask-blogging-platform

A blogging platform using Flask, Jinja2 and Flask-SQLAlchemy.
https://github.com/solygambas/flask-blogging-platform

flask flask-migrate flask-sqlalchemy jinja2 postgresql python

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A blogging platform using Flask, Jinja2 and Flask-SQLAlchemy.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/solygambas/flask-blogging-platform
• Owner: solygambas
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-10-24T17:19:36.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-09-10T07:15:13.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-13T23:34:55.333Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: flask, flask-migrate, flask-sqlalchemy, jinja2, postgresql, python
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://flask-blogging-platform.up.railway.app/
• Size: 135 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# Blogging Platform

A blogging platform using Flask, Jinja2 and Flask-SQLAlchemy.



    



## Flask basics

- handling routes, request hooks and view functions with Flask.

- working with Jinja2 template engine, Flask-Bootstrap and Flask-Moment.

- creating web forms with Flask-WTF.

- displaying user-friendly messages with flash().

- managing the database with Flask-SQLAlchemy.

- updating the database model with Flask-Migrate.

- sending emails with Flask-Mail.

- using packages and modules to structure a large application that scales.

## Blogging Platform

- implementing user authentication with Flask-Login and Werkzeug.

- registering new users and generating confirmation tokens with itsdangerous.

- managing roles and permissions for users, moderators and administrators.

- handling user profiles and displaying user avatars with Gravatar.

- building a blogging feature by reusing templates.

- paginating item lists and creating fake blog post data with Faker.

- enabling rich-text posts with Markdown and Flask-PageDown.

- displaying followers on the profile page.

- showing followed posts on the home page.

- handling comment moderation.

## RESTful API

- using a Flask-based RESTful API to expose app functionality to smartphones, tablets and other third-party clients.

- managing user authentication with Flask-HTTPAuth and generating tokens.

- serializing resources to and from JSON.

- handling pagination of large resource collections.

- testing web services with HTTPie.

## Testing

- learning how to run unit tests with Coverage, Flask test client and Selenium.

- enhancing application performance by logging slow database performance and high CPU consumption.

## Deployment

- deploying with a PostgreSQL database.

Based on [Flask Web Development](https://www.amazon.fr/Flask-Web-Development-Developing-Applications/dp/1491991739) by Miguel Grinberg (2nd edition, 2018)