django-url84t-shortener 0.1.1

A Django app to create and manage URL shortener codes

Django URL Shortener

A reusable Django app that provides URL shortening functionality. It allows you to create short codes that redirect to longer URLs and manage them through Django's admin interface.

Features

• Create custom codes for URLs or auto-generate random ones
• Track usage statistics for each shortened URL
• Full admin interface integration
• Simple to integrate with existing Django projects

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Django 3.2+

Installation

pip install django-url-shortener

Quick start

1. Add "url_shortener" to your INSTALLED_APPS setting:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'url_shortener',
]

2. Include the url_shortener URLconf in your project urls.py:

from django.urls import path, include
urlpatterns = [
    ...
    path('', include('url_shortener.urls')),
]

3. Run python manage.py migrate to create the necessary database tables.

4. Start the development server and visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ to create a short URL (you'll need the Admin app enabled).

5. Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/code/yourcode to be redirected to the destination URL.

Usage

Creating short URLs via the admin interface

1. Navigate to the Django admin interface
2. Go to the "Short URLs" section
3. Click "Add Short URL"
4. Enter a code or leave it blank for auto-generation
5. Enter the destination URL
6. Save

Using in templates

You can generate links to your short URLs in templates: <a href="{% url 'url_shortener:redirect' 'yourcode' %}">Your short link</a>

Or using the model instance: <a href="{{ short_url.get_absolute_url }}">Your short link</a>

License

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