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Join us for Hacktoberfest 2020
Roxanna Coldiron Oct. 6, 2020
CodeRed is participating in Hacktoberfest! If you are a new web developer and want to participate in the Hacktoberfest challenge from Digital Ocean , we have several issues that are beginner-friendl...
Filed under: Developers Django/Wagtail
How to Dump Your Django Database and Load It into a New Project
Roxanna Coldiron Oct. 2, 2020
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Sometimes you just need to transfer your Django project database into a fresh environment with a new database. This could be the case if you are changing from one type of database to another, or if y...
Filed under: Developers Django/Wagtail
Spell Check Django Templates, HTML, Markdown, and RST Files in VS Code
Vince Salvino June 2, 2020
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Spelling is important, and something that most developers are less than perfect at (myself included). In the age of spellcheck and autocorrect, it's inexcusable to have spelling or typographical erro...
Filed under: Developers Django/Wagtail
Free Website Services for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Vince Salvino March 19, 2020
I realize this must be the 100th COVID-19 notice in your inbox this week. I'll keep it short and sweet. In addition to our own business continuity plan, we will be offering free website services for...
Filed under: News
Building a Python Agent with CLI and Web API
Vince Salvino Jan. 2, 2020
Did you ever wish to have a little python program running on your server to help automate tasks? While a lot can be done with cron jobs, bash scripts, and SSH-based tools such as ansible — sometimes ...
Filed under: Developers
Beta Testers Wanted!
Vince Salvino Dec. 19, 2019
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Go to any Django or Wagtail support forum and you’ll probably find one question coming up over and over again: “How the heck do I deploy this thing?” OR “Help! I deployed it and now have 100 yaks to ...
Filed under: Developers Django/Wagtail News
What “The Python Community” Really Means
Vince Salvino July 30, 2019
Ask any Python developer what the best part of Python is, and they’ll tell you: “the community”. However I was recently reminded that to most folks, the concept of a tech “community” is completely me...
Filed under: Django/Wagtail Insight
Using VS Code with a Legacy .NET Project
Vince Salvino July 2, 2019
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Originally published: August 8, 2018. Updated for 2019: more modular install and no longer depends on full version Visual Studio! I think one of the worst parts about working with a “legacy” codeba...
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Increasing Accessibility of CodeRed CMS Projects
Hayley Hartman June 17, 2019
One of the more exciting aspects of contributing to CodeRed CMS has been, for me, the new-ness of it. There’s plenty of work to do, and I feel like something about it gets shinier and better every s...
Filed under: Developers Django/Wagtail
PyCon Sprint Recap
Vince Salvino May 10, 2019
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Wow, what a week! As always, we are leaving PyCon 2019 both exhausted and incredibly re-invigorated. I'm very pleased at the progress made on CodeRed CMS during the PyCon sprints. Here's a preview o...
Filed under: Developers Django/Wagtail