feat: added new method to views, defining the process in which a valid post form is added

widget_group_17/forum/templates/forum/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 'homepage:add' %}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+    <form method="POST" action ="{% url 'forum:add' %}" enctype="multipart/form-data">
         {% csrf_token %}
         {{ user_form.as_p }}
         <button class="button" type="Save Post">Save Post</button>

widget_group_17/forum/views.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
 from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
 from django.template import loader
 from .models import Post, Reply
+from .forms import PostForm
 
 # Create your views here.
 def index(request):
@@ -21,4 +22,11 @@ def detail(request, post_id):
     return render(request, "forum/detail.html", {"post": post, "reply": reply})
 
 def add(request):
+    if request.method == "POST":
+        post_form = PostForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
+        if post_form.is_valid():
+            post_form.save()
+            return redirect("/forum")
+    else:
+        post_form = PostForm()
     return render(request, "forum/add.html", {"post_form": post_form})
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