wbr-media 0.1.2

A small reusable media app for Django projects

from demo.demo.settings import WBR_MEDIA

wbr_media

A small, reusable media app for Django.

wbr_media provides a clean way to store, manage, and render media assets without pulling in a full CMS or rebuilding the same patterns in every project.

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📷 Screenshots

Media Index

A lightweight media library view with previews and metadata.

Media Detail

Asset inspection with preview, metadata, and image properties.

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Why WBR Media?

Django handles file uploads well, but it doesn’t provide a consistent, structured way to manage and render media across content types.

wbr_media is a small layer that standardizes:

• how media is stored
• how metadata is handled
• how media is rendered in templates

without introducing a full CMS.

Why not just use Django FileField directly?

You can—but you'll end up reimplementing:

• metadata extraction
• file cleanup on replacement
• consistent rendering patterns
• image-specific handling

wbr_media provides these in a small, reusable layer.

✨ Features

• Structured MediaAsset model
• Automatic file metadata extraction (name, size, MIME type)
• Image-specific metadata (dimensions, format, etc.)
• Safe file replacement and deletion (no orphaned files)
• Simple, flexible template tag for rendering media

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📸 Example

{% load wbr_media_tags %}

{% render_media asset %}
{% render_media asset display="bare" class_name="card-image" %}

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🚀 Installation

pip install -e .

Add to your Django settings:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    "wbr_media",
]

Configure your media save location.

IMPORTANT: This directory will be appended to the MEDIA_ROOT setting.

WBR_MEDIA = [
    "UPLOAD_TO": "wbr_media/%Y/%m/",
]

Run migrations:

python manage.py migrate

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🧠 Basic Usage

Upload media via Django admin, then render in templates:

{% load wbr_media_tags %}

{% render_media asset %}

Optional arguments

{% render_media asset size="full" %}
{% render_media asset display="bare" %}
{% render_media asset class_name="my-class" %}

Arguments

Argument	Description
size	Named size (default: "full" — currently original file)
display	Controls markup: • figure (default for images) • bare (just <img>) • link (default for non-images)
class_name	Passed through to the rendered element

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⚙️ Configuration

Optional settings:

WBR_MEDIA = {
    "UPLOAD_TO": "assets/originals/%Y/%m/",
}

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📦 What This Is

• A lightweight media layer for Django projects
• A consistent way to handle files + metadata
• A simple rendering interface for templates

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🚫 What This Is Not

• Not a CMS
• Not a full media library UI
• Not trying to replicate WordPress

This is a focused, infrastructure-level tool.

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🧪 Development

A demo project is included:

cd demo
python manage.py runserver

Testing

pytest 

Visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/media-demo/

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🛣️ Roadmap

Small, practical improvements:

• Size-based image renditions
• Better integration with project-specific design systems
• Optional media usage tracking

No large UI or CMS features are planned.

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📷 Screenshots (optional)

Add a screenshot of:

• Admin media preview
• Demo grid page

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📄 License

All Rights Reserved.