Flask Blogly Application

Overview

Flask Blogly is a personal web development project that showcases a full-stack blogging platform, intricately crafted using Python's Flask framework and a PostgreSQL database. This project exemplifies my proficiency in developing and integrating both frontend and backend components of a web application.

User Experience

Here's a video demonstrating some of the features...

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Key Features

• User Profile Creation: Simple yet effective system allowing users to create and display profiles, demonstrating user interface design and database management skills.

• Blog Post Management: Enables users to write, display, and manage blog posts, showcasing the ability to handle dynamic content and database operations.

• Tags Management: Enables users to create tags, add tags to posts, and edit tags on posts. This shows my ability to use many to many relationships within SQL.

• Flask & PostgreSQL Integration: The application leverages Flask for backend logic and PostgreSQL for data storage, reflecting expertise in key web development technologies.

• Clean and Responsive UI Design: The interface is designed to be straightforward and responsive, focusing on user experience and ease of interaction.

• Efficient Code Structure: Emphasis on writing clean, structured code, adhering to best practices in software development.

This project is a practical example of creating a user-friendly web application from the ground up, highlighting skills in both frontend design and backend development.

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

• Python (Version 3.6 or later)
• pip (Python package manager)
• PostgreSQL

Installation Guide

1. Clone the Repository

2. Create a Virtual Environment (Recommended)

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install Required Packages

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set Up the Database

   • Initialize a PostgreSQL database named blogly.
   • Ensure the database URI in app.py matches your database configuration.

5. Optional - set up using random seed data

   python seed.py

Usage

To run the application:

flask run

Then, navigate to http://localhost:5000 in your browser to use Flask Blogly.

License

Flask Blogly is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Contact

For questions or feedback regarding Flask Blogly, please contact me at:

• Email: jiahaoli0465@gmail.com
• GitHub Profile: jiahaoli0465