README.rst

Hexia Parameters

Hexia Parametersges is a Django app to provide the ability to change specific site parameters from admin. This will allow the user to change background images, site title etc by specifying the parameter and then using the parameter within the Django templates.

Detailed documentation is needs writing.

Quick start

1. pip install hexia-parameters

2. Add "hexia_parameters" and dependencies to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'hexia_pages',
   ]
   

3. Add "hexia_parameters" to your coontext processors

   'OPTIONS': {

   'context_processors': [

   ... 'hexia_parameters.context_processors.hexia_parameters',

   ],

   }

4. Run python manage.py migrate to create the hexia_parameters models.

5. Add the parameters you want generated to settings.py

   HEXIA_PARAMETERS_LIST = [

   'Site_Title', 'Tag_Line', 'Banner', 'Video',

   ]

6. Run python manage.py initialise_hexia_parameters to create these records

7. Start the development server and visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ to enter initial values.

8. Add a parameter your templates.

   {{ Site_Title.text }}