📰 Django Role-Based Blogging Website

A secure, scalable, and responsive blogging platform with role-based user management

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Create and manage blog posts
• ✅ Login & Logout system using Django Authentication
• ✅ Role-based access control (Superuser, Admin, Moderator, User)
• ✅ Add/Edit/Delete comments with permission control
• ✅ Responsive UI using Bootstrap
• ✅ Secure access via @login_required and @permission_required decorators
• ✅ Admin panel for full backend management

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🔐 Role-Based Access System

Role	Description
Superuser	Full control. Can manage Admins, Moderators, Users, and all blog content.
Admin	Access granted by Superuser. Can manage Moderators and moderate content.
Moderator	Granted by Admin/Superuser. Can view/add comments via admin panel if permitted.
User	Default role. Can view blogs and post comments (if allowed).

🔒 Note: Moderators cannot add comments directly from the UI unless explicitly given permission through the admin panel.

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🛠 How to Run the Project

📦 Backend (Django)

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blog.git
cd blog/blog

2. Create a Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate     # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply Migrations

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate

5. Create a Superuser

python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Run the Server

python manage.py runserver

🔗 Visit: http://127.0.0.1:8000

screenshots

📬 Contact

📧 Email: shubhrai598@gmail.com
💻 GitHub: github.com/shubh-gitpush