Template patterns
Django's template language is quite simple. However, you can save a lot of time by following some elegant template design patterns. Let's take a look at some of them.
Pattern – template inheritance tree
Problem: Templates have lots of repeated content in several pages.
Solution: Use template inheritance wherever possible and include snippets elsewhere.
Problem details
Users expect pages of a website to follow a consistent structure. Certain interface elements, such as navigation menu, headers, and footers are seen in most web applications. However, it is cumbersome to repeat them in every template.
Most templating languages have an include mechanism. The contents of another file, possibly a template, can be included at the position ...
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