Personal Blog – Built with Django, Python & HTMX

Welcome to my personal blog project! This web application is built using Django for the backend, Python as the core programming language, and HTMX for dynamic and modern frontend interactivity without writing heavy JavaScript.

Features

• Clean and responsive blog layout
• Create, edit, and delete posts (CRUD)
• HTMX-powered dynamic content loading (e.g. comments, pagination, inline editing)
• Lightweight frontend with progressive enhancement
• Admin interface for managing content
• Markdown support for blog posts (optional)
• SEO-friendly structure

Tech Stack

• Backend: Django (Python)
• Frontend: HTML5, Tailwind CSS (or Bootstrap), HTMX
• Database: SQLite (default), easily swappable with PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Templating: Django Templates
• Dynamic UI: HTMX for AJAX-like interactions without writing JS

How HTMX Is Used

HTMX is used throughout the site to enhance interactivity:

• Inline Post Editing: Edit posts without a full page reload.
• Comment Loading: Fetch and submit comments dynamically.
• Pagination: Paginate posts with partial HTML updates.
• Form Handling: Submit and validate forms asynchronously.

All of this is accomplished without writing custom JavaScript — just using HTMX attributes like hx-get, hx-post, hx-target, and hx-swap.

Author

Matthew Johnson

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.