Update: index view is now CBV, hopefully

widget_django_unchained/announcements/templates/announcement/create_announcement.html

@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
     </form>
     <br>
     <br>
-    <a href="{% url 'index' %}"> Go back </a>
+    <a href="{% url 'showAnnouncements' %}"> Go back </a>
 
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file

widget_django_unchained/announcements/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
-
 from . import views
+from django.conf import settings
+from .views import showAnnouncements
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', views.index, name='index'),
+    path('', showAnnouncements.as_view(), name='showAnnouncements'),
     path("<int:announcement_id>/", views.detail, name="detail"),
     path("add/", views.add, name="add"),
     #path("add/newAnnounce", views.newAnnounce, name="newAnnounce")

widget_django_unchained/announcements/views.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from .models import Announcement, Reaction
 from homepage.models import WidgetUser
 import datetime
 from .forms import AnnouncementForm
+from django.views import View
 
 # Create your views here.
 
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ def index(request):
     }
     return render(request, "announcement/announcement_page.html", context)
 
+class showAnnouncements(View):
+    def get(self, request):
+        announce_list = Announcement.objects.order_by("pub_date")
+        context = {
+            "announce_list": announce_list,
+        }
+        return render(request, "announcement/announcement_page.html", context)
+    
 def add(request):
     author = WidgetUser.objects.all()
     context = {