Flask Blog Application - Project 67

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A simple blogging platform built with Flask, Flask-Bootstrap, SQLAlchemy, Flask-WTF, and Flask-CKEditor. Users can create, edit, view, and delete blog posts through a web interface.

Features

• View all blog posts on the home page.
• View individual blog posts.
• Create new blog posts with a title, subtitle, author, image, and body content.
• Edit existing blog posts.
• Delete blog posts.
• Rich text editor for blog content using CKEditor.
• Responsive design powered by Bootstrap 5.

1. Install required packages:

On Windows:

bash python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

On macOS / Linux:

bash pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Run the application:

bash python app.py

or on macOS/Linux:

bash python3 app.py

1. Open your browser and go to:

http://127.0.0.1:5003/

1. Routes:

| Route | Description | | ------------------- | -------------------------------- | | / | Home page showing all blog posts | | /posts/<post_id> | View a single blog post | | /new | Create a new blog post | | /edit/<post_id> | Edit an existing blog post | | /delete/<post_id> | Delete a blog post | | /about | About page | | /contact | Contact page |

Project Structure

. ├── app.py # Main Flask application ├── templates/ # HTML templates │ ├── index.html │ ├── post.html │ ├── make-post.html │ ├── about.html │ └── contact.html ├── static/ # CSS, JS, images ├── requirements.txt # Python dependencies └── posts.db # SQLite database (auto-created)

Dependencies

• Flask
• Flask-Bootstrap
• Flask-SQLAlchemy
• Flask-WTF
• WTForms
• Flask-CKEditor
• SQLAlchemy

All dependencies are listed in requirements.txt.

Notes

• The database posts.db is automatically created on first run.
• The application uses a random SECRET_KEY generated at runtime.
• Dates are formatted with suffixes (e.g., January 1st, 2026) using a custom function.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.