update: modified the urls in buttons to open the correct URL for the new forum post

widget_group_17/forum/templates/forum/index.html

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
             {% for post in posts_list %}
                 <li><a href="{% url 'forum:detail' post.id %}">{{ post.post_title }}</a> by {{ post.author.first_name }} {{ post.author.last_name}} dated {{ post.pub_date|date:"SHORT_DATE_FORMAT" }}</li>
             {% endfor %}
-            <button onclick="location.href = '/posts/add'">New Forum Post</button>
+            <button onclick="location.href = '/forum/posts/add'">New Forum Post</button>
         </ul>
     {% else %}
         <p>No posts are available.</p>
-        <button onclick="location.href = '/posts/add'">New Forum Post</button>
+        <button onclick="location.href = '/forum/posts/add'">New Forum Post</button>
     {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
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widget_group_17/forum/templates/forum/post_add.html

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <h1>NEW FORUM POST</h1>
 </div>
 <div style = "position: relative; left:80px; top:30px;">
-    <form method="POST" action ="{% url 'forum:add' %}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+    <form method="POST" action ="{% url 'forum:post_add' %}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
         {% csrf_token %}
         {{ post_form.as_p }}
         <button class="button" type="Save Post">Save Post</button>

widget_group_17/forum/urls.py

 from django.urls import path
 from . import views
 
-app_name = "forum"
+app_name = 'forum'
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', views.index, name="index"),
+    path('', views.ForumView.as_view(), name="index"),
     path('posts/<int:post_id>/details/', views.detail, name="detail"),
     path('posts/add/', views.add, name="post_add"),
-    # path('welcome', views.welcome, name='welcome')
+    path('welcome', views.welcome, name='welcome')
 ]
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widget_group_17/forum/views.py

 from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
-from django.template import loader
+from django.views import View
 from .models import Post, Reply
 from .forms import PostForm
 
 # Create your views here.
-def index(request):
+def welcome(request):
+    return HttpResponse('Welcome to Widget Forum!')
+
+class ForumView(View):
+    def get(self, request):
         posts_list = Post.objects.order_by("pub_date")
-    template = loader.get_template("forum/index.html")
-    context = {
-        "posts_list": posts_list,
-    }
-    return HttpResponse(template.render(context, request))
+        return render(request, "forum/index.html", {"posts_list": posts_list})
 
 def detail(request, post_id):
     try: