🗣️ TalkSpot - Social Media Platform in Django

This project was developed as part of Final Project for the Web Programming (Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, PT - UPskill - Digital Skills & Jobs - SAP/ABAP) course.
TalkSpot is a social media platform where users can create posts, comment, and interact.

📌 Main Features

👉 User registration and login
👉 Create, edit, and delete posts
👉 Comment on posts (with editing and deletion)
👉 Post feed ordered by date
👉 Admin panel for managing users and content
👉 Authentication and permission control

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📸 Screenshots

🏠 Home Page

🔒 Sign Up Page

🏠 App Home Page

📝 Creating a Post

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Django 5.1 (Web Framework)
• SQLite (Database)
• Bootstrap 5 (Styling)
• Python 3.11

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🚀 How to Run the Project Locally?

1️⃣ Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/devtraldi/talkspot.git
cd talkspot

2️⃣ Create a virtual environment and install dependencies:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # (Linux/Mac)
venv\Scripts\activate  # (Windows)

pip install -r requirements.txt

3️⃣ Apply migrations and start the server:

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

4️⃣ Access the application in your browser:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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📌 Next Steps

👉 Improve project security (XSS/CSRF protection)
👉 Implement a REST API for external interactions
👉 Enhance the user interface

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👥 Team

👉 Maya Dias
👉 Rafael Oliveira
👉 Rute Rodrigues

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📝 License

This project is for academic purposes only.