Flask Blog Application

A full-featured blog application built with Flask, featuring user authentication, blog post management, and a clean Bootstrap interface.

Features

• User Authentication (Register, Login, Logout)
• Blog Post Management (Create, Read, Update)
• Responsive Bootstrap Design
• User-specific Content Management
• Pagination for Blog Posts
• Flash Messages for User Feedback
• SQLAlchemy Database Integration

Tech Stack

• Framework: Flask
• Database: SQLAlchemy with SQLite
• Authentication: Flask-Login
• Forms: Flask-WTF
• Frontend: Bootstrap 5
• Database Migrations: Flask-Migrate

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/esparzar/flaskapp.git
cd flaskapp

2. Create and activate virtual environment:

python -m venv flaskevn
source flaskevn/bin/activate  # On Windows: flaskevn\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Initialize the database:

flask db upgrade

5. Create a test user and posts (optional):

python create_test_user.py
python create_test_posts.py

6. Run the application:

flask run

The application will be available at http://127.0.0.1:5000/

Project Structure

flaskapp/
├── app/
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── user.py
│   │   └── blog.py
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── auth.py
│   │   ├── blog.py
│   │   └── main.py
│   ├── templates/
│   │   ├── auth/
│   │   ├── blog/
│   │   └── main/
│   └── __init__.py
├── migrations/
├── config.py
├── requirements.txt
└── run.py

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Contact

Emmanuel Amponsah - [email protected]

Project Link: https://github.com/esparzar/flaskapp

Clone the project:

gh repo clone esparzar/flaskapp