Added initial view to views.py

widget_vincentdjango/forum/urls.py

+# forum/urls.py
+from django.urls import path
+
+from .views import index
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('', index, name='index'),
+]
+
+# This might be needed, depending on your Django version
+app_name = "forum"

widget_vincentdjango/forum/views.py

-from django.shortcuts import render
+# appname/views.py
+from django.http import HttpResponse
 
-# Create your views here.
+def index(request):
+    return HttpResponse('Hello World! This came from the forum view')

widget_vincentdjango/widget_vincentdjango/settings.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'dashboard',
     'announcementBoard',
+    'forum',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [

widget_vincentdjango/widget_vincentdjango/urls.py

@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('dashboard/', include('dashboard.urls', namespace="dashboard")),
     path('announcementBoard/', include('announcementBoard.urls', namespace="announcementBoard")),
+    path('forum/', include('forum.urls', namespace="forum")),
 ]