django-cs-robots 0.1.3

A django app to change robots.txt from the admin panel without using the database.

Django CS Robots

A simple, database-free Django app to manage your robots.txt file directly from the admin interface.

This package provides a straightforward solution for allowing site administrators to edit the robots.txt file without developer intervention. Instead of storing the content in a database model, this app reads from and writes directly to a physical file on your server. The file's path is fully configurable in your project's settings.py.

Key Features

Edit in the Admin: Provides a simple and intuitive form within the Django admin to modify your robots.txt content.

Database-Free: Directly reads from and writes to a file on the filesystem, avoiding database overhead and migrations.

Configurable Path: You can specify the exact location of your robots.txt file in your settings.py for full control.

Dynamic Serving: Includes a view that serves the robots.txt file dynamically, ensuring that any changes made in the admin are live immediately.

Easy Integration: Designed to be a plug-and-play addition to any Django project.

Installation & Setup

Install the package from PyPI:

pip install django-cs-robots

settings.py

Add the app to your INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py. For the admin index page link to appear, place 'cs_robots' before 'django.contrib.admin'. Python

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'cs_robots',
    'django.contrib.admin',
    # ... other apps
]

Define the absolute path to your robots.txt file

ROBOTS_TXT_PATH = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static', 'robots.txt')

your_project/urls.py

from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include
from cs_robots.views import serve_robots_txt # Import the serving view

urlpatterns = [
    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),

    # Add the URL for the admin editor
    path('admin/tools/', include('cs_robots.urls')),

    # Add the URL to serve the robots.txt file publicly
    path('robots.txt', serve_robots_txt, name='robots_txt'),

    # ... other project urls
]