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Simple news plugin for django-cms 2.x

Project description

This plugin provides a simple news feature for django-cms 2.0 and newer and and tries to keep it as simple as possible without extras like tagging or categories but while providing a news feed and menu integration.

Setup

  • Install django-cms (if you haven’t done so already)

  • Run pip install cmsplugin-news or download this package and run python setup.py install or add it in some other way to your current PYTHON_PATH

  • Add ‘cmsplugin_news’ to INSTALLED_APPS

  • If you’re using South execute python manage.py migrate, Otherwise run python manage.py syncdb within your project directory.

  • In order to integrate the news-plugin with your website, create a page and add the news application (and optionally the news menu) to it by modifying the relevant “advanced settings” of it.

Last tested with

  • django-cms-2.2 and 2.3

  • django: 1.3.4

History

0.4:
  • New maintainer

  • RSS/Atom feed

  • CMS menu integration

  • Upgrade to django-cms 2.2 (and 2.3)

0.3:
  • Moved to beta phase

  • Tested with django-cms 2.0 final

0.2b:
  • Various bug fixes

0.2a/0.1a5:
  • Adds excerpt to news model

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