Created Homepage: made home.html and edited urls.py under bookself

trishamillena_reading/bookshelf/templates/bookshelf/home.html

+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% load static %}
+
+{% block title %}My Favorite Books and Authors{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+    <h1>Welcome to Trisha's Database of Favorite Books and Authors!</h1>
+    <p>The genres I enjoy reading are a mix of Romance and Mystery. I try to explore works of different authors most of the time.</p>
+    <a href = '/bookshelf/books/'>Books</a>
+    <a href = '/bookshelf/authors/'>Authors</a>
+
+
+{% endblock %}
+

trishamillena_reading/bookshelf/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
-from .views import index
+from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', index, name = 'index'),
+    path('home/', views.home, name = 'home'),
 ]
 
 app_name = "bookshelf"
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trishamillena_reading/bookshelf/views.py

 from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.shortcuts import render
 
 # Create your views here.
 
-def index(request):
-    return HttpResponse('')
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+def home(request):
+    return render(request, 'bookshelf/home.html')
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trishamillena_reading/trishamillena_reading/settings.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = 'trishamillena_reading.urls'
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [],
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')]
 
 # Default primary key field type
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#default-auto-field