Add delete functionality to Blog Post

Author: learning-dev

blog/templates/blog/base.html

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	        <!-- Navbar Right Side -->
 	        <div class="navbar-nav">
 	        	{% if user.is_authenticated %}
+	        		<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="{% url 'post-create' %}">New Post</a>
 	        		<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="{% url 'profile' %}">Profile</a>
 	        		<a class="nav-item nav-link" href="{% url 'logout' %}">Logout</a>
 

blog/templates/blog/post_confirm_delete.html

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends "blog/base.html" %}
+{% block content %}
+	<div class="content-section">
+		<form method="POST">
+			{% csrf_token %}
+			<fieldset class="form-group">
+				<legend class="border-button mb-4">Delete Post</legend>
+			<h2>Are you sure you want to delete the post? "{{ obj.title }}"</h2>
+			</fieldset>
+			<div class="form-group">
+				<button class="btn btn-outline-danger" type="submit">Yes, Delete</button>
+				<a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" href="{% url 'post-detail' object.id %}" >Cancel</a>
+			</div>
+		</form>
+	</div>
+{% endblock content %}
+ 

blog/templates/blog/post_detail.html

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 	    <div class="article-metadata">
 	      <a class="mr-2" href="#">{{ object.author }}</a>
 	      <small class="text-muted">{{ object.date_posted | date:"F d, Y" }}</small>
+	      {% if object.author == user %}
+	      <div>
+	      	<a class='btn btn-secondary btn-sm mt-1 mb-1' href="{% url 'post-update' object.id %}">Update</a>
+	      	<a class='btn btn-danger btn-sm mt-1 mb-1' href="{% url 'post-delete' object.id %}">Delete</a>
+	  	  </div>
+	      
+	      {% endif %}
 	    </div>
 	    <h2 class="article-title">{{ object.title }}</h2>
 	    <p class="article-content">{{ object.content }}</p>

blog/urls.py

@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@
 	PostListView, 
 	PostDetailView,
 	PostCreateView,
-	PostUpdateView)
+	PostUpdateView,
+	PostDeleteView
+)
 from . import views
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path('', PostListView.as_view(), name='blog-home'),
     path('post/<int:pk>/', PostDetailView.as_view(), name='post-detail'),
     path('post/new', PostCreateView.as_view(), name='post-create'),
     path('post/<int:pk>/update', PostUpdateView.as_view(), name='post-update'),
+    path('post/<int:pk>/delete', PostDeleteView.as_view(), name='post-delete'),
     path('about/', views.about, name='blog-about'),
 ]

blog/views.py

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 		ListView, 
 		DetailView, 
 		CreateView,
-		UpdateView)
+		UpdateView,
+		DeleteView)
 from .models import Post
 
 
@@ -42,7 +43,16 @@ def form_valid(self, form):
 
 	def test_func(self):
 		post = self.get_object()
-		if self.request.uesr == post.author:
+		if self.request.user == post.author:
+			return True
+		return False
+
+class PostDeleteView(LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin, DeleteView):
+	model = Post
+	success_url = '/'
+	def test_func(self):
+		post = self.get_object()
+		if self.request.user == post.author:
 			return True
 		return False