News & Media Portal
A traditional server-side rendered news portal built with Django. Features Django template system for SEO-optimized content delivery, rich text editor with django-ckeditor for article publishing, advanced categorization and tagging, user comments system, newsletter subscriptions, and responsive Bootstrap design with dark mode support.
Challenge
Creating a fast, SEO-friendly content platform that handles high article volumes while providing excellent user experience for both content creators and readers, with optimal search engine rankings.
Solution
Leveraged Django's template engine for server-side rendering ensuring perfect SEO, implemented PostgreSQL full-text search for article discovery, used Redis caching for frequently accessed content, built responsive layouts with Bootstrap 5, and optimized performance with template fragment caching.
Implementation Details
Django Template Architecture
Built server-side rendered pages using Django template engine with template inheritance for consistent layouts. Created base templates with blocks for content customization. Implemented custom template tags and filters for dynamic content rendering. Used template fragment caching for sidebar widgets. Applied semantic HTML5 for accessibility and SEO benefits.
Content Management with django-ckeditor
Integrated django-ckeditor for rich text article editing. Created custom Django models with RichTextField for article content. Implemented slug-based URLs for SEO-friendly permalinks. Built custom Django admin interface with inline editing. Applied image upload handling with Django's FileField. Created article preview functionality before publishing.
PostgreSQL Full-Text Search
Implemented PostgreSQL full-text search with SearchVector and SearchQuery. Created custom search ranking algorithm weighing title matches higher than content. Built search views using Django's Q objects for complex queries. Applied database indexes on search vectors for performance. Added autocomplete suggestions using trigram similarity.
Caching & Performance
Implemented multi-layer caching with Redis for article lists and category pages. Used Django's cache framework with timeout-based invalidation. Applied template fragment caching for repeated elements. Set up cache warming with Celery periodic tasks for popular content. Reduced database queries by 70% with strategic caching.
Bootstrap Responsive Design
Built responsive layouts using Bootstrap 5 grid system and components. Implemented dark mode with CSS variables and localStorage persistence. Created mobile-first navigation with Bootstrap navbar. Applied Bootstrap forms for user comments. Used Bootstrap utilities for spacing and typography. Ensured cross-browser compatibility.
Testing & SEO
Maintained 70%+ test coverage with Django TestCase. Tested templates, views, and models. Configured Django SEO framework with dynamic meta tags. Generated XML sitemaps with django-sitemaps. Implemented Open Graph and Twitter Card tags. Created robots.txt and canonical URLs. Achieved 90+ SEO score with structured data.
Key Results & Impact
Achieved 90+ SEO score with server-side rendering and structured data
Reduced page load time with Django template caching and Redis
Maintained 70%+ test coverage across Django application
Implemented efficient full-text search with PostgreSQL
Built scalable content architecture with Django CMS patterns
Created responsive design with Bootstrap 5 and dark mode support