post_title = models.CharField(max_length=50)

    post_body = models.TextField(max_length=1500)
    pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published", auto_now_add=True)
    author = models.ForeignKey(WidgetUser, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    post_image
Updated the Forum to add forms and views

widget_alipins/forum/forms.py

+from django import forms
+from homepage.models import WidgetUser
+from .models import Post
+
+class AddForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Post
+        fields = "__all__"
+
+    # post_title = forms.CharField(label='Title', max_length=50)
+    # post_body = forms.CharField(label='Body', max_length=1500, widget=forms.Textarea)
+    # # pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published")
+
+    # author = forms.ModelChoiceField(label='Author', queryset=WidgetUser.objects.all())
+    # post_image = forms.ImageField(required=False)
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widget_alipins/forum/models.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from homepage.models import WidgetUser
 class Post(models.Model):
     post_title = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     post_body = models.TextField(max_length=1500)
-    pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published")
+    pub_date = models.DateTimeField("date published", auto_now_add=True)
     author = models.ForeignKey(WidgetUser, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     post_image = models.ImageField(null = True, blank = True, upload_to = "forum/")
 

widget_alipins/forum/templates/forum/add.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load static %}
+
+    {% block styles %}
+        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'forum/style.css' %}">   
+    {% endblock %}
+
+{% block title %}New Forum Post{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <h1>New Forum Post</h1>
+    <div>
+        <form action="add" method="post">
+            {% csrf_token %}
+            <ul>
+                <li>Title: {{ form.post_title }}</li>
+                <li>Body: {{ form.post_body }}</li>
+                <li>Author: {{ form.author }}</li>
+                <li>Image: {{ form.post_image }}</li>
+            </ul>
+            <input type="submit" value="Save Post" style="float:right;font-size:100%">
+        </form>
+    </div>
+{% endblock  %}
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widget_alipins/forum/templates/forum/index.html

@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@
     <h1>Forum</h1>
         <div>
             <h2>Forum posts:</h2>
-            {% if posts %}
-                <ul>
-                {% for post in posts %}
-                    <li><a href="{% url 'forum:details' post.id%}">{{post.post_title}}</a> by {{post.author.first_name}} {{post.author.last_name}} dated {{post.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y"}}</li>
-                {% endfor %}
-                </ul>
-            {% else %}
-                <p>There is no post.</p>
-            {% endif %}
+            <ul>
+                {% if posts %}
+                    {% for post in posts %}
+                        <li><a href="{% url 'forum:details' post.id%}">{{post.post_title}}</a> by {{post.author.first_name}} {{post.author.last_name}} dated {{post.pub_date|date:"d/m/Y"}}</li>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                {% else %}
+                    <p>There is no post.</p>
+                {% endif %}
+            <li><a href="/forum/add">Write a new forum post...</a></li>
+            </ul>
         </div>
 {% endblock %}
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widget_alipins/forum/urls.py

@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ from . import views
 app_name = "forum"
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', views.index, name="indexForum"),
-    path('<int:post_id>/details', views.details, name="details")
+    path('<int:post_id>/details', views.details, name="details"),
+    path('add', views.AddView.as_view(), name="add")
 ]

widget_alipins/forum/views.py

-from django.http import Http404
 from .models import Post, Reply
+from .forms import AddForm
+from django.http import Http404
 from django.shortcuts import render
+from django.views import View
 
-# Create your views here.
 def index(request):
     posts = Post.objects.order_by("-pub_date")
     context = {
@@ -10,20 +11,6 @@ def index(request):
     }
     return render(request, "forum/index.html", context)
 
-    # display_output = "<u><b>FORUM POSTS</u></b>:<br>"
-
-    # for post in Post.objects.all():
-    #     display_output += f"<b>{post.post_title} by {post.author.first_name} {post.author.last_name}</b> dated {str(post.pub_date)}:\
-    #                         <br>{post.post_body}"
-    #     replies = Reply.objects.filter(post=post)
-    #     for reply in replies:
-    #         display_output += f"<br><b>Reply by {reply.author.first_name} {reply.author.last_name}</b> dated {reply.pub_date}:\
-    #                         <br>{reply.reply_body}"
-        
-    #     display_output += "<br><br>"
-
-    # return HttpResponse(display_output)
-
 def details(request, post_id):
     try:
         post = Post.objects.get(pk=post_id)
@@ -35,4 +22,22 @@ def details(request, post_id):
         "replies": replies
     }
     return render(request, "forum/detail.html", context)
-        
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+        
+class AddView(View):
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        form = AddForm()
+        context = {'form' : form}
+        return render(request, 'forum/add.html', context)
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        form = AddForm(request.POST)
+
+        if form.is_valid():
+            print(form.cleaned_data['post_title'])
+            form.save()
+        
+        context = {'form' : form}
+        
+        return render(request, 'forum/add.html', context)
+        

widget_alipins/homepage/templates/homepage/index.html

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
 
 {% block title %}Homepage{% endblock %}
 {% block content %}
-    <nav class="topnav">
-        <a href="{% url 'homepage:indexHomepage' %}">Homepage</a>
-        <a href="{% url 'announcements:indexAnnouncements' %}">Announcements</a>
-        <a href="{% url 'forum:indexForum' %}">Forum</a>
-        <a href="{% url 'assignments:indexAssignments' %}">Assignments</a>
-    </nav>
 
     <h1 class="welcome">Welcome to Widget!</h1>
     <div class="users">

widget_alipins/static/base.css

+.topnav {
+    padding: 30px 30px;
+}
+
+.topnav a {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 8px;
+    color:#131111;
+    text-align: center;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.topnav a:hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
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widget_alipins/templates/base.html

@@ -6,11 +6,20 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
     <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'base.css' %}">
+    
     {% block styles %}
     {% endblock %}
+
     <title>{% block title %} Alipins {% endblock %}</title>
 </head>
 <body>
+    <nav class="topnav">
+        <a href="{% url 'homepage:indexHomepage' %}">Homepage</a>
+        <a href="{% url 'announcements:indexAnnouncements' %}">Announcements</a>
+        <a href="{% url 'forum:indexForum' %}">Forum</a>
+        <a href="{% url 'assignments:indexAssignments' %}">Assignments</a>
+    </nav>
     {% block content %}
     {% endblock %}
 </body>