How to load static files in python django

Question

I have tried to modify in the settings.py file to allow loading css files but some of html code still doesn't appear with its style, the run in the terminal the command "python manage.py collectstatic" and it says that files are copied but still doesn't appear its effect.

HERE IS THE MODIFIED LINES IN settings.py file

STATIC_ROOT = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = [
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"),
]
STATIC_URL = '/static/'

Answer 1

In your settings.py provide:

STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder',
]


BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

STATICFILES_DIRS = (os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static_files'),
                   )
STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static', )
STATIC_URL = 'http://example.com/static/'

So if static files finders are defined and static_files is declared as source for static files, whatever you place in

/your_root/static_files/ 

will come into

/your_root/static 

after you run

python manage.py collectstatic

The mistake with

STATICFILES_DIRS = [
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static"),
]

is that you're trying to take from and bring to the same directory, which is the destination directory of all static files collected.

Answer 2

It is better to set STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static_root')

If you have a folder called static in BASE_DIR, add

STATICFILES_DIRS = (
    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'),
)

You may add static_root/ to .gitignore file after you run python manage.py collectstatic

Answer 3

The way I use is:

1. Create a static/name_of_app directory where I store my static files

2.In Html

first load static files {% load static %}

then link to the path

href = " {% static 'name_of_app/fileName ' %} "

Answer 4

You can add these codes in your settings.py in latest django version

STATIC_URL = '/static/'

MEDIA_URL = '/media/'

STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static_in_env')]

VENV_PATH = os.path.dirname(BASE_DIR)

STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(VENV_PATH, 'static_root')

MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(VENV_PATH, 'media_root')